Pasadena Opengov #2026-RFP-0143

Pasadena seeks an end-to-end AMI system and meter deployment for its water and electric utilities

The City of Pasadena’s Water and Power Department is seeking an end-to-end AMI system and large-scale meter deployment for its water and electric utilities. - Buyer: City of Pasadena — Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. - Scope: Vendor-hosted Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) headend, Field Area Network (FAN) and communications infrastructure, electric and water meters, water endpoints and retrofit registers, deployment, integration, testing, commissioning, training, and go-live support. - Scale: Approximately 68,000 electric meters and 38,000 water meters are described in the overview. The electric meter-form quantities listed below total 69,091; water replacement and retrofit estimates total 38,174. - Installation responsibilities: The contractor is expected to install approximately 63,000 single-phase electric meters and the water meters within the deployment scope. PWP staff are expected to replace approximately 5,000 three-phase electric meters and approximately 200 large water meters over 3 inches. - Systems and named companies: Oracle C2M and Meter Data Management are the City’s existing systems for integration. VertexOne (MyMeter/WaterSmart) and Itron (FCS and MV90) are also named as existing or related systems. These companies are not identified as proposed AMI bidders or suppliers; no prospective AMI supplier or meter manufacturer is specified. - Notable requirements: Support secure, reliable two-way communications; integrate with the City’s Oracle environment; and meet read targets of at least 99% of daily register reads within 72 hours, 98% within 24 hours, and 95% of interval reads within 24 hours. Fixed-network proposals are encouraged to use PWP infrastructure where feasible; cellular backhaul may be used where fiber is unavailable, with related costs included. A separate meter data management system and customer portal are out of scope. - Funding and deployment considerations: Water-related work may be subject to WIFIA and Build America, Buy America requirements. Installation providers must meet applicable California contractor-licensing and public-works requirements. - Term and schedule: Five-year initial contract term with three optional one-year extensions. The estimated implementation is 24 months after project approval and Notice to Proceed; the meter rollout is also described as an approximately 18-month deployment window.

Description

The City of Pasadena seeks proposals for an end-to-end advanced metering infrastructure system and installation services for its water and electric utilities. The scope includes a vendor-hosted AMI headend, communications network, electric and water meters and endpoints, integration, field deployment, testing, commissioning, training, and go-live support. Approximately 68,000 electric meters and 38,000 water meters are planned for replacement or retrofit, with reads integrated into the City’s Oracle environment. The initial contract term is five years, with three optional one-year extensions.

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