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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH TRANSDYN, INC., FOR <br />UPGRADE OF SUP RVISORY CONTROL <br />AND DATA ACQ�TION SYSTEM <br />SOFTWARE AN SYSTEM MAINTENANCE <br />MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />0=1619211101 <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />El <br />Ordinance on 2 I Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <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 />DISCUSSION <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 />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 />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 />25C -1 <br />