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City of Pleasanton Consulting Services - AMI Feasibility Study 4 | P a g e 1.2. DESIGN Introduction to Design: Diameter’s proven methodology will guide and support Pleasanton through an AMI 2.0 feasibility study. Ultimately, the goal of this feasibility study is to define the issues with the City’s current meter and AMI solution, outline the meter and AMI technology options available to the City and provide recommendations to the City. This would include understanding and detailing the risks of maintaining or the current solution, the risks of a new AMI solution along with the opportunities it may provide and the financial implications of the various scenarios. Some of the key elements of the AMI 2.0 feasibility study (referred to as Design) include background information review, problem definition, examination of business drivers, a detailed financial model outlining all capital and operational costs and recommendations based on our findings during the Design phase. The problem definition’s goal is to understand, articulate and quantify any issues Pleasanton is facing with its current meter and AMI solution. Business driver meetings establish functional requirements of meters and an AMI solution and outline gaps, if any, with the City’s current solution. Diameter would assess the capital costs of the City maintaining its current solution as compared to installing a new AMI system. This includes meter and AMI technology costs, installation costs, internal and external staffing costs, I.T. costs (ie. integration). Detailed operational costs/improvements are outlined in Meter Reading, Meter Maintenance, Customer Service and Billing, Distribution and I.T. which contribute to a 20-year cashflow projection, NPV and payback period. The Design will provide the information necessary to support recommendations for the City of Pleasanton. Diameter recognizes that for a utility to change its current AMI system before its normal end-of-life, the recommendations must be supremely defendable and justifiable – financially, from a risk perspective and provide opportunities for improvements operationally, in customer service and in improved data analytics to better manage the utility. Importantly, the tasks Diameter provides in Design also set the framework for a successful (future) procurement and project implementation outcome. Details pertaining to the various tasks that make up the Design are outlined below including applicable deliverables. Diameter has also included a number of Optional Tasks for the City’s consideration. 1. Project Management 2. Information Request 3. Organizational and Project Goals 4. Current AMI System Review and Detailed Problem Definition 5. Risk Management Strategy 6. AMI Business Drivers 7. Database Assessment 8. Systems Assessment and System Interface Requirements 9. Detailed Project Scope 10. Project Capital and Life Cycle Costs (Cost Benefit Analysis) 11. Implementation Schedules 12. Project Resources and Support – Internal and External 13. Recommendations Meeting 14. Findings and Recommendation Summary Report Optional Items: 15. Overview of AMI Systems (Technology Educational Session) Docusign Envelope ID: A02F5956-6338-44A0-AD2F-17F98C437CB8