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Finance committee approves Morrison Merritt engineering task order; SCADA upgrade discussed
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a task order for engineering fees for Morrison Merritt and reviewed the need to upgrade the water SCADA computer from Windows 10 to Windows 11; staff said the SCADA system build required extensive PLC surveys and hardware integration.
The Finance Committee voted to approve a contracts/task order for engineering fees for Morrison Merritt after staff described related work on the city’s water/SCADA systems.
Staff told the committee the SCADA system had been built from the ground up and that some installed computers still run Windows 10, which is no longer supported. "We need to upgrade to Windows 11," Staff member said, noting the upgrade will require hardware replacement and software changes but that core security Fireblocks will remain the same.
Staff also described the original SCADA build — surveying PLCs at wells, lift stations and city hall — and said a related task order had not been renewed since 2019. When asked about cost, staff offered an estimate: "It's about $111,200 bucks maybe," the staff member said. Committee members asked for a breakdown of the process and the license renewal details; staff said the $5,000 per-year license and related task order cover engineering support and specialist wastewater services.
The motion to approve the engineering fees for Morrison Merritt was made during the meeting and recorded as passing on an aye voice vote. The committee did not record roll-call vote totals in the transcript. The committee asked staff to follow up with a clearer cost breakdown and scope for the SCADA upgrade and any licensing renewals going forward.
