Title
Water and Wastewater Treatment Process Control Equipment Maintenance
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts with the following companies for water and wastewater treatment process control equipment maintenance for an initial term of two years:
- MPG Consulting Services, LLC, and
- CITI, LLC, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to one, two-year term with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ These contracts provide maintenance services for the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
§ The SCADA system is a computer control system which monitors and controls variables such as water flow and pressure during the water and wastewater treatment process.
§ All of Charlotte Water’s water and wastewater treatment plants and dozens of lift/booster/pump stations use the SCADA system.
§ To ensure consistency, these vendors will also be utilized as subcontractors for projects funded by Charlotte Water’s Community Investment Plan.
§ On January 18, 2019, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); four proposals were received.
§ The companies selected best meet the City’s needs in terms of demonstrated competence and qualification of professional services in response to the RFP requirements.
§ Annual expenditures for all contracts in aggregate are estimated to be $825,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
MPG Consulting Services, LLC, a City SBE and MBE, and CITI, LLC, a City MBE, are being awarded these services contracts.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Operating Budget and Charlotte Water Community Investment Plan