05/13/2025 Resolutions 2025-151 RESOLUTION 2025-151
WHEREAS,The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA)system is what
the staff at the Wastewater Treatment Facility use to control and monitor equipment at the plant;and
WHEREAS, This system is vital to plant operations and requires that repair or
replacement parts are compatible with the existing system in terms of direct replacement or being
compatible with our current communications and programming software; and
WHEREAS, there are four (4) machines that need updating to the controls, as the
existing system is now obsolete, as these machines were originally installed in 2003 and the Allen
Bradley hardware that was installed is now outdated; and
WHEREAS, options to replace this outdated equipment include replacing in-kind
with up-to-date Allen Bradley equipment,which requires no new software agreements or training;
and
WHEREAS,the Wastewater Treatment staff has put together a replacement project
for this outdated hardware with updated Allen Bradley hardware as part of FY2025 with a budget of
$65,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the controllers used at the Wastewater Treatment Facility are
manufactured by Allen Bradley Rockwell Automation, whom has advised the single source
distributor for purchasing, repair, and service in this area of Nebraska is Border States of Grand
Island,Nebraska; and
WHEREAS,the Wastewater Division of the Public Works Department is requesting
that Border States of Grand Island, Nebraska be designated as the single source provider for
purchasing, servicing, and repairing of Allen Bradley and Rockwell Automation products.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA,that Border States of Grand Island,Nebraska as
the single source provider for purchasing, servicing, and repairing of Allen Bradley and Rockwell
Automation products, is hereby approved.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, May 13, 2025.
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Roger geele, Mayor
Attest:
J Granere, City Clerk