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Dade City pauses on $5.8M AMI plan pending legal language, financing options
Summary
After hearing a detailed presentation from Performance Services on a proposed $5.8 million advanced metering infrastructure project, the Dade City Commission agreed to have staff and counsel rewrite contract language and return with financing alternatives during budget season rather than vote tonight.
Commissioners on Dade City’s commission held off on approving a proposed advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project after hearing a multi‑hour presentation on projected savings, financing mechanics and procurement options.
Performance Services’ lead presenter, Hector Samari, said the plan would replace aging meters, install a LoRaWAN communications network and build a platform for leak detection and other “smart water” capabilities. “This isn’t a meter project,” Samari said. “We’re doing digital twins. We’re doing artificial intelligence… It will allow you to do so much more than just an AMI system.”
The proposal in the packet…
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