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W R I E k E N E R G Y L l f E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L i T I E 5 BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: January 15, 2010 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR SCADA UPGRADES FOR WATER FACILITIES ISSUE: Consideration of a capital expenditure of$112,000 and award of a contract for the procurement of equipment for SCADA Upgrades for water facilities. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the capital expenditure of $112,000 for Work Order No. 1018438 which is for the procurement of equipment for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) upgrades; and 2. Award a contract for the purchase of SCADA equipment to Graybar Electric Company, Inc. of San Bernardino, CA, in the amount of$102,268.20, plus tax. BACKGROUND: Riverside Public Utilities (RPU)water uses Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)to remotely monitor and control its equipment. RPU currently has 18 sites that are using old and antiquated SCADA equipment (see Table 1, below). The existing equipment is obsolete making it difficult or impossible to find replacement parts. More importantly, the old equipment is not fully compatible with our current SCADA system; therefore, we cannot adequately monitor and control these sites. Table 1 Site Site 1 Chicago Booster Station 10 Gage Chlorination Station 2 Crest Booster Station 11 Sixth Street Chlorination Station 3 Iowa Booster Station 12 Gage 92-1 Well 4 Mockingbird Booster Station 13 Gage 92-2 Well 5 Olivewood Booster Station 14 Gage 92-3 Well 6 Tilden Booster Station 15 Gage 98-1 Well 7 University City Booster Station 16 Garner C Well 8 Valley Booster Station 17 Garner D Well 9 Victoria Booster Station 18 Raub 8 Well By upgrading the SCADA systems, RPU will have the ability to fully control and monitor these sites, including: turning equipment on or off; monitoring flows and conditions; and retrieving and storing information to facilitate asset management.