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Albany council approves exemption to buy automatic water‑meter system, staff to begin installation planning
Summary
The council adopted a resolution allowing the city to purchase and install an automatic metering infrastructure (AMI) system without a separate competitive bid, clearing the way for a planned five‑year deployment estimated at $6.3 million and ongoing subscription costs.
The Albany City Council on Sept. 10 adopted a resolution exempting the city from competitive bidding to purchase and install an automatic metering infrastructure (AMI) system for its water meters.
Scott Larocque, who presented the project to the council, said AMI would let the city collect meter reads continuously rather than once a month, enabling earlier detection of customer‑side leaks and system‑wide leak‑detection capabilities. "It provides a lot more information, for the billing office," Larocque said, adding that more frequent reads also would…
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