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FINANCE
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ITEM: |
ACTION ITEM |
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25. |
CONSIDER
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES (TMX) FOR SLEEPY HOLLOW
STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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Meeting Date: |
June
12, 2023 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, General Manager |
Program/ |
Protect
Environmental Quality
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Line Item
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2-3-1-N |
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Prepared
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Thomas
Christensen |
Cost
Estimate: |
$
29,600 |
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General
Counsel Review: N/A |
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Committee
Recommendation: The Finance and Administration
Committee reviewed this item on June 12, 2023 and recommended _____________. |
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CEQA Compliance: Exempt
under §15262. |
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SUMMARY: This item is to authorize an agreement with
Telemetrix (TMX) to provide up to 100 hours of consultant service to assist
staff with plant operations and troubleshooting, maintain instruments, provide
plant electrical equipment service, provide staff training, maintain a web
service to provide remote access to on site controls, provide
telecommunications, provide 24-hour alarm monitoring, and to provide archival operational
monitoring data.
RECOMMENDATION: The Finance and Administration Committee should
recommend that the Board authorize the General Manager to enter into an
agreement with Telemetrix, Inc. for consultant services in an amount
not-to-exceed $29,600.
DISCUSSION: The upgrade of the Sleepy Hollow Steelhead
Rearing Facility completed in 2021 includes a sophisticated Programmable Logic
Controller (PLC), water and air measurement instrumentation and other equipment
that monitors and controls most functions of the plant, facilitates remote
monitoring and operations, and sends alarm calls out when the plant is not
operating correctly. TMX wrote the
software and installed the PLC, maintains instrumentation, provides staff
training, and provides electrical equipment maintenance, maintains a website
for staff access, and provides 24-hour operator staffed dedicated alarm call
out service. The proposed agreement
would cover support of the facility by TMX for a one-year period.
IMPACTS ON STAFF AND RESOURCES: $29,600
in funds for this work are budgeted under Sleepy Hollow Operations Budget
Program line item 2-3-1-N Operations Consultant with Web Support. The work would
be performed under the direction of District staff involved with Sleepy Hollow
operations.
EXHIBIT
25-A Consultant proposal
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