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W A T E R E N E R G Y 1. I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: July 1, 2011 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: PLANNING, ENGINEERING, TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ELECTRIC SCADA SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES - WORK ORDER NO. 1024305 ISSUE: Board of Public Utilities approval is requested for Work Order No. 1024305 for the planning, engineering, training, and consulting services for the Electric Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Hardware and Software Upgrades, RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the capital expenditure of $230,000 for Work Order No. 1024305 for the planning, engineering,training, and consulting services for Electric SCADA System Hardware and Software Upgrades; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee,to issue change orders to the supplemental agreement entered into with KEMA, Inc., of Anaheim, CA for professional services related to the Electric Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA)System Hardware and Software Upgrades in an amount not-to-exceed 10% in the event that additional services beyond the scope of the supplemental agreement are needed. BACKGROUND: SCADA systems are the primary tools to operate, control and obtain data for electric utilities. Riverside Public Utilities' (RPU) SCADA refers to a system that collects data from various sensors at substations and other control points throughout RPU's grid. The data is then sent to a computer processing center which then manages and controls the data. The SCADA system is operated and controlled at the Utilities Operations Center Dispatch. The current Open System International (OSI) SCADA system RPU uses was installed in 2006 and became operational in 2007. OSI is one of the major suppliers of SCADA technology used by electric utilities. Employing 2006 server technology with minimal application software upgrades, the OSI system has reliably monitored, recorded, and controlled the RPU electric transmission and distribution systems since its in- service date. As computer servers generally have a life expectancy of three to five years,OSI SCADA main servers are in dire need of replacements, particularly as they have continuously operated in a 24f7, 365 day environment for the last five years without interruption. In addition, OSI is currently phasing out its legacy software and updating to the NET (or dot-Net) based products by the end of 2012. The .NET products are anticipated to deliver critical fundamental changes and unlock powerful new contents to the current OSI SCADA system as follows: 1. Offer Dynamic Tabular Displays, permitting customized screens prioritizing and filtering data to provide useful and relevant information at a glance.