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 agreement to Partner's in Control, Inc., dba Enterprise Automation, in the amount of $1,045,914.00 for the Groundwater System Citect Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Wonderware Historian, Dream Reports Upgrade and Configuration Integration (Bid File No. 3872) (Citywide).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council award a service agreement to Partner's in Control, Inc., dba Enterprise Automation, in the amount of $1,045,914.00 for the Groundwater System Citect Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Wonderware Historian, Dream Reports Upgrade and Configuration Integration; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities' (DPU) Water Division is currently in the process of upgrading the SCADA system for its groundwater system. The current SCADA system has been in use for nearly 15 years. The system is now running obsolete versions of SCADA software and the associated reporting systems that generate California State Water Resources Control Board monthly and annual reports. The updated SCADA system will improve data accuracy, enhance security to protect the system from cyber-attacks, improve diagnostics and remote troubleshooting capabilities, and provide better monitoring and control of water wells to optimize performance.
BACKGROUND
The Water Division operates a groundwater production system that consists of approximately two hundred sixty (260) active pumping water wells, two (2) tank sites, and over forty (40) emergency backup power generators, which utilize telemetry equipment that communicates and relays information on the Water Division's current Citect SCADA system. The...
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