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Authorization to reallocate budgeted funds to cover the purchase of supplies and software engineering services to upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system at the Water Treatment Plant.
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Summary: Originally, $60,000 was allocated for the completion of the filter media replacement project in the 2019-2020 budget year. That project ended up being completed in last year's budget, so the $60,000 is not going to be used for this purpose. We would like this expense reallocated for changing the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system at the Water Treatment Plant.
The SCADA system provides the main framework for overseeing and controlling different aspects of the water system. We currently utilize WonderWare as our platform. This platform has not been updated and minimal changes have been made to it because staff has limited power to make changes to the program. The server operating system is no longer supported and to change the operating system requires an upgrade to WonderWare, estimated by Texas Instruments and Controls, Inc. at approximately $24,000. Staff also looked at VT SCADA, a second platform. The VT SCADA programming costs are estimated at $24,600. Upon looking at the two systems and knowing that the Wastewater Treatment Plant selected VT SCADA as its platform, Public Works and IT Services staff recommend changing the Water Treatment Plant to VT SCADA.
The following quotes were received:
K-2 Services
$27,552.76
Automation Nation
$25,800.00
Prime Controls
$68,670.00
Licensing is an additional $10,769, payable through our vendor. Also required is a new server, three thin clients, a UPS, the Operating System Server License, and the VEEM License through our IT Services Department. Staff recommends accepting the quote from Automation Nation based on cost and experience through the quote and follow-up period. The total cost of the project will be $44,039.00 based on the quote by Automation Nation and IT Servi...
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