Notice Of Receipt Of Unsolicited Proposal And Invitation To Submit Proposals For Advanced Metering Infrastructure (Ami) Implementation

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of St. Petersburg (City) has received an unsolicited proposal for a qualifying public-private partnership project (P3) pursuant to Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, for deployment of Advanced Water Metering Infrastructure (AMI) across the municipal water utility (“Project”). The Project will accelerate the City’s current effort to install digital meters (the City already has installed approximately 27,000 Sensus digital meters in its 97,000-meter system). The unsolicited proposal contemplates that the private entity will develop, finance, install and own the AMI infrastructure with reimbursement from the City on a performance basis per successful meter read.The City will accept other proposals to accelerate and complete AMI installation. The Project includes approximately 70,000 digital water meters, AMI communications network and software platforms, data integration services, customer engagement, and project management. Proposals may include private finance and ownership or City finance and ownership of the AMI infrastructure.Competing proposals are due by 3:00 PM EST Tuesday, May 19, 2026.