...Title
Report on Request for Proposals for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solution.
...Recommendations
(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to:
(1) Negotiate and execute an agreement with Badger Meter, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) for equipment, including water-metering products, related accessories, software, related professional services such as pre-installation surveys, installation, training, public outreach, provisioning of a cellular-based network, and maintenance and support for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution (collectively, AMI Solution) for the Environmental Services Department of the City of San José, with an initial three-year term beginning on or about May 26, 2025, and ending on or about May 25, 2028, or as may be adjusted to align with the renewal term, with a maximum compensation not to exceed $21,322,261, subject to the appropriation of funds;
(2) Approve a contingency of $2,132,226 for unanticipated costs;
(3) Negotiate and execute amendments and/or change orders related to unanticipated changes in the AMI business reengineering process and related services, subject to the appropriation of funds; and
(4) Exercise up to four five-year options to extend the term of the agreement for a maximum term of twenty-three years through May 25, 2048, subject to the appropriation of funds.
(b) Adopt the following 2024-2025 Appropriation Ordinance amendments in the Water Utility Capital Fund:
(1) Increase the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Implementation appropriation to the Environmental Services Department by $1,500,000; and
(2) Decrease the Unrestricted Ending Fund Balance by $1,500,000.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New or Amended) resulting in no physical changes to the environment. . Council Districts 2, 4, 7, and 8. (Finance/Environmental Services/City Manager)