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Glendale staff to ask council to approve $24 million AMI water meter replacement after 40% of endpoints lost communication
Summary
Glendale Water & Power staff told commissioners April 6 that roughly 40% of the utility's water AMI endpoints are not communicating and recommended awarding a just‑over $24 million contract to Ferguson (plus inspection services) to replace meters, lids and head‑end systems; staff said the project would finish by 2027 and carries a 15–20 year warranty.
Glendale Water & Power staff told the commission on April 6 that roughly 40% of the utility's automated meter infrastructure (AMI) endpoints are not communicating, forcing field crews to collect reads manually and limiting customers' ability to see usage or detect leaks.
"Right now, about 40% of our water endpoints...are not communicating," said Giancarlo Alcantara, the utility business support administrator. He described a multi‑vendor RFP process that produced four proposals and a staff recommendation to select Ferguson as the AMI vendor and Willdan for inspection services.
Alcantara said Ferguson's…
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