Report Prepared by: Johnnie Baptista, Public Works Manager - Water
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SUBJECT: Approval of Consulting and Professional Services Contract with ControlPoint Engineering, Inc., for Software Maintenance Services Related to the City's Water SCADA System for a Three-Year Term, not to Exceed $300,000 for the Initial Term and the not to Exceed Amount of $100,000 for the Optional One (1) Year Extension
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving a three-year Consulting Agreement for software maintenance services and related tasks for the City's SCADA system not to exceed $300,000 for the initial term.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the Consulting and Professional Services Contract with ControlPoint Engineering, Inc., for a three-year term, for up to $300,000 in the initial 3-year term and $100,000 in the optional 1-year extension term; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommend by Staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer back to Staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by Council; or,
5. Continue item to a Council future meeting.
AUTHORITY
City of Merced Charter, Section 200 - Powers.
Merced Municipal Code (MMC) Section 3.04 - Purchasing System.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the FY 2025/2026 adopted budget.
DISCUSSION
The City of Merced is supplied entirely by groundwater extracted by traditional turbine-motor driven deep-well pumps that range from 100 to 300 HP. Fifteen (15) of the eighteen (18) wells have Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) systems, while 3 wells still have pressure actuated soft-starts that will eventually be converted to PLC/VFD. There are two new wells almost completed, but not yet on-line. All wells have a very robust Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) monitoring system accessed through I...
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