REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: ERIC M. ROCHA, Water System Supervisor
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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Award service contract to Partners in Control, Inc., dba Enterprise Automation for Department of Public Utilities, Water Division On-Call Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System Integration Professional Services and Support, in the amount of $149,919.00 (Bid File No. 3873) (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council award a service contract to Enterprise Automation for the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Water Division On-Call Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Integration Professional Services and Support for the City of Fresno, California, in the amount of $149,919.00; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign and execute all documents on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DPU Water Division manages 260 active pumping water wells, three (3) surface water treatment facilities, multiple water storage tank sites, and over 40 emergency backup power generators. DPU's water production and treatment systems utilize SCADA to monitor and control various processes to produce and treat both ground and surface water. To ensure that the systems operate efficiently and effectively, DPU is proposing on-call SCADA system integration professional services and support for the City of Fresno (City).
BACKGROUND
Water for the City of Fresno comes from two (2) primary sources, groundwater and surface water. Additionally the City runs an aggressive recharge program to supplement the natural replenishment of the aquifer. Groundwater is distributed through pipelines to individual customer services. There are approximately 260 active water wells in the City with each having a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that communicates using SCADA to talk to the main station at Water D...
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