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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH VERTECH INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, LLC, AND APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR ON-CALL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES 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 enter into a linking agreement with Vertech Industrial Systems, LLC, (Vertech) for on-call instrumentation and control design, and programming services for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and approve the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the initial term; and authorize the City Manager, at his discretion, to extend the agreement for one additional one-year term, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the entire term of the agreement. This cooperative purchase is available through an agreement between the City of Peoria and Vertech, contract ACON27513, and can be extended through July 31, 2018.
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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 complexity of these systems requires that internal and external resources be maintained that can quickly and effectively respond to any issues.
Analysis
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases whe...
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