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May 8, 2020
Joe Schrader
Utility Management Superintendent
201 First Avenue East
Kalispell, Montana 59901
RE: Statement of Qualifications for Kalispell Water System SCADA Upgrades
Dear Joe and Selection Committee Members:
For over 19 years HDR has been providing engineering services to the City of Kalispell including water and wastewater
design, water quality modeling and permitting, and rate/impact fee studies. As we move into our 20th year of service, we
look forward to the opportunity to provide another service... SCADA design and implementation. Our goal is to provide a
technically experienced team that leverages our knowledge of the City's water system and process to create a world -class
SCADA system.
Three years ago, we opened an office in Butte with the sole purpose of providing local SCADA expertise to our Montana
clients. This, combined with the recent transfer of Trey Morris from our HDR Gig Harbor, WA office to Missoula, has allowed
us to grow our SCADA services in Butte, Billings, Helena, Bozeman, Hamilton, Columbia Falls, Townsend, Philipsburg, and
Superior, MT. The work we have completed for other Montana communities includes working on and programming SCADA
systems including PLCs, radios, HMIs, and OITs, experience that is all applicable to this project.
The elements of our approach includes three distinct phases:
■ Tackling the complex task of understanding user and system requirements, what works well, and what
needs development is the focus of the assessment and area where the greatest understanding is achieved. HDR's SCADA
professionals will facilitate workshops with the goal of establishing clear stake -holder requirements, system limitations/
challenges, and areas where best -practices offer opportunity for improvements.
■ Design: Using a pre -purchase strategy, the City could potentially save tens of thousands of dollars on contractor
markups. While the equipment will ultimately be installed in control panels, network racks, and field locations, delivering
it to HDR's offices for programming and configuration in advance allows for fully tested programs to be installed and
demonstrated to the City prior to deployment.
• Implementation: The City will want to consider presenting the HMI graphics in a way that not only clearly informs
operations on current status but also implements elements of predictive control and highlights potential areas of concern
or impending problems for operators.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge the City's relationship with Devin Bucher. HDR also has a long-term relationship
working with Devin and requested that Devin be a part of our team. Understandably, Devin decided to remain neutral in
terms of this specific pursuit. However, we recognize that Devin will continue to support the City's SCADA improvements
and on -going maintenance. As a result, we are committed to including Devin in any part of the project that the City deems
important from evaluation of future equipment to design review to training. As we have demonstrated over the past 19 years,
HDR is committed to doing what is best for the City. We would like to thank you for the opportunity to showcase our SCADA
qualifications and approach to your project and look forward to the opportunity to continue to work for you.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Trey Morris, our proposed Project Manager, at
406.532.3902 or melvan.morris,--hdrinc.com. We highly value our partnership with you. Be assured that every action we take
is in your best interest.
Sincerely,
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Craig Caprara, PE Trey Morris, PE
Water Business Group Manager Project Manager
hdrinc.com
700 SW Higgins, Suite 200, Missoula, Montana 59803
T 406.532.2200 F 406.52 2241
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Company Description
HDR is a multidisciplinary engineering, architectural, and
consulting firm specializing in meeting the infrastructure needs
of cities, towns, counties, utility districts, associations, and
other public entities. Our business model is to provide local,
responsive client service backed by national expertise to solve
our clients' most complex challenges.
• Founded in 1917, over 100 years of operation
• Nearly 10,000 employees in 225 locations
Missoula office established in 1995
Since opening our Montana offices, we have completed
multiple similar projects for Montana communities, including
Hamilton, Bozeman, Billings, Butte, Columbia Falls, Superior,
Townsend, and Philipsburg. Client satisfaction and project
success is highly dependent upon creating a functional team
consisting of HDR and City of Kalispell staff. Together, we make
great things possible. We will continue to partner with the
City to push the boundaries of what is possible. As we have
demonstrated in the past, working with HDR will give the City
access to the top minds and resources from around the country
to plan and design SCADA solutions for your water challenges.
