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DESCRIPTION

A. This Section includes the following for the advanced metering of the systems of the facility. The metered systems include the electrical power, natural gas distribution, fuel gas and fuel oil, steam, steam condensate, chilled water, heating water, domestic water, recovered water and makeup water systems. The metering systems in each facility are part of a Corporate-Wide utility metering system, rendering the VA accurate and automated metering of its facilities' energy and water flows. Metering systems are comprised of:

1. PC-based workstation(s) or server(s) and software.

2. Communication network and interface modules for //RS-232, RS-485, Modbus TCP/IP, IEEE 802.3// data transmission protocols.

3. Electric meters.

4. Volumetric flowmeters, temperature sensors and pressure transducers. 5. Mass flowmeters.