TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Sole Source Installation and Integration of the Wonderware SCADA Platform at the Pan American Blvd. Wastewater Treatment Plant by Benro Enterprises Inc. DBA Rocha Controls for a Project Total of $69,868.00.
Recommended Action
Approve the sole source installation and integration of the Wonderware SCADA platform at the Pan American Blvd. Wastewater Treatment Plant by Benro Enterprises Inc. DBA Rocha Controls for a project total of $69,868.00.
Background Information
The Wonderware Software platform is currently being utilized for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems at both the Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatment Plant (MCWTP) and the new Southwest Wastewater Reclamation Facility (SWWWRF). At the SWWWRF, Benro Enterprises, Inc. DBA Rocha Controls (Rocha Controls) has been the sole integrator responsible for system design, integration of hardware and development of logic programming and control schematics for the Wonderware SCADA platform, creating a customized system which is unique to the facility.
In fiscal year 19/20, Utilities budgeted to replace the outdated SCADA software being used at the Pan American Wastewater Treatment Plant with the Wonderware Software platform in an effort to standardize with the system at the new SWWWRF and bring the Pan American facility up to current technological standards. Utilities purchased the software directly from the distributor; however, integration and programming services are needed in order to complete the implementation.
Because of their experience in the development of the SWWWRF SCADA system, Rocha Controls is uniquely qualified for the installation and programming of the Wonderware software, including installation and integration of necessary equipment and components. Rocha will be able to mirror the SWWWRF system at the Pan American facility, allowing the City to ...
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