contact Information
The following individuals may be contacted during the selection
process:
Primary: Trey Morris, PE Secondary: Craig Caprara, PE
HDR
700 SW Higgins Avenue, Suite 200
Missoula, MT 59803-1489
406.532.2200
Organizational Chart
Joe Mullaney Pavol Segedy, PE
Josh Wiley Kasey Leavell, Ell
Project Team
Our team is comprised of talented SCADA professionals
who provide unrivaled knowledge and experience. Many of
our team members have provided engineering services for
the City and similar communities throughout Montana and
the western U.S. Our core team has extensive experience
with SCADA systems, and we will work hand in hand with
you through every aspect of this project.
Applicable Montana Licenses
City of Kalispell Water System SCADA Upgrades FD
H DR has a deep bench of SCADA master planning, design,
programming, implementation, and troubleshooting
professionals who have delivered high -quality and innovative
solutions to clients nationally and locally. One of the cultural
standards ingrained in HDR's delivery model is the fostering
of practice communities where our employees connect on a
personal level. SCADA engineers from all over our country
collaborate daily and know each other as though they work
together in the same office. This comradery occurs organically
as a result of our mutual commitment to solving challenging
problems through teamwork, bringing our most knowledgeable
experts to the forefront as unique conditions arise and special
innovation is needed.
Members of the Kalispell SCADA team, specifically selected
for their experience, are currently working on projects and
collaborating nationally with our expert resources from coast -
to -coast. The City of Santa Cruz Water Department hired
H DR as Program Managers several years ago, and our SCADA
team has been working recently on SCADA Programming
and Instrumentation Standards to establish guidelines for
future expansions. As trusted advisors, we pulled together a
team with the right talents, including Trey Morris and Kasey
Leavell in Missoula and Bruce Johnston in Bellevue, WA. Our
technological connections and abilities stretch client service
across the nation, yielding the best product for our clients
and making sure the right engineer is assigned to tackle the
challenges of each deliverable.
Joe Mullaney and Josh Wiley, from our Butte office, have
worked for many years with multiple entities in Butte and will
leverage national connections, including Pavol Segedy from
our Raleigh office and Bruce Johnston, when project scopes
require additional resources and/or alignment of talent with
tasks. As Butte's core client service agents, Joe and Josh are
our local experts with the ability to deploy solutions developed
elsewhere, thereby learning new systems and skills, and
increasing their ability to contribute on the national stage. The
professional development and knowledge gained through this
type of teamwork enhances HDR's expertise and necessarily
generates a pool of engineers with vision beyond their base
knowledge and into the enhanced spectrum of our SCADA
community.
Your H DR SCADA team, sought out by experts countrywide,
will deliver a world -class SCADA solution for Kalispell by
employing the same tools and strategies used successfully
for many similar clients. Significant challenges such as
cybersecurity, radio telemetry, and complex system analysis
will be addressed by our SCADA community. Rest assured
that recent technological advances and proof -of -concepts that
have been deployed in our industry will be looked at closely
and evaluated for relevance to Kalispell.
Experience Providing SCADA System Upgades for Communities of 10,000 or More
SCADA Master Plan and Design Phase
Long Beach Water Department I Long each, CA
Key Staff: Bruce Johnston, Trey Morris
Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) needed to upgrade
and modernize its process control system (PCS) for all of its
SCADA facilities. These included the groundwater treatment
plant and 73 remote sites that monitor and control sewer lift
stations, wells, Metropolitan Water District (MW D) water
supplies, reclaimed sites, tank farms, and a booster station.
HDR prepared a SCADA master plan that guided the
modernization effort and developed a cost-effective strategy
for upgrading LBWD's PCS system.
H DR developed a description of the current state of the
SCADA system installed at the LBWD facilities, including
the current condition of the hardware at remote sites, radio
equipment, PLCs, CAD drawings, documents, staff resources,
and other pertinent information. Then through focused
interviews and stakeholder workshops, HDR helped LEWD
formulate its business and technical requirements and
developed a SCADA system vision for future upgrades and
enhancements. Based on these requirements, HDR conducted
a gap analysis and developed a road map for implementation
of an updated SCADA system. A set of integrated projects
designed to move LBWD from the current state of the SCADA
system to the desired future state was recommended based
on prioritization criteria developed by the LBWD core team,
with assistance from the HDR team.
