AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
CM/DCM/ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE October 9, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance awarding a contract to upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network equipment utilized by Denton Municipal Electric to monitor and control substations, as awarded by the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) through the Go DIRect Program, Contract Number DIR-TSO-2542; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor and providing an effective date. (File 6593 awarded to Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC in the not-to-exceed amount of $292,835.00).
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BACKGROUND
The DME Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system is used to monitor and control substations and provide real-time load readings to the TMPA Transmission Operator, DME Energy Management Organization's Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE), Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) as well as providing Real-Time system information for DME's Outage Management System. DME also uses the generation short-term load forecast and market operations module to efficiently participate in the ERCOT regional market. DME uses the SCADA system to meet State and Federal regulatory requirements for electric system operation and reliability.
The SCADA system was purchased from Open Systems International (OSI) in November, 2008, refreshed in 2013 and in process of refresh in 2017. The hardware and software components for the SCADA system should be replaced every four to five years to ensure the highest levels of reliable operation and continued availability of replacement parts in the event of hardware failure. Network hardware upgrades are incorporated into the lifecycle management of the DME's SCADA network, and are included in the Technology Services 5-year plan.
This request has three major components: network switch upgrade, long-range optics, and professional services....
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