Item - 2025.IE21.2

The General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that:

1. City Council adopt Strategy 1 as described, in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to this report (April 23, 2025) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, remain confidential in its entirety as it contains information and confidential instructions to staff respecting a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City, and direct that the confidential instructions to staff be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to provide an assessment of the costs and benefits associated with two implementation options for a strategy to replace the City's rapidly failing water Meter Transmission Units.

Aclara, a United States-based company, remains the sole supplier of Meter Transmission Units compatible with the City’s existing water metering technology. Aclara Meter Transmission Units are manufactured in Mexico and shipped directly to Canada.

Confidential Attachment 1 to this report contains additional information for Council's consideration, along with recommended confidential instructions to staff.

The financial impact is detailed in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial impact information.