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City staff seeks authorization for $2.64 million AMI meter conversion and multiple contracts
Summary
City staff asked the Tuscaloosa City Council to authorize a series of contracts and purchases, led by a $2,643,802.80 professional services agreement for phase 2 of the AMI water meter conversion, plus several smaller equipment and service contracts presented from the projects committee.
City staff presented a slate of procurement and service items to the Tuscaloosa City Council, headlined by a professional services agreement with United Systems and Software Inc. for phase 2 of the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meter conversion, ‘‘a total not to exceed, $2,643,802.80,’’ staff said.
The items were presented by Scott, a city staff member, who said the larger projects and several smaller, previously budgeted equipment purchases came to the council from the projects committee. The AMI contract was described as a phase‑two professional services agreement to continue the water‑meter conversion program.
Why it matters: the AMI project is the largest single procurement on this agenda and would affect the city’s water metering operations and capital spending. Council members were given page references and funding amounts for each item during the presentation.
Scott listed other contracts and purchases included in the same presentation: a professional services contract with Itron Inc. (‘‘a total not to exceed $102,000’’); a professional services agreement with John B. Galloway (‘‘total amount to exceed $72,400’’); a public works contract with Dixie Painting and Sandblasting ($81,301); an engineering contract with Duncan Coker Associates for the Jack Warner and Alabama 297 intersection improvements ($272,443); and the purchase of vehicles and equipment from several local dealers (amounts ranging from $5,500 to $58,177) that staff described as previously budgeted purchases. Scott also said the city would authorize a phase 2 agreement with United Systems and Software Inc. specifically on page 21 of the agenda.
Scott told the council two smaller procurements from the police department would be presented with bid‑law exemptions. In his words, the exemptions would be declared ‘‘pursuant to Alabama code 41Dash16Dash51A15’’ for contracts with Smart Forest Technologies ($33,750) and 3 SI Security Systems Inc. (amount not specified in the excerpt).
No final votes on these items were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the items were presented for council consideration and were described as having been considered previously by the projects committee. The agenda materials list funding and page references for each item.
Staff contact and next steps: Scott indicated the items came from the projects committee on the ninth and were on the council agenda for action. The council did not record formal votes on the individual contracts in the excerpt provided.
