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Council authorizes RFP for advanced metering infrastructure; staff plans 100-customer pilot
Summary
The council approved a resolution authorizing staff to solicit proposals for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for the city's water and electric systems, including a 3'6-month pilot in about 100 customers and full deployment of roughly 22,000 residential meters over 12'18 months.
The Nixa City Council voted to authorize solicitation of proposals for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for the city's electric and water meters and to allow the city administrator to execute a contract if acceptable proposals are received.
Doug Coleman, assistant city administrator and public works director, told the council the project is in the 2025 capital improvement program and budget. Coleman said the project would replace more than 22,000 residential meters, include a pilot of about 100 customers in a localized area for a three- to six-month trial, and then proceed to full deployment. "We would do about a 100 customers in a localized area and do a 3 to 6 month pilot project," Coleman said.
Coleman said the city is using Toth & Associates as a technical consultant; Toth will assist in writing the RFP, evaluating proposals and helping with integration among providers and the city's billing software, BSA. Staff expects the total deployment to take roughly 12 to 18 months after selection and pilot completion.
Council members asked several operational questions, including whether the system would support remote disconnects and prepay options. Coleman confirmed AMI systems commonly include remote disconnect and reconnect features and said future software and hardware "add-ons" would be evaluated after installation. He also said earlier-deployed payment kiosks are intended to be compatible with AMI, though the exact kiosk integration and testing environment ("sandbox") will be determined during procurement and pilot testing.
Vote and next steps: The motion to pass Resolution 2025-01 was made by Mayor Kelly Morris and seconded by Councilmember Aaron Peterson; council adopted the resolution by voice vote. Staff will issue the RFP and return to council later with a recommended vendor and a pilot plan.
