HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Engineering services agreement for design of Water Plant SCADA system RESOLUTION NO.03-140
RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR DESIGN OF WATER PLANT SCADA SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Water Plant continues to utilize infrastructure dating back to the very early 1900s,and each
time the plant has undergone a major expansion,a new set of controls was added alongside to the then existing controls;
and,
WHEREAS, as a result, there are multiple generations of technologies in use in the current plant control
system,and portions of the control and monitoring systems are comprised of obsolete technology and hard-to-obtain
components; and,
WHEREAS,in the 1995-2000 CIP,a new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition,or SCADA,system was
first proposed, and since that time, all projects and equipment purchases have included provisions for connection to
the future SCADA system; and,
WHEREAS, in November 2002, staff solicited qualifications from 12 consulting firms to assist in the
preparation of a conceptual plan for a new SCADA system; and,
WHEREAS,after reviewing the submittals,an eight-person team invited four firms to visit the site and present
the firm's approach to designing a system; and,
WHEREAS,the SCADA team ultimately selected Kaeding&Associates,Inc.,of Minneapolis,Minnesota to
work with on this project; and,
WHEREAS,Kaeding was asked to prepare a proposal for the final design phase,and staff has reviewed the
proposal and concur with the time and cost estimates offered; and,
WHEREAS, the SCADA team has developed a priority list of the identified components, and as the final
design moves forward,the cost estimate will be refined and components will be modified or bid as alternates to fit into
the revised budget of$850,000; and,
WHEREAS,based on the team's priority list and the final cost estimates,a final recommendation on the project
budget will be brought to Council when the final plans and specifications are ready for bidding.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the engineering
services agreement with Kaeding&Associates,Inc.,of Minneapolis,Minnesota,in the amount of$68,030 for design
of the Water Plant SCADA system is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22°d day of April,2003.
Diane R. oss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
Introduced by: Goodhue
Seconded by: Hoffman
Voting aye: Goodhue,Hoffman,Mahayni,Vegge,Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: Cross
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd of April,2003.