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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E., Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: October 9, 2017
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Updated SCADA System Software for the Water Production Division
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council authorization for the purchase of the updated Intellution / iFix software platform for the Supervisory, Control, and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system from GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. / Gray Matter Systems, Richmond, VA, for the Water Production Division (WPD).
BACKGROUND:
The daily control of the water treatment plant and the associated 20+ remote sites is constantly managed by the WPD via the existing SCADA system. The system software was last updated in 2009 when the Operator Control Room and computer servers were all refurbished together. Since that time, the computer servers have outlived their warranty and the MIS Division has recommended that they be replaced (to be accomplished separately). Since the computer servers will be replaced and the SCADA software will need to be reinstalled on the new servers, it is a logical time to update the SCADA software to the current, up-to-date version.
DISCUSSION:
The currently used SCADA system software is several generations out of date. Renewing the software to the most recent version ensures proper functioning and the highest level of security with the operating system to be installed on the replacement computer servers.
The attached quote was received from GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. / Gray Matter Systems, who is the only known supplier of the Intellution/iFix software.
Funding was made available as a 2017 Decision Package - Replace Outdated SCADA System Servers and Software and funds are available in the 2017 City Budget in Account No. 510-4058-511-64-12.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The SCADA system software will need to be upgraded at some point in the near future. The software must be reinstalled and integrated on the new computer serv...
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