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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 22 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />September 16, 2025 <br />TOPIC: On -Call Programmable Logic Controller Programming and Consulting Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Aggregate Agreement with Industrial Control Systems Online, LLC, DBA ICS Online; <br />KDC Inc., DBA KDC Systems; and Partners in Control, Inc. DBA Enterprise Automation <br />for Programmable Logic Controller Programming and Consulting Services (Non -General <br />Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with ICS Online, KDC Systems, and <br />Enterprise Automation to provide Programmable Logic Control programming and <br />consulting services for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000, for a three- <br />year term beginning September 16, 2025 and expiring September 15, 2028, with <br />provisions for two, one-year extensions (Core Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency (PWA) Water Resources Division oversees and maintains the <br />daily operations of the City's water and sanitary sewer systems. The water system is <br />comprised of approximately 480 miles of water main, 21 groundwater wells, seven <br />pump stations, 10 reservoirs with a storage capacity of 49 million gallons, four pressure <br />regulating stations, and seven connection points to the Metropolitan Water District <br />(MWD). The system has an average daily demand of 30 million gallons from its roughly <br />45,150 metered service connections. <br />PWA operates a sophisticated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) <br />system to oversee and manage its water infrastructure. This SCADA system collects <br />real-time data from field devices such as sensors and programmable logic controllers <br />(PLC), allowing water operators to monitor citywide system performance and respond <br />swiftly to changing conditions. <br />PLCs, which are specialized industrial computers, serve as the primary controllers of <br />the water system. They interpret signals from sensors (e.g., flow, pressure, turbidity, <br />and pH) and automatically control equipment such as pumps and valves based on <br />programmed code and logic. This enables precise, real-time adjustments to efficiently <br />