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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW19-107 and award a contract to Evolutionary Commercial Systems, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA, for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition telemetry system maintenance and repair services, in an annual amount not to exceed $246,450, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Evolutionary Commercial Systems, Inc. (ECSI), to provide Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) telemetry system maintenance and repair services for the City of Long Beach (City) storm drain system.
The City is responsible for the operation and maintenance of 23 storm drain pump stations and six low-flow diversion stations located throughout Long Beach. Monitoring of these stations is done remotely through a SCADA telemetry system, which has the capability of providing system alarms and remote control of pumps. The SCADA system must be monitored on a 24-hour basis and alarms responded to in a timely manner. In addition, system software must be updated on a regular basis, with pump control equipment and systems serviced every 30 days to ensure pumps remain operable.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on September 30, 2019, and 297 potential proposers specializing in SCADA telemetry system maintenance and repair services were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those potential proposers, 30 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available by the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and on the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
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