FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
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PLANT NO. 1 AND PUMP STATION INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM NETWORK REFRESH
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Approve a Purchase Order Contract to World Wide Technology, LLC for the purchase of Network Infrastructure Hardware for the Plant No.1 and Pump Station Industrial Control System Network Refresh using the OMNIA Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, Contract No. R210407, for a total amount not to exceed $1,516,873 (includes sales tax); and
B. Approve a contingency in the amount of $151,687 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) existing Plant No. 1 and Pump Station Industrial Control System (ICS) network infrastructure equipment has been in service for over 10 years. There are a total of 96 switches currently in production within Plant No. 1 and all Pump Stations. Standard procedure is to replace equipment prior to it going to end-of-life status but this equipment is already at its end-of-life and is no longer supported by the vendor. The Plant No.1 ICS network infrastructure is in dire need of an upgrade and the plan is to upgrade the entire network stack with a current series of modern switching hardware models that are vendor supported. The Plant No. 2 network infrastructure equipment was replaced two years ago as part of the J-117B project.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Protect OC San assets
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* 24/7/365 treatment plant reliability
* Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the
current service level or standard
PROBLEM
The existing Plant No. 1 and Pump Station ICS network infrastructure equipment has been in service for over 10 years. Running equipment that is at the end of its life cycle and no longer supported by the vendor poses significant ...
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