Guam § 14403 - GWA to Outsource Installation, Maintenance and Reading of Water Meters.

§ 14403. GWA to Outsource Installation, Maintenance and Reading of Water Meters.

(a) Within sixty (60) days, GWA shall issue a RFP soliciting bids or proposals from qualified parties

for the maintenance, installation and reading of all residential and commercial water meters currently under

the purview of GWA, subject to the procurement laws of Guam.

(b) The scope of work required through this RFP shall include surveying of all existing water meters,

as well as illegal or un-metered hookups; the repair or replacement of all non-functioning meters; the

installation of all new water meters, inclusive of meters at un-metered hook-ups; all monitoring

requirements as promulgated by GWA; all meter reading and the transmission of such data to GWA for

billing purposes and preventative maintenance of all equipment directly associated with each meter. The

RFP detailed in this Section shall include performance standards that will at a minimum require full

compliance with all standards as promulgated by GWA.

(c) Parties interested in submitting proposals shall have sixty (60) days to prepare and submit a

response to GWA. The Public Auditor shall be an observer throughout the outsourcing process specified in

this Section, and shall receive copies of all documents involved and shall be invited to any meetings

regarding the outsourcing process specified in this Section.

(d) GWA shall award bids subject to the RFP detailed in this Section within ninety (90) days of the

date of issuance of the RFP; provided, that qualified contractors have submitted proposals in compliance

with the procurement laws of Guam and the provisions of this Section.

2024 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.