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Functional Specifications Development and SCADA Programming Services ENTERPRISE <br />EA Project Number: EA23CSA090, v1.0.0 AUTOMATION <br />+ A-- COM-Y <br />Professional Services Agreement <br />19001 Huntington St. <br />Huntington Beach, CA 92648 <br />Bryan Arnado <br />Utilities Technology Coordinator <br />2 (714) 536-5206 <br />® bryan.arnado@surfcity-hb.org <br />Jeff Benson <br />Key Insights <br />-Source control <br />-Change control <br />-Standards design <br />-SCADA Replacement <br />-Master/Annual Planning <br />-Annual Support Contract <br />-Physical server to virtualized <br />platform conversion and <br />consolidation <br />-Complete platform software <br />upgrade <br />-Department of Homeland <br />Security Audit <br />Key Technologies <br />-VTScada <br />-VMWare ESM virtualized <br />platform <br />-Modicon PLCs <br />-Magelis OITs <br />Project Metrics <br />-EA Services Value: $4M <br />-Contract Period: 2013- Present <br />CLIENT BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Huntington Beach, California is a full service, predominantly <br />residential city with a population of about 200,000 located in northwestern <br />Orange County. The City owns and operates both the water utility and <br />wastewater collection system serving its 200,000 citizens. Their assets <br />include 27 sewer lift stations, 10 wells, 5 reservoirs, 16 flood stations, and 9 <br />turnouts where imported water from Metropolitan Water District (MWD) is <br />resold to several local cities and agencies. <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />EA was awarded our first PSA with the City in 2013 and has been working <br />closely with them since. During the time of the first PSA award, the City faced <br />the challenge of locating and retaining a local systems integrator with the <br />qualifications, references, resources, and dedication needed to meet the <br />immediate and future needs of a public entity providing water and wastewater <br />utilities to customers in a growing metropolitan area. Specifically, the City <br />needed three forms of support: on -call support for their legacy system, <br />planning and execution of projects, and assistance with planning their <br />replacement SCADA system. <br />EA's solution started with auditing existing assets, documenting pressing <br />needs, and hardening the legacy system for improved reliability. The first <br />priority and most significant improvement was virtualizing the City's 30 <br />computer platform, stratifying the SCADA networks, and isolating the water <br />and wastewater Wonderware projects. Upon completion, EA conducted <br />preventative maintenance routines on a semi-annual basis, incorporating <br />change requests for City operations as needed. <br />Concurrently, EA conducted workshops with the City to define their vision, <br />preferred automation standards, and plan upgrade projects accordingly. <br />To better meet the operational needs of the City, EA transitioned the <br />Wonderware SCADA systems to VTScada. Instead of the usual up -front <br />approach of writing and getting approval for a long and involved project <br />specification, the City proposed a more agile methodology for the project. In - <br />person, bi-weekly meetings were scheduled, which gave the City direct <br />involvement in the development and more control over the process by <br />enabling just -in -time decision making. <br />Today, EA continues to build on and rehabilitate the City's platform and SCADA <br />assets. Projects include the modernization and rehabilitation of City sewer lift <br />stations, PLC replacements at similar City assets, and continuous long-term <br />planning for the City's SCADA assets. <br />