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Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 21 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report March 2, 2021 TOPIC: Water System Control Services AGENDA TITLE: Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with Enterprise Automation to Increase the Agreement Amount by $500,000, for a Total Amount not to Exceed $1,500,000, for Water System Control Design, Documentation, and Testing Services for the Remaining Term of the Agreement (Non-General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Enterprise Automation for water system control design, documentation, and testing services, to increase the agreement amount by $500,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the remaining term of the agreement expiring February 5, 2023, and remove the annual spending limit, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The Public Works Agency’s Water Resources Division oversees and maintains the daily operations of highly automated and complex water systems consisting of pump stations, wells, reservoirs, and flow control valves. These operations require a robust network of industrial controls, computer programming, and specific parameters to properly manage the water system. Documenting and maintaining the water control system helps to avoid confusion and delays when performing routine system operations, responding to system failures, or implementing system upgrades. Staff has utilized the services of Enterprise Automation on an as-needed basis to successfully prepare detailed, site-specific control system and programming documents and standards for several of the City’s water production facilities. On February 6, 2018, the City Council approved an agreement with Enterprise Automation to provide systems control services. The original agreement was awarded in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a term set to expire on February 5, 2021. An option to extend the term until February 5, 2023 was exercised on February 5, 2021. Staff recommends amending the agreement to increase the funding amount by $500,000 for the remainder of the term in order to provide water system control services at additional City water system sites. Staff also requests the removal of the annual not-to-exceed