Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract and Authorize Any Supplemental Agreements with Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter, LLP for Professional Engineering Services for the Water and Wastewater System SCADA Upgrades Project
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 5, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Ryan Gillingham, PE, Director of Public Works
Gabriel Bowden, Assistant Director of Public Works
Nick Ataie, PE, CIP Manager
Paul Tucker, PE, Senior Utility Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $163,050, as well as all required supplemental agreements thereto, with Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter, LLP for professional consulting engineering services for the Water and Wastewater System Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Upgrades Project (CIP Projects WA2108 and WW2108), for a total aggregate contract amount, inclusive of any supplemental agreements, not to exceed $180,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The existing SCADA system requires various upgrades to allow for updating and improving communications from radio to cellular and fiber technologies, separation of various alarms for water and wastewater systems, and to improve functionality and expansion of capabilities.
* The Engineering Department and Public Works Department have developed a scope of work which necessary for implementation of these improvements including:
o Assisting the City with the development of scope and technical specifications for the overall Citywide SCADA integration project for the Public Works Department (Water and Wastewater Division).
o Inventory and evaluate existing SCADA system, equipment and components for both water (pump stations, gro...
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