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Ratify additional funding for utility advanced meter infrastructure services with Landis+Gyr Technology Inc., in the amount of $2,000,000 and authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment of the contract to extend the term by one year and increase the contract amount by $12,800,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $69,977,434.
[Note: This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). No subcontracting opportunities were identified; therefore, no goals were established for this contract].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding was available in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
Purchasing Language:
Ratification, Contract Amendment.
Prior Council Action:
August 8, 2013 - Council approved the original contract, item 27 on a vote of 7-0.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
May 8, 2023 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a 6-0-1 vote with three absences and one vacancy.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract provides advanced metering infrastructure services.?
The ratification is to cover services provided to Austin Energy (AE) during the months of March, April, and May 2023.?Invoices for the services provided through this 10-year contract are fluid from month to month as AE pays "per meter" for services rather than a flat monthly fee; growth in the City of Austin escalated contract spend beyond the previously approved Council authority. Although full funding is available in its existing budget, AE discovered a shortfall of Council authority?to cover its expenses for the months of March...
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