REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Proposed Agreement with HSQ Technology to Upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System to Enable Fiber Communication and to Implement Various System Enhancements
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Water & Sewer Utilities Department (Department) uses a proprietary Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system from HSQ Technology (HSQ) to control and monitor the City's water, sewer, and storm drain infrastructure. The system, installed in the 1990s, consists of software, servers, workstations, and field instruments and equipment that collect data from remote sites.
In December 2019, the City Council approved a sole source agreement with HSQ to upgrade the core hardware and software of the SCADA system (2019 Agreement). This 2019 Agreement was the first phase of the City's modernization plan to increase the level of automation of the SCADA system.
In August 2021, the City Council authorized an amendment to the 2019 Agreement for HSQ to assess the requirements of connecting to the 42 wells, tanks, and pump stations to utilize the City's new fiber optic network to transfer data to the central monitoring system. As a result of this assessment, HSQ submitted a proposal containing several recommendations including the work required to enable fiber communication, adding the new Corporation Yard Tank to the SCADA system, and implementing various system enhancements.
The purpose of this report is to request authorization to enter into a new agreement with HSQ to complete the work outlined in HSQ's proposal.
DISCUSSION
This recommendation meets the single/sole source criteria in Section 2.105.160(b)(2) of the City Code "When required to ensure operation or function to match other products with respect to repair, expansion, or completion of a system, existing structure or program currently in use by the City, including, ...
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