HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2000-17 - Board Public Utility District
Resolution No. 2000=17
DIRECTING THAT COMPETITIVE'BIDDING BE DISPENSED WITH IN CONNECTION WITH THE
DISTRICT'S PURCHASE OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM
FOR ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTRACTING FOR RELATED SERVICES
WHEREAS, the acquisition of SCADA system for the electric facilities is necessary to enable the monitoring
of the District's electric power supply and requirements, and coordination of the cost effective purchase of
power to meet those supply needs; and
WHEREAS, District SCADA system entails a considerable capital expenditure as well as risk of becoming
obsolete or incompatible with technological advances; and
WHEREAS, District SCADA system must meet the reliability criteria and open system design concept, but
also must demonstrate a long term value to the District in terms of functionality, performance, and
expendability; and
100"_ WHEREAS, to minimize the risk of acquiring a SCADA system that will become obsolete or incompatible with
existing and future District technology, a District SCADA system shall be configured to provide a fully open
system architecture, which shall allow future expansions, upgrades, and additions of new applications
supplied by multi-vendors, with minimal changes; and
WHEREAS, a SCADA system provider must furnish both equipment and services, as discussed below, to
the District; and
WHEREAS, the District SCADA system providers must be able to furnish the design, manufacture,testing,
delivery, installation, documentation, operator training, spare parts as may be required, and other services
necessary for the SCADA system to be installed in a "turnkey" manner and operate reliably; and
WHEREAS, to meet the District's needs, its SCADA system must be compatible to link databases and
exchange data with other systems, including the District's computer network, its GIS mapping software, and
NCPA network; and
WHEREAS, the District will have an ongoing service relationship with the providers of the District's SCADA
system, in that the provider will have a direct link to the District's system for monitoring, the providers will
supply technical support, training and maintenance services; and
WHEREAS, the following factors are relevant to the decision to purchase SCADA equipment and services:
initial cost and escalation or de-escalation costs, delivery schedule, conditions of warranty, completeness and
organization of providers experience in providing SCADA systems of similar size and capabilities, successful
positive check of providers references, ability of the system to meet the District's specifications, any
exceptions taken to the specifications, ability of the system to be expanded in the future (both hardware and
functionality), ability of the system to interface with other automation devices;and
WHEREAS, various California court decisions, including Graydon v. Pasadena Development Agency, 104
Cal.App.3d 631 (1980), hold that if the subject of a contract is such that competitive proposals would be
unavailing or would not produce an advantage and the advertisement for competitive bids would thus be
undesirable or impractical, a public agency may dispense with competitive bidding; and
WHEREAS, due to the facts set forth above, competitive bidding would be unavailing and would not produce
an advantage to the District, and the advertising for competitive bids would not produce an advantage to the
District and would be undesirable; and
WHEREAS, the District has determined that due to the numerous important factors in the acquisition of
SCADA systems, it is in the District's best interest to evaluate the SCADA systems in light of the factors
outlined above, including price, but without price being the controlling factor; and
WHEREAS Public Utilities Code Section.20206.4 generally requires that the District seek competitive bids
in connection with the purchase of goods; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors adopts the above recitals as its findings;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Directors that for the reasons set forth above,the District finds
that competitive bidding for SCADA systems would be unavailing and would not produce an advantage to
the District and the advertisement for competitive bids would not produce an advantage to the District and
would be undesirable.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the District shall therefore dispense with competitive bidding for the
acquisition of SCADA systems and related services, as outlined above, and the District staff is authorized
to purchase SCADA systems and related services, as outlined above, after negotiation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held with the District on the
sixth day of September 2000 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Aguera, Maass, Van Gundy and Hemig.
NOES: Sutton.
ABSENT: None.
TRUCKEE NNER P LIC UTILITY DI RICT
J. R He g, President, Board of Directors
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Peter L. Holzmeister, Clerk of the Board
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