i. Verify address and meter number to ensure they match the service order provided. ii. Advise customers of your presence and inform customer of the short interruption to their water service that will occur for replacing the meter. iii. Prior to commencing each meter replacement at a customer's premises, Contractor shall inspect existing water meter settings, service piping and shut off valves. If the Contractor determines that existing conditions are such that damage to the existing service piping or the resident's property would result, the Town will be so notified, and the Contractor shall await the Towns’s decision on how to proceed and then proceed in accordance with that decision. iv. Remove meter box lid along with any dirt and debris from inside the box. Debris must be removed from the site. v. If existing meter box lid or box is damaged, install new boxes with lids that have predrilled holes provided by the Town and install the external antenna. If the existing box and/or metal or plastic lid is not damaged, reuse and drill out hole and install external antenna. vi. Shut off water supply to the meter. vii. Remove old meter and protect all in-ground piping from contaminants. viii. Upon removal, all old meters and/or register heads shall be tagged and identified by address to allow verification of final reading of the meter for billing purposes. ix. Remove caps from the new meter and put them on the old meter that was removed. This is to ensure the old meter bodies do not dry out if they need to be tested at a later date. x. Install new meter, cellular endpoint (if required), external antenna in meter box lid and protective sheave on any cabling. Sheave material will be provided by the Town...
