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HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 2019-07-02 Authorizing Expenditure for SCADA Master Plan TOWN OF FRASER RESOLUTION NO. 2019-07-02 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION MASTER PLAN THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FRASER, COLORADO THAT: 1. The Town Board of Fraser, Colorado hereby authorizes the attached expenditures for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Master Plan with Browns Hill Engineering. READ, PASSED ON ROLL CALL VOTE, AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THIS 3rd DAY OF JULY, 2019. Votes in favor: 7 B OF T'UST`ES OF /' Votes opposed: TOWN O "AS ', COLOj ADO/ Abstained: BY: �o��of Fps, Mayor ' ATTEST: (Si-a) Odli-OW\C Lkit: — co loRo Town Clerk TOWN OF FRASER BOARD OF TRUSTEE AGENDA ITEM rd Board Meeting Date: July 3, 2019 SUBJECT: CONSENT AGENDA Consideration a resolution to fund and authorize Browns Hill Engineering to implement priorities 5-19 of the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Master Plan totaling $89,871.00. DEPARTMENT: Public Works PRESENTER/PREPARER: Russell Pennington, Public Works Director Adam Cwiklin, Water and Wastewater Superintendent FISCAL INFORMATION: Cost as Recommended: $100,000 Balance Available: $650,000 Fund: Capital Improvement Projects Budget Line Item Number: 50-40-730 New Appropriation Required: No STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Authorize funding to execute priorities 5-19 of the SCADA Master Plan and authorize the appropriate Town officer to expend said funds. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER: 2019 Capital Improvements Project funds are appropriated to upgrade the Town’s SCADA communication system. The anticipated upgrades will make the Town’s current water operations more robust and position the water system to grow with the town. The original SCADA system was installed in 2001. The PLC (process logic control/computer mother boards) and telemetry equipment were state of the art at that time. The technology at that time was serial communications. With the passage of time, the equipment has reached its end of life and technology has rendered it obsolete. The current technology utilizes ethernet communications. Ethernet communications has several advantages: 1) It allows direct site-to-site communications. Which is a significant improvement over the current communications configuration. The current configuration requires clean line-of- sight between sites and all communications to funnel through Town Hall and then redirected to the final destination. Funneling all communications through the Town Hall creates a potential single point of failure for the whole system. After the improvements, sites will communicate directly via ethernet rather than relaying a line-of-sight message through the Town Hall. This will alleviate communication alarms generated by things like snow storms, tree growth, or new construction. 2) Ethernet communications allows for remote troubleshooting and maintenance of the SCADA system. The current technology requires a Field Tech to travel to the site for all system maintenance. a. Maintenance cost will be reduced and response time improved by utilizing ethernet communications Upgrading the current system started in 2014 when the PLCs and touchscreens were replaced at the Maryvale WTP and associated remote sites, as well as the Fraser WTP and Blue Zone Tank. The Fraser well sites have not been upgraded. The equipment at these sites is not capable of communicating by ethernet. In addition, this equipment is at its end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the manufacturer in 2021. Browns Hill Engineering is the contractor of choice to complete the project. Browns Hill is the Town’s system control engineer for both water and wastewater systems. They have first-hand knowledge of our systems as they have been servicing the Town for two decades. Fraser will realize efficiencies from using Browns Hill to complete these improvements. ITEM Well PLCs (6) $63,000.00 Install Internet Connections (4) $13,965.00 Modify, revise, and reprogram sites for Communications $12,906.00 upgrades Subtotal $89,871.00 Contingency $10,129,00 Total $100,000.00 Project Schedule Notice of Award July 3, 2019 Notice to Proceed End of July Improvements Complete September 2019 The engineer’s estimate for the project is $89,871.00. The project funding includes contingency amounts for a total of $100,000.00 which can be used towards unforeseen changes during installation and programing. Staff is recommending allocation of funds to execute priorities 5-19 of the SCADA Master Plan allowing Browns Hill Engineering to complete hardware and programming communication system upgrades to the Town’s water system.