Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The selected Consultant shall meet with City of Casper staff to further develop the irrigation control system prior to procuring any equipment. B. The selected Consultant shall procure the equipment that is compatible with the City’s current system and not does not require a subscription to an outside internet or cellular service. i. The new equipment shall meet the following specs at a minimum. 1. Be compatible with conventional and 2 wire systems or a mixture of the two. 2. Use a soil moisture sensor that has an EPA WaterSense rating. 3. The soil moisture sensor will be direct burial and hardwired to the controller. 4. If the soil moisture sensor uses 2 wire all decoders/encoders will be provided to assure communication with the controller. 5. Include an ethernet port capable of networking with City of Casper IT equipment. 6. Include ultrasonic flow sensing. 7. Flow sensors shall include glue fittings to install on existing pipe and sized appropriately for the mainline of each system. 8. Flow sensors will be easily disassembled for repair without having to cut pipe to replace. 9. Must have standalone capabilities in the event of communication failure. 10. All controller enclosures are to be wall mounted with painted exterior unless other arrangements are made with city staff on a site by site basis. C. The selected Consultant shall work with the City of Casper’s IT department to install any servers and programing to operate the irrigation control system. D. The selected Consultant shall provide training for use of the equipment and any associated software. E. The Consultant shall offer support services for training, ongoing maintenance, and updates to software and firmware.
