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Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for low-interest loans in a total amount not to exceed $25,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Board's State Water Implementation Fund for Texas to develop and implement Austin Water's Advanced Metering Infrastructure project.
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Lead Department
Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
Funding is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
April 21, 2016 - Council authorized the City Manager to apply for funding from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for a 20-year State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) loan in an amount not to exceed $80,195,000 for the development and implementation of Austin Water's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project.
December 7, 2017 - Council approved a consulting services contract with West Monroe Partners, LLC for AMI project management.
February 20, 2020 - Council approved an amendment to the consulting services contract with West Monroe Partners, LLC for three additional phases of consulting for the AMI project.
March 26, 2020 - Council authorized execution of a ten-year multi-term contract with Aclara Technologies, LLC and a five-year multi-term contract with Watersmart Software, Inc. for the AMI project for total contract amounts not to exceed $95,000,000 divided between the contractors.
March 23, 2023 - Council authorized amendments to two contracts for AMI systems, including meters, meter installation, a data platform, and a customer portal with Meter Reading Holding, LLC, d/b/a Aclara Technologies, LLC or Aclara Smart Grid Solutions, LLC, and with Vertex U.S. Holdings, Inc., d/b/a VertexOne Software LLC or Watersmart Software, Inc., to increase the amount by $7,934,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $103,000,000, divided between the contractors.
For More Information:
Inquiries should be directed to Blanca Madriz, 512-972-0115, or Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov.
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