SCADA System Integration Services

The City of Compton Municipal Water Department, administered by the Purchasing Division, is requesting proposals for SCADA system integration services under a five-year agreement with proposals due October 29, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Questions close October 15, 2026. No formal bidder's conference or site visit is mandated.

The scope spans on-call emergency services with two-hour troubleshooting response and 24-hour onsite escalation capability for staff within one hour of City assets; annual maintenance including source control system management, change control documentation, software license renewals, and operator training; bi-annual cybersecurity assessments; and capital improvement projects identified in the SCADA Master Plan including emergency operations center upgrades, PFAS treatment system controls integration at multiple well locations, operator interface screen redesigns, SCADA standards upgrades, and system-wide P&ID documentation.

Minimum qualifications are ten years of verifiable SCADA and PLC design and implementation experience, Ignition certification, and Schneider Electric certification. Desired qualifications include onsite emergency response capability within one hour, California Controls Engineering Professional Engineering license, and cybersecurity certifications. Respondents must provide financial stability disclosures including bonding capacity verification, banking references, and litigation/bankruptcy disclosures.

The City's SCADA Master Plan identifies approximately $3 million in capital project funding over the five-year term as a planning estimate only, with no guaranteed minimum contract value; all capital work requires individual task order authorization and City Council appropriation approval. Required insurance includes $2 million commercial general liability, $2 million cyber liability, $2 million automobile liability, workers' compensation at statutory limits, and $2 million professional liability. The selected contractor must obtain and maintain a City of Compton business license throughout the term. Proposals must remain valid for 90 days. Evaluation weights technical qualifications and experience (35%), approach and methodology (25%), and references (10%) before opening sealed cost proposals (30%).