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IN A V E R Nil 4 E F, ilin"f L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2015 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: ELECTRIC SCADA SYSTEM HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND NETWORK UPGRADE PROJECT -WORK ORDER NO. 1024305 ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of additional funds in the amount of $150,000 for Work Order No. 1024305. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve additional capital expenditure of $150,000 for Work Order No. 1024345. BACKGROUND: Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) Electric Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is a centralized network of computer systems used to monitor and control the City's electrical transmission and distribution grid. The electric power system dispatchers use SCADA to reliably operate the RPU grid and maintain real-time system situational awareness. Due to its critical functions, the SCADA system is designed to be redundant ensuring reliable operations twenty-four hours per day and 365 days per year. The Utilities Operations Center (UOC) is the primary SCADA site and the Riverside Energy Resource Center (RERC) serves as a backup site. The current SCADA system was installed in 2006 and is reaching the end of its expected life. The current electric SCADA Upgrade Project is upgrading all software and replacing all essential hardware, allowing RPU to meet stringent North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) requirements. Additional funding in the amount of $154,000 is required to procure supplemental system and network hardware, Cisco network support and ancillary electrical and communication equipment not identified in the original scope of work. The additional work is necessary to address network design changes and deficiencies discovered at the Primary-UOC and Backup-RERC installation sites as a result of the final installation details. The site deficiencies include physical mounting, UPS capacity (uninterruptible power supply), air conditioning and communication capabilities. The table provides a breakdown of the items requiring additional funding: Request: Additional Funds for Phase 2— Implementation Descriptions Cost 1 SCADA Hardware purchases $42,000 2 Network Equipment urchases $72,000 3 Annual Cisco Firewall & Switch Support $ 12,000 4 Electrical equipment and ancillary purchases $ 24,000 Total: $ 15Q,OQ0