Final Construction Work Authorization, Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI)Presentation October 14, 2025 Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI)
1 AMI Grant Success $8 MM
$34,556,091
2 Department of Water Resources
$6.0 million
U.S. Bureau Of Reclamation
$2.0 million
The grants represent a breakthrough for the City, which is enabling the funding of the AMI project, which started in 2016 but did not advance initially due to a lack of funding.
AMI Competitive Procurement Success
3 Exhaustive reviews were conducted on proposals (RFP) from Aqua Metric and Utility Service Group Water Solutions, LLC.
Proposal Ranking Results from August 12, 2025
USG QUALIFICATIONS
4 AMI Network Covers 12,422 Meters in Rialto
FCWA COST BREAKDOWN
$34,556,091
6 Fits within $8 MM Grant Funding
PROJECT BENEFITS
7 Reduce costs - Through efficiencies and improve the quality of service.
Enhanced Reliability - Digital meters do not degrade over time.
Empower Customers - to help manage their water consumption.
Provide a Technology Platform - To meet the increased information needs of its customers.
Potential Applications - Leak & loss detection, energy efficiency, planning, customer engagement, utility coordination, environmental monitoring, emergency, resiliency.
Council action requested, approve FCWA $7,998,719October 14, 2025QUESTIONS? 8 PROPOSED COUNCIL ACTION