The vendor required to provide comprehensive system-scale leak detection program, located country.
- Program planning
• Prime will prepare a program plan that identifies technologies, survey limits, field verification methods, data formats, and steps for integrating GIS and city works.
• The plan must define detection thresholds, classification categories, quality assurance measures, and clearly identify system boundaries and exclusions, including the treatment of private service laterals, customer-side facilities, and non-city-owned infrastructure.
• The program plan shall clearly define the geographic extent of the distribution system to be evaluated, including total system mileage, pressure zones, and service areas.
• The plan shall explicitly identify exclusions, including but not limited to, private service laterals, customer-side plumbing, non-city-owned infrastructure, and facilities outside the potable water distribution system.
- System scale remote sensing
• Satellite based soil moisture anomaly detection using multispectral or infrared analytics.
• Aerial or drone based thermal imaging to identify temperature patterns above pipelines.
• Multispectral or radar-based sensing that can detect moisture, vegetation response, or ground displacement.
• Hybrid data fusion that combines multiple sensor outputs to improve accuracy.
• Remote sensing results must be georeferenced and delivered as spatial layers compatible with the city’s GIS system.
- Targeted field verification
• The engineering team will confirm detected anomalies using accepted field methods including acoustic listening, correlators, vibration sensors, pressure-based evaluations, and site observations.
• Field page 8 of 11 verification activities is intended to confirm detected anomalies and do not obligate the consultant to perform repair design emergency response or construction services unless separately authorized.
- Reporting and data integration
• The engineering team will prepare a comprehensive final report containing: a summary of all detections including classification and confirmation results.
• Spatial layers, shapefiles, geodatabases, imagery, metadata, and coordinate files.
• All data must be ready for integration into GIS and city works without additional processing by city staff.
- Optional pilot program
• Respondents may propose a pilot area to demonstrate technology performance before full deployment.
• Pilot results may be used to validate performance and refine methodologies.
• Pilot participation does not obligate the city to proceed with full system deployment.
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 9, 2026
