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

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.

Project Details

• Reference ID: ANN- 26 - 227
• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: Stephanie Scarbrough (Director of Procurement and Supply Management)

Evaluation Criteria

• NOTICE —

  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, and should include information sufficient for the City to evaluate them based on the following criteria:  

   

  1. Experience and Qualifications
     1. Provide the Proposer’s history and industry background related to metering, meter installations, Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) systems, technologies, hardware, software and related technologies, along with maintenance and support of AMI systems.
     2. Provide all relevant information on the Project team, including resumes for all key team members who will work on the Project.
     3. Provide the history, background, and role of any subcontractors participating in this Project and the Project organizational and reporting structure.
     4. Provide a description of completed projects where the proposed AMI solution has been implemented. Include the subcontractor(s) involved in completing the project.
  2. Project Approach
     1. A complete discussion of the objective of the Project, the method of approach, the nature of the anticipated results, and the characteristics that make it a Project worthy of pursuit by the City.
     2. Type of support needed, if any, from the City, for example, facilities, equipment, materials, personnel, financial resources, etc.
     3. Identification of any proprietary data used and the manner in which it is used.
     4. Demonstrate that the Proposal involves an acceptable and optimal sharing of costs and risks between the City and Proposer.
     5. A preliminary project schedule.
  3. Compensation

  The proposed compensation to be paid by the City including the methodology for determining the compensation, which should address, as applicable: equipment cost; installation cost; network as a service; software as a service; and optional meter pricing with shut-off valve. If proposing private financing for meter-as-a-service (as a bundled package), provide detailed fee breakout of financing costs and separate services offered, loan or credit agreement, term sheet and related financing information.   

   

  Responsibility for submitting timely proposals rests solely with parties submitting proposals. Any proposal received after the above-stated deadline will not be considered. City shall in no way be responsible for delays or issues in submitting proposals. There is no fee associated with the application process.

   

  The City reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals as provided under Section 255.065, Florida Statutes. The City shall rank the Proposals in accordance with established procurement procedures.

   

  The City may negotiate and award an interim agreement and/or comprehensive agreement with the Proposer whose Proposal best serves the interests of the City. Nothing contained in this notice is intended to be an obligation or binding agreement by the City regarding the Project.

  All proposals and related information received will be subject to the applicable provisions of Section 255.065, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Public Records Law.

  City Code Section 2-209 Cone of Silence will be in effect beginning upon the date on which this notice is first advertised and continuing until final award. Final award is the date the contract with the selected offeror is fully executed.

  The following information is available for Proposers in the Attachments section of the OpenGov announcement:

  • Unsolicited Proposal
  • Asset data by meter size
  • Propagation Study
  • 5-year CIP (FY26-30)
  • FY26 Utility Rate Study (including Projected Plan of Rate Revenue Increases FY26-35) 

   

Submission Requirements

• Please provide contact information. (required) —

  Name 

  Phone Number 

  Email 

• Upload Proposal (required) —

  Document should be one PDF 

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