HDR was subsequently retained to design the implementation
of the first phase of the SCADA upgrade. This included
construction sequencing to keep the existing system operating
while the Phase 1 upgrade was implemented. HDR also
provided services during construction.
Butte -Silver Bow SCADA Services
City -County at Butte -silver bow, i butte, MT
Key Staff: Joe Mullaney, Josh Wiley
On -call SCADA Maintenance Support
H DR is supporting Butte with troubleshooting and fixing
problems for the SCADA system and other control -related
items. This includes the sewer treatment plants and remote
lift stations; the water treatment plants, remotes operations
stations; and the industrial water system SCADA and controls.
Support is provided on a 24 hour/7 per week basis.
Special SCADA Projects
HDR provided on -going support to Butte, including adding
telemetry/SCADA for the PRV site on Wyoming Street and
display on HMIs at the water shop and water treatment plants
and upgrading controls and instrumentation for Silver Lake
system.
Water Utility Division Telemetry and Controls
HDR assisted City personnel in implementing a master PLC
to poll BTUs in the field that are communicating via Modbus
TCP/IP. The new PLC, located at the Moulton WTR will
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organize the polling of existing PLCs between the water shop,
Moulton WTP, Basin Creek WTP, South Side pump station,
Basin Creek PRV, as well as potential new sites, such as PRV
on Wyoming Street, Colorado Hill Tank, and other sites as
identified by City staff. HDR also investigated new flow for
rending flow at selected PRV sites.
Government Buildings Special SCADA Projects
HDR supported Butte with special projects on an on -call
basis. Projects included assisting in the implementation of
the detention center's appropriated funds for upgrades and
additions to the site's door security systems.
Metro Sewer Division SCADA Special Projects
HDR provided support for Butte as special SCADA projects
arose. This included providing input to SCADA designs for
future lift stations and adding telemetry to lift stations.
Basin Creek Water Treatment Plant Design
:;`ity-County of Butte -Silver Bow
Key Staff: Joe Mullaney, Craig Caprara
HDR provided water filtration and disinfection design services
for the new Basin Creek WTP. The Basin Creek WTP is unique
in that it operates as an on -demand system. Staff do not make
decisions about how much water to treat in order to meet
demand but rather demand itself sets the flow rate through
References and Referrals
We are providing contact information for three references below.
provided the same high-level service as Kalispell.
the WTP at any given moment. Joe was project manager
for the SCADA programming efforts as well as acted as
the control expert for BSB with regards to I&C and SCADA
design to be consistent with their other treatment plants.
Once construction commenced HDR and Joe's staff provided
the client with a turnkey approach taking the design and
completed programming and training efforts for the controls
and all SCADA components of this project to the client.
SCADA Implementation
Piedmont Triad Regional Wote Greensboro, NC
Key Staff: Pavol Segedy
HDR is performing automation and on -going SCADA
programming for continuous improvements of a 12 MGD
membrane Water Treatment Plant. An Allen-Bradley plant,
SCADA programming and configuration are part of SCADA
Can -Call and Improvements services on WTP systems that
uses PLCs from the whole spectrum of A/B platforms:
ControlLogix, Compact Logix, MicroLogix, and SLC 500. The
PTRWA HMI was FactoryTalk SE; HDR helped to develop new
Ignition SCADA application and performed validation and
completed the configuration to enable informed operation
of the systems. HDR continues to serve the client as their
preferred go to automation consultant and provides on going
PLC, SCADA and Instrumentation On -Call support.
