REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: ANTHONY WHITE, MBA, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
JAMIE BRAUN, Industrial Control Systems/SCADA Water System Supervisor
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the purchase of Cisco Secure Firewalls, associated materials, and implementation for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition for an amount not to exceed $336,087, utilizing the cooperative purchase agreement with AMS.NET, LLC., dba MGT Impact Solutions, Merced County FOCUS Agreement 2021092.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the purchase of Cisco Secure Firewalls, associated materials, and implementation for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) segregation for an amount not to exceed $336,087 to enhance SCADA network security infrastructure; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to execute the necessary documents on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities - Water Division operates multiple SCADA systems across the City's water production and treatment sites. Critical components of these systems, including firewalls, have reached or surpassed end-of-life (EOL) status, jeopardizing system reliability, cybersecurity, and supportability.
To ensure continued system performance, staff recommends purchasing and implementing the necessary upgrades at a total cost not to exceed $336,087. Funding is available in the Water Division's Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Improvement Program Budget.
BACKGROUND
The SCADA systems utilized by the Water Division monitor and control the City's groundwater and surface water production and treatment processes. Firewalls are needed at the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWT...
Click here for full text