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January 2, 1985 Mr. Lloyd Schnelle, City Admin. City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 Re: Water Meter Quotes Dear Lloyd: As requested at the December 11, 1984 council meeting, we attended the Rockwell International demonstration on the Rockwell "ECR" or Touchread metering system. This demonstration was conducted on December 20, 1984 at the Water Products Company facilities. The Touchread metering system is a totally automated meter reading and billing system, which should result in increased accuracy, speed, efficiency and economy in cities with a large number of water accounts (several thousand or more). Since Ramsey is just starting to install water meters, one cannot justify a totally automated system at this stage of development. Therefore, we do not recommend the purchase of the Rockwell "ECR" meter, which is approximately $9.00/meter more in cost than the Neptune "T-10". The main advantage of the Rockwell "ECR" is its capability to transmit readings over telephone lines without added equipment. However, Richfield, which has over 10,000 meters, found that it could not justify automatic telephone line reading. As stated in our December 11, 1984 letter, the Rockwell mTTR" did not meet the specifications as written. Therefore, we recommend that the City accept the quote from Davies Water Equipment Company and purchase 100 Neptune "T-10" meters for $6,657.00. In addition, the City should purchase a reader for $300.00 and 1,000 feet of wire for $60.00. Following are some of the reasons for recommending the Neptune "T-10": 1. It meets the specifications as written. 2. The total overall cost including a reader is the lowest. Each meter can be assigned an account number to correspond with the City's existing records. Rockwell meters come with fixed account numbers.