These are communities, among others, for which we have
Jinn Dennehy lake Hester Greg Flory
Superintendent of Water Treatment Senior Civil Engineer Executive Director
P: 406.490.2491 P: 714.713.2975 P: 336.498.5510
E: jdennehy bsb_mt.gov E: Jacob.hester a;lbwater.org E: gfloryr. ptrwa.org
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Experience with Communication System U rades between Weil Facilities
Telemetry System Upgrades and provided the capability to remotely monitor the status of
City of St. Helens, Can the system.
Key Staff: Trey Morris, Bruce Johnston
HDR provided engineering design services to upgrade their
existing radio telemetry system for the Water Distribution
System. The upgrades to the telemetry system provided the
ability to monitor the status of the water distribution system
remotely. The new telemetry hardware was integrated into
the SCADA system that was installed as part of the Water
Filtration Facility (WFF) project and upgraded in 2013. The
previous telemetry system was built on AutoCon BTUs. The
upgraded system included Alien -Bradley PLCs. This project
upgraded seven remote sites and integrated the whole system
with the existing WFF SCADA system. This upgrade provided
a modernized control system with a user-friendly interface,
Water Supply, Treatment, and Distribution SCADA
Upgrade
City of Walla Walla, WA
Key Staff: Trey Morris, Bruce Johnston
The Walla Walla water system underwent a complete SCADA
upgrade including seven well sites, the headworks, main plant,
and other distribution sites. Our proposed Project Manager,
Trey Morris, was responsible for contracting and review of the
radio survey needed to migrate the City from the currently
used leased line systems, and design for the whole upgrade to
redundant HMI servers.
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SCADA Experience
H DR's SCADA professionals have extensive experience in a
variety of key areas identified in the RFP.
Control System and Control Panel Design. All the identified
projects had aspects of control system and control panel
design. HDR employs two distinct approaches to these tasks
that leverages the talents of our engineers and the contractors
we work with. When designing control systems, we identify
all the critical process inputs needed to effectively control
and monitor the systems, and then working closely with
process engineers, clients and experts, develop a control
system that connects the physical world to our SCADA
vision. Designing control panels that network together
either over hardwire or radio, or stand-alone as needed, we
layout the internal and external major components, perform
heat load calculations, and ensure a constructible design is
presented for the contractor. Specifications, loop diagrams,
control power diagrams, motor control schematics, and
control block diagrams are all part of communicating the
design in a way that will yield meaningful submittals from our
selected contractors. If partnering with a panel shop, we will
typically show more detail on our drawings, and rely on our
relationships with the panel shop to hone the design into shop
drawing quality for construction.
Control System Networking and Telemetry (including Radio.
Often in the business of water and wastewater, systems
are controlled remotely and large treatment plants require
extensive control networks in order to effectively control the
systems in a truly integrated way. Our representative projects
presented include network design and telemetry by their very
nature. As discussed later in this document, cybersecurity
and configuration to balance remote access with hardened
networking is a critical component. Moreover, balancing these
needs with bandwidth, reliability, and durability are often the
III. COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS
HDR currently has 25 years of operation in Montana and 19
years of service to the City.
Company's History in the Industry
Our proposed staff have successfully completed many similar
SCADA projects throughout Montana for Billings, Helena,
Columbia Falls, and Butte -Silver Bow, and have performed
many SCADA upgrades throughout the United States.
Kalispell's issues and our experience makes us uniquely
qualified to assist the City in completing this critical project.
With this level of experience, the City will benefit from the
most cost-effective, innovative solutions to meet current
and future needs. Our team has been at the forefront of
SCADA design, upgrades, and master planning throughout
Montana and the western United States and are prepared
to tackle difficult technical challenges such as optimizing
radio telemetry, cybersecurity, and establishing system wide
standards.
key elements of the design driving hardware selection. HDR
has extensive experience performing and interpreting radio
path studies, configuring control networks using commercial
off the shelf technologies, and setting up firewalls, Virtual
Private Networks, and DMZs as needed to keep the SCADA
System operational and safe from hackers.
