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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 18, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM <br />USA, INC., FOR SUPERVISORY CONTROL <br />AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM <br />MAINTENANCE (STRATEGIC PLAN <br />NO. 6, 1, C) <br />CI ANAGLYR <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1�' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <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 Kapsch <br />TrafficCom USA, Inc., subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney, for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system maintenance, in an amount not to <br />exceed $50,000, for the term ending December 31, 2015. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City's SCADA system software was purchased and installed in 1992 and was recently <br />upgraded in 2013. The software company, Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc., is a technical firm that <br />provides SCADA system software and support to the City on a sole- source basis. No other vendor <br />can provide these services to the existing SCADA software system. <br />The Public Works Agency Water Resources Division currently operates 22 active water wells and <br />seven water pumping stations to supply the City's drinking water. These facilities are controlled by a <br />Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ( SCADA) system. The SCADA system uses <br />programmable controllers at each water production site to communicate with a central computer <br />system located at the City Corporation Yard and remotely operate the wells, pumps, and reservoirs. <br />The control system is designed to send out alarms that identify water pump, well, or electrical <br />irregularities throughout the water system. This SCADA technology is vital for monitoring the <br />condition of the City's water system and promptly responding to irregularities. <br />The City's SCADA system software was purchased and installed in 1992 and was recently <br />upgraded in 2013. The software company, Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc., is a technical firm that <br />provides SCADA system software and support to the City on a sole- source basis. No other vendor <br />can provide these services to the existing SCADA software system. <br />Staff recommends that Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc.,. be retained to provide routine and on -call <br />SCADA system maintenance, to ensure continued and reliable water system monitoring and <br />operation. This vendor has provided excellent service to the City in the past and has been very <br />responsive in addressing system needs. <br />25Q -1 <br />