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Council approves sole‑source SCADA upgrade contract for water system, staff cites proprietary legacy programming
Summary
The council unanimously approved a sole‑source contract with Sofa Electric to replace aging SCADA hardware and software for Upland's water system; staff said the current system is about 20 years old and the contract for Phase 1 will cost just over $2 million from Water Bond capital funds.
The Upland City Council on Aug. 11 unanimously approved a sole‑source contract award to Sofa Electric for Phase 1 of an upgrade to the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that monitors wells, pumps, reservoirs and other water infrastructure.
Staff presentation: Acting utilities manager Norberto Ferreira and engineering manager Bob Critchfield described the current SCADA installation as roughly 20 years old, beyond the typical 7–10 year refresh cycle, with growing compatibility and cybersecurity…
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