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CC - Approval of a Two-Year Professional Services Agreement with Hadronex, Inc. (DBA Smart Cover Systems) for the Monitoring and Repair of 43 Smart Cover Units in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $110,897.00.
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Meeting Date: October 24, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Eric Mirzaian/Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-6444
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/19/16);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson-Public Works Director/City Engineer (10/16/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a two-year Professional Services Agreement with Hadronex, Inc. (DBA Smart Cover Systems) for the monitoring and repair of 43 Smart Cover Units in an amount not-to-exceed $110,897.00.
BACKGROUND
Smart Covers are sensor modules that which are mounted under sewer manhole covers and sense sewage levels and send out alarms when the level exceeds a predetermined set point. The intention of the Smart Covers is to supplement the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System currently utilized by the Public Works Department to monitor many components of the City's seven sewer pump stations including: pump operations, wet and dry well levels, and electrical components. Should any of these components fail or reach a predetermined warning threshold, the SCADA System will notify Public Works Staff via pagers and cell phones. Staff determined it would be effective to install Smart Covers as a separate, independent back-up system that would notify staff in the event of a SCADA Systems communications failure. In addition, the Smart Covers alert sewer maintenance staff of problems within the sewer system itself, such as sewer blockages,...
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