installed the meter should be held accountable. that company is khafra, based in atlanta, which teamed up with another firm in pennsylvania to carry out the $40 million installation contract. val lien te valentino bates i the president. for the three years that we worked on the contract, we satisfied all concerns with respect to that contract. reporter: you think a success. contract includes 1% of the meters not operating properly? and those 1% were fixed prior to our leaving and turning over the warranty to the city. reporter: so you are saying right now all of your meters are installed properly? yes, ma am. reporter: bates said repairs were completed last year on 968 meters that had a mismatched base and said he was not aware of additional meter issues