Within the May 2026 check register, MCWD paid The Ferguson Group 10,000 for preparing an FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grant application for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Phase 1 project. This indicates the District is actively seeking external funding to launch a multi‑phase AMI deployment. The payment shows the project is in the grant planning and application stage, with no installation vendor yet identified. If funded, AMI Phase 1 will require metering hardware, communications infrastructure, head‑end and billing integration software, network design, deployment services, and customer engagement tools, creating a substantial opportunity for AMI technology providers, systems integrators, and implementation consultants.
Line item is described as "FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program Application/ Grant Writi...
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