Title
Approval of Services Agreement No. AGR 25-16b with James Wilkinson, dba Elementyl Consulting, for the Purpose of Software Support Services for the Water Production Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Replacement Project
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities recommend Services Agreement No. AGR 25-16b with Elementyl Consulting, for the Purpose of Software Support Services for the Water Production SCADA Replacement Project in the amount of $446,060 plus applicable gross receipts tax, and forward to Council for approval.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
The DPU has initiated the project to replace the water production SCADA system that has been in place for 30 years. Software programming support services will allow the ability to run the old and new SCADA systems concurrently through the two-year transition period. This will allow DPU operators to operate the system from a hybrid of both the old and new SCADA systems from a single control station, unaffected by the systems conversion. The agreement is for seven years with the majority of support provided in the first two years as the system is replaced. The remaining 5 years are for support on an as needed basis.
Alternatives
If the agreement is not approved, the project will be delayed until the services can be secured or the replacement strategy is changed to include two-years of regular and extended SCADA outages. This would require operators to regularly run the system manually, requiring boots on the ground to over 40 remote sites.
Fiscal and Staff Impact
The first two years of the project will be funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Loan 6368 in the amount not to exceed of $337,890.00. The balance of the services in years 3 through 7 will be funded by operating funds allocated in the respective annual budget.
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