HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Power Plant SCADA Upgrade Project RESOLUTION NO. 14-073
RESOLUTION WAIVING CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR
FORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR
POWER PLANT SCADA UPDATE PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Ames Electric Services uses a Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) System to monitor status and control power flows, electric generation,
interconnections to neighboring utilities,distribution,and transmission, and data from the SCADA
is used as the basis for billing energy transactions; and,
WHEREAS, the existing SCADA system was installed in 2000 and had routine software
updates in 2002, 2003, 2009, and 2013; and,
WHEREAS, in 2008,the hardware,operating system,and software were all upgraded; and,
WHEREAS, the SCADA system was supplied and is supported by Open Systems
International, Inc., (OSI) from Medina Minnesota, and the software is based on Microsoft".NET"
technology; and,
WHEREAS, advancements have continued to be made to the software every three months
and the current software version is three revisions newer than ours; and,
WHEREAS,the primary reasons to upgrade the existing SCADA system are for reliability
and maintainability,and the proposed upgrades will apply to hardware,OSI software,the operating
system, and the customer support package; and,
WHEREAS, the new features will help staff keep current in a world subject to North
American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) operating requirements; and,
WHEREAS,upgrading our existing SCADA with OSI is the most practical and cost-effective
way to meet the new system requirements while gaining more functionality and security, and this
requires a single-source purchasing arrangement with the current SCADA software supplier; and,
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that the City Council waive the City's purchasing policies
requiring formal competitive bids and award a contract to Open Systems International, Inc., of
Medina, MN in the amount of$213,722.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that waiver of the City's purchasing policy requirement for formal bidding procedures is hereby
approved,and a contract is awarded to Open Systems International,Inc.,of Medina,Minnesota, for
the Power Plant SCADA Upgrade project in the amount of$213,722, with applicable sales taxes
paid by the City directly to the State of Iowa.
ADOPTED THIS 1 lt'day of February, 2014.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11"day of February, 2014.