The City of Ames (City) is soliciting proposals from qualified Vendors for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System to be utilized by the Electric Services Department, Water and Pollution Control Department, and Utility Customer Services Division. The City of Ames intends to identify and, pending successful contract execution with the selected Vendor, procure an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system, a Meter Exchange Service for Electric Meters and Water Modules, a Meter Data Management System (MDMS), an Optional Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), and an Optional Customer Portal. All of which provides the best value for the City of Ames. The AMI system must support electric and water, have the potential to support additional programs such as Distribution Automation, DERs, EVs, Load Management, SCADA, and other applications.