Title
Contract No. 2101167
Cyber Security, Ovation, Instrumentation and Controls Upgrades and Updates
O&M
Body
Agenda of: January 25, 2023
Item No.: 2023-005
Amount: $35,285,413.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: January 4, 2023
RE: Contract No. 2101167
Cyber Security, Ovation, Instrumentation and Controls Upgrades and Updates
Vendor: Emerson Process Management
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Navid Mehram, Chief Operating Officer - Wastewater Operating Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 2101167, "Cyber Security, Ovation, Instrumentation and Controls Upgrades and Updates" with Emerson Process Management, at a cost not to exceed $35,285,413.00 for a duration of three (3) years, with two (2) one (1) year renewal options; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
GLWA operational teams utilize the Ovation Distributed Control System (DCS) to monitor and control the process equipment required to treat and transport water and wastewater. The Ovation DCS was supplied and configured by Emerson in the year 2000. It was later upgraded in 2013. The GLWA Ovation system is large, complex, and comprises over 2,000 networked assets, including controllers, servers, workstations, meters, instruments, drives, and printers. The Ovation DCS spans all GLWA sites, including the Water Resource Recovery Facility, System Control Center (SCC), Water Treatment Plants, Treated Water Booster Stations, Wastewater Collection Pump Stations, and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) facilities. Reliable and secure services provided by the Ovation DCS include, process monitoring and control, historical data archiving, and reporting.
JUSTIFICATION
The Ovation DCS is the backbon...
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