AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Meeting Date:           January 22, 2007

From:                          Paul Kalv, Director of Electric

Subject:                      Purchase SCADA Master Station Upgrades from QEI

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval of the purchase of the SCADA Master Station Upgrades from QEI for $107,796.00.

Analysis:

The existing SCADA Master Station servers have been in continuous service for 10 years and need to be replaced.  Normal maintenance and upgrades have been carried as far as they can. Technology has advanced during these 10 years and the City will gain the benefit of software upgrades, communication protocol changes and hardware changes that demand increasing amounts of memory and speed that our existing servers cannot supply.

In order to keep the SCADA systems running at acceptable levels of efficiency, the existing Master Station servers must be replaced.

Options:

1.  Approve the purchase from QEI for $107,796.00 

2.  Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate

Fiscal Impact: 

In Fiscal year 2007 a total of 107,796.00 has been budgeted and is available for this purpose.

Submission Date and Time:    1/18/2007 10:06 AM____

Department: ____Electric_____________ Prepared by:  _Connie Lambert________                      Attachments:         Yes____   No ____X__ Advertised:   ____Not Required __X____ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes___  No ____ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head __Paul Kalv_ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________RS________

Account No. 041-1099-531-6410____ Project No. _ 410008____________ WF No. ____409096/1__________ Budget  ____$108,700.00_________ Available __ $108.700.00__________