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Council approves $110,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure consulting contract with SL-serco
On July 24, 2018 the City Council approved, on its consent agenda, a contract of up to $110,000 with SL-serco Inc. for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) consulting to complete the City's advanced metering planning. The agenda memo says the City held internal staff workshops on a new meter-reading technology, issued Request for Qualifications 01-18 in January 2018, and had about 80,000 water meters read manually with handheld devices. The consent items passed 4-0 with one councilmember absent. The contract and minutes do not mention a rate increase.[1][2]
Ginger NelsonElaine HaysFreda PowellHoward SmithJonathan Gresham
What the sources say
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On July 24, 2018 the City Council approved consent item 1B, an Advanced Metering Infrastructure consulting contract with SL-serco, Inc. for $110,000.00, to complete the City's advanced metering planning. Mayor Nelson and Councilmembers Hays, Powell and Smith voted aye; Councilmember Sauer was absent; the vote was 4-0.[1][2]
- Amount
- $110,000
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The agenda packet says the City had approximately 80,000 water meters read manually with handheld devices, issued Request for Qualifications 01-18 (addenda through January 22, 2018; responses February 1, 2018), and funded the contract from project budget number 523297. The listed contact was the Assistant Director of Water Utilities.[2][1]
- Meters total
- 80,000