AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Meeting Date:           October 22, 2007

From: Mike Thornton, Purchasing Manager

Subject:                      Purchase Requisition #38727 to Siemens Water Technologies Corp. for the purchase of monitoring equipment for the Environmental Services Department

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval of requisition #38727 to Siemens Water Technologies Corp. for $199,620.00 for the purchase of 20 radio telemetry monitoring units for the Environmental Services Department.

Analysis:

This purpose of this purchase is to upgrade the lift stations in the Plantation water & waste water system.  The 20 radio telemetry units (RTU) will transmit and receive data at each lift station.

The purchase of these units will allow the Plantation lift stations to be integrated into the current Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system used by Environmental Services to monitor and manage the entire water and waste water system in the City.  These systems allow City staff to remotely monitor the facilities in real time.  The information obtained allows for better control, management, and troubleshooting of the systems.  The new hardware and software will allow staff to identify any potential problems at individual lift stations with the constant transmission of system data.

The SCADA system used by the Environmental Services Department is from Siemens Water Technologies, formerly US Filter, and employs proprietary hardware and software.  This purchase is a sole source purchase from Siemens Water Technologies.  Both the price quotation and the sole source letter from the manufacturer have been attached for your review.

Options:

1.  Approve the purchase from Siemens Water Technologies Corp.; or

2.  Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate

Fiscal Impact: 

Funds for this purchase are available from the 2007 bond issue for the Plantation water system expenses.

Submission Date and Time:    10/18/2007 12:06 PM____

Department: _Environmental Services__ Prepared by:  _Mike Thornton_________                      Attachments:         Yes__X_   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required __X___ Dates:   __________________________                       Attorney Review :       Yes___  No ____ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________ Finance  Dept. __________________                                     Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _044-4099-535.64-10_ Project No. __440002___________ WF No. _____WF0312583_/ 006__ Budget  _____$521,000.00________ Available ____$521,000.00________