REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Award of an Agreement with HydroScience Engineers, Inc. for Hydraulic Model Calibration and Support Services
Report
BACKGROUND
The City's water distribution system provides potable water to approximately 130,000 customers. The Water & Sewer Utilities Department (Department) is responsible for operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and repair of the water system in a manner that ensures safe and uninterrupted water supply to customers.
A hydraulic model is a software application tool that evaluates how the water distribution system behaves under different operating conditions. The hydraulic model information is used to support the efficient operation of the water distribution system and plan for future capital improvement projects.
In December 2017, the Department engaged Innovyze to update the existing H20MAP hydraulic model software to GIS based InfoWater. The software update and model build were completed by Innovyze in April 2019. The model must be calibrated to the existing field operating conditions before it can be utilized. The Department is seeking the services of a consulting firm to review the InfoWater model, analyze field data within the model and calibrate the model. In addition, the consultant will perform annual updates to the model to reflect changes in the water distribution system, recommend capital improvement projects to meet current and future demands, and perform as-needed analysis on the water system.
DISCUSSION
On March 7, 2019, staff issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide model calibration and support services for the City's InfoWater hydraulic water system model. The RFQ was published on BidSync, the City's e-procurement tool. A total of 47 companies viewed the RFQ. The City received four proposals by the April 12, 2019 deadline from the following firms:
* HydroScience Engineers, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
* Infrastructure Eng...
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