NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL AND INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) IMPLEMENTATION

The City of St. Petersburg is accepting proposals to accelerate and complete Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) deployment across its municipal water utility system. The project follows receipt of an unsolicited proposal for a public-private partnership (P3) under Florida Statute Section 255.065. The City currently has approximately 27,000 Sensus digital meters installed in its 97,000-meter system and seeks to deploy digital meters for the remaining approximately 70,000 customers.

The project scope includes procurement and installation of approximately 70,000 digital water meters, AMI communications network infrastructure, software platforms for data management and integration, customer engagement support, and comprehensive project management. Proposals may propose either private finance and ownership of the AMI infrastructure with reimbursement to the private entity on a performance basis per successful meter read, or alternatively City finance and ownership of the infrastructure. The City will evaluate competing proposals alongside the initial unsolicited proposal.

Key dates include a proposal deadline of 3:00 PM EST on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The solicitation was released on April 15, 2026. Reference documents provided include the notice of receipt, the unsolicited comprehensive P3 proposal, FY26 adopted budget and 5-year capital improvement plan, asset data by meter size, utility rate study, and propagation study for network communication planning.

Proposals should address the City's goal to accelerate completion of full citywide AMI coverage while potentially leveraging private sector financing and operational expertise. The successful proposal will result in a complete digital metering infrastructure enabling advanced water management, leak detection, customer engagement, and utility operational efficiency.