The Houston City Council is set to vote Wednesday on whether to appropriate an additional $5,500,000 to an existing contract for the city's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system - bringing the total contract value to $43. 5 million.

The funds would come from the Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and go toward the city's contract with Sensus USA, Inc., which has been managing the installation of the AMI network since 2020.

Contract background The original contract was awarded Nov. 24, 2020, under Ordinance No. 2020-0992, for a 10-year term with a maximum contract amount of $38 million.