Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Surprise (City) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors experienced in providing turn-key Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions and project delivery. The City has approximately 16,000 metered water service connections which are divided among 4 billing cycles. The meters are currently being read manually and billed on a monthly basis. Of these meters, over 12,000 were installed more than 10 years ago and nearing the end of useful life. The City has installed approximately 1,000 Badger Disc-Series meters with encoded, 8-dial registers and Nicor connections. Vendors are strongly encouraged to submit options to replace, and if able, integrate these meters into a new system.