Title
Contract for General Services, Agreement No. AGR 25-16a with Instrumentation and Control (IC) Solutions, LLC in the Amount of in the Amount of $950,000 Plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, for the Purpose of Furnishing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) for the Water Production Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Replacement Project
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Contract for General Services, Agreement No. AGR 25-16a with IC Solutions, LLC, for the Purpose of Furnishing PLCs for the Water Production SCADA Replacement Project in the amount of $950,000 plus applicable gross receipts tax.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve this Contract for General Services as requested.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities reviewed this request at their regular meeting on January 15, 2025 and recommends that Council approve this Contract for General Services as requested.
Body
The DPU has initiated the project to replace the water production SCADA system that has been in place for 30 years. The project will replace the existing proprietary radio transmitter units at the water wells, tanks and booster stations with new programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The services in this agreement are to fabricate, test and install 26 PLCs in the first two years as part of the system replacement. 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, then the project will be delayed until the services can be secured.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The first two years of the project will be funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Loan 6368 in the amount not to exceed $700,000.00. The balance of the services in years 3 through 7 will be funded b...
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