It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of contract Amendment No. 3 with SL-serco, Inc., to modify the contract from an annual renewal to a not to exceed format in an amount not to exceed $807,000.00 for the remainder of the cumulative terms to provide continued support and technical assistance for the City's MyH2O Advanced Metering Infrastructure Program.

On September 20, 2016, (M&C C-27936) the City Council approved a contract with SL-serco, Inc., to provide technical assistance related to the MyH2O city-wide Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program. The contract was approved as an annual contract with five renewals for a total contract amount of $1,050,000.00. This contract was renewed twice and previously amended twice, once to increase the annual renewal amount by $94,000.00, and once to alter the renewal date.

The timing of the annual renewals no longer meets the needs of the program. This M&C requests authorization to execute Amendment No. 3 to modify the format of the contract to a not to exceed format equal to the original contract value previously approved by the City Council and subsequently amended and to combine the three renewal terms into one term. The remaining amount in the contract is $807,000.00. Changing the contract to a not to exceed contract format allows staff to align the workload, resources and program needs with the timing of the remaining program phases. The term of the contract will end on April 31, 2022.

Through this requested contract Amendment No. 3, SL-serco, Inc., will continue to deliver specialty technical support services related to implementing and optimizing advanced metering infrastructure programs (AMI), assisting the city with schedule priorities, developing acceptance criteria, assessing compliance with program goals and measuring the effectiveness of the city-wide program.