FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering
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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING SERVICES, CONTRACT NO. PSA2021-001
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Professional Services Agreements to provide Professional Programming Services, Contract No. PSA2021-001, for a three-year period commencing May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2025, with two one-year renewal options, for an amount not to exceed $4,900,000 per individual agreement with the following two firms:
* Enterprise Automation
* Maverick Technologies, LLC
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BACKGROUND
Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) Engineering Department includes the Process Control Integration (PCI) Group which maintains, programs, tests, and commissions the process and electrical control systems for the plants and pump stations. The PCI Group includes 11 staff positions and one engineering supervisor. OC San anticipates a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) of approximately $1.5 billion from July 2022 through June 2027. As part of its project management, the Engineering Department forecasts monthly staffing levels for PCI needed over time to deliver the program.
The existing process control system uses obsolete software for the human-machine interface (HMI) and enterprise historian. In July 2021, the Board awarded a contract to ABB for Process Control Systems Upgrades, Project No. J-120. A dedicated team from the PCI Group will be required to support this replacement through October 2025.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* 1, 5, 20-year planning horizons
* California Government Code ?4526: Select the "best qualified firm" and "negotiate fair and equitable fees"
PROBLEM
Based on the most current projections, the PCI Group's workload will exceed the number of PCI staff available by approximately four full-time positions.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Approve two Professional Services Agreements...
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