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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH TMMI - TECHNICAL MARKETING MFG INC. - GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS, FOR THE SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
Staff Contact: Craig Johnson, P.E., Director, Water Services
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to amend the software maintenance agreement C-8795 with TMMI - Technical Marketing Mfg Inc. - GE Intelligent Platforms (TMMI-GE) for the annual software maintenance for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and approve the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $56,956.83 for the term of the amendment, and to authorize the City Manager, at his discretion, to extend the agreement for two additional one-year terms, in an amount not to exceed $176,047.86 over the next three years.
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Background
Water Services SCADA system provides real-time data of operational performance to monitor and evaluate the operation of the water treatment plants, wastewater reclamation facilities, and remote sites for both the water distribution and wastewater collection systems. The software component of the SCADA system provides the electronic transmission of data between the main server and remote sites. TMMI-GE is the copyright holder of the current GE Intelligent Platform software.
Analysis
TMMI-GE is the sole provider of the software maintenance, upgrade and support services. No alternatives exist for vendor support of this software which is critical to the efficient management of the system. TMMI-GE ensures that issues are addressed with the technical expertise of the software developer and any required system updates are installed as quickly as possible.
Materials Management has reviewed and approved the sole source procurement request for TMMI-GE. The approval is based on compatibility with the existing equipment and unique service...
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