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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A$ WA. <br /> REQUEST FOR 1.7 <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> IM -t <br /> 1 i )4VO, <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 <br /> <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> AGREEMENT WITH TRANSDYN, INC., FOR ? As Amended <br /> UPGRADE OF SUP RVISORY CONTROL ? Ordinance on 15' Reading <br /> El Ordinance on 2od Reading <br /> AND DATA ACQ SITION SYSTEM ? Implementing Resolution <br /> SOFTWARE AN SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Transdyn, <br /> Inc., subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, to <br /> provide hardware and software upgrades to the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system <br /> for the City's water production facilities, in an amount not to exceed $100,000. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> This recommended action will upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br /> system hardware and software, which is critical to the continued operation and monitoring of the <br /> City's water wells and pump stations. The software is proprietary to Transdyn, Inc., and it is the <br /> only vendor that can provide that service for the City. <br /> <br /> The Public Works Agency's Water Resources Division operates 22 active water wells and 7 <br /> water pumping stations to supply the city's drinking water. These facilities are controlled by the <br /> SCADA system. PWA staff can remotely operate the wells, pumps, and reservoirs using the <br /> programmable controllers at each water production site to communicate with a central computer <br /> system located at the City Corporate Yard. <br /> <br /> The SCADA system was installed by Transdyn, Inc. in 1992. The only previous upgrade was in <br /> 2000. The central computer servers are aging past their useful life expectancy and are obsolete. <br /> The proposed upgrades would include installation of a new central computer server that connects <br /> via radio signals with all of the City's water production facilities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. <br /> This level of uninterrupted communication is vital in providing residents with high-quality water <br /> and minimal downtime in case of emergencies. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 25C-1 <br />