Programmable Logic Controllers (specific to Allen Bradley
Micrologix). The Micrologix platform lends itself to small
applications and telemetry. Often well sites will incorporate
a Micrologix and in our representative projects, many of
our identified control systems include a variety of PLCs
with Micrologix featured in Piedmont, Walla Walla, Central
Wyoming, and St. Helens. Our engineers have programmed
Micrologix in many other projects including Butte-Silverbow
systems.
Operator Interface Terminals (specific to PanelView Plus).
PanelView Plus OITs have been around the control industry
for many years, and have been programmed by our engineers
through several generations of the interface. Recent projects
represented above and others not specifically listed have used
PanelViews and required configuration by HDR engineers. All
the engineers selected for the Kalispell SCADA team have
experience using FactoryTalk software to program PanelViews.
Human Machine Interface (HM0 programming specific
to Wonderware System Platform. H DR's stable of System
Platform engineers extends beyond the selected team, so with
the added benefit of national expertise, Josh Wiley and Pavol
Segedy are fully capable of integrating System Platform over a
wide variety of applications with PLCs from multiple vendors.
Additionally, we have experience configuring Win911 and other
alarm management/reporting software with System Platform
as this is critical to managing the performance of any SCADA
system.
H DR recently provided critical SCADA design services
to Central Wyoming Regional Water System, where we
identified critical radio design issues and worked closely with
a sub consultant to provide frequency spectrum sweeps at
each radio site and identify interference levels from radios
outside the City's network. The measured Voltage Standing
Wave Ratio (VSWR) at each radio determined the RF power
transmission efficiency. This, coupled with signal strength
analysis and 3D modeling, allowed us to recommend a
network configuration that reduced the polling times by up to
90% from 5-15 minutes down to approximately 90 seconds!
Certificates and Licenses Held by HDR in MT
Our key staff hold Montana Professional Engineering licenses
(Trey's application is pending reciprocity). Additionally, HDR
has a Certificate of Authority in the State of Montana, No. PEL-
EF-LIC-29.
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Experience of Key Staff
Trey Morris PE I Project Manager
• 27 years of experience in automation and electrical
engineering, including PLC and HMI setup and
programming.
• Automation experience spans multiple industries
encompassing industrial and building systems, SCADA
networks, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, radios, control panel
manufacture, and complex troubleshooting.
• Experience performing assessments, studies, design,
programming, configuration, start-up, testing, and
commissioning for a wide range of projects.
Craig Caprara, PE, Principal -in -Charge
■ Over 19 years of experience delivering projects for
Kalispell.
■ 34 years of experience with design, construction, and
operations of water systems including controls.
• Worked hand -in -hand with City of Kalispell's integrator
on design, construction, and start-up of the Kalispell
AWWTP control system.
Brute Johnston, PE I Technical Advisor
31 years of experience in control systems, information
technology/systems, data management, I&C, and
electrical design for projects that include municipal water/
wastewater facilities and industrial control systems; many
projects include construction management.
Experience includes SCADA master planning, design and
implementation of a controls for a variety of innovative
treatment processes.
• Key areas of expertise include project management, cost
estimating, information technology planning, I&C design,
SCADA programming, software applications development,
data management, network security, and QA/QC review
of I&C and electrical designs.
Joe Mullaney I SCADA Staff
■ Joe's hands on SCADA experience, coupled with his
experience working for a water utility and as a water
operator, will provide practical, functional, operator -
friendly solutions.
• 25 years of design and hands on field experience in
SCADA planning, design, and implementation.
Kasey Leavell, El I SCADA Staff
• Experienced in process automation, including PLC
programming, equipment networking, and instrument
standard development.
Experience compiling information about existing
automated systems and industrial networks into technical
documents, and designing HMIs for water and wastewater
treatment plants.
Experience includes P&ID Interpretation, FactoryTalk SE/
ME, RSLogix, Siemens Simatic, Ecostruxure, Unity Pro, and
Wonderware.
Pavol Segel, P E I S C A DA S 1 a T `"
• 18 years of experience in design and implementation of
electrical and control systems for water and pump station
facilities.
Cybersecurity analysis, penetration testing, and
assessment.
Experience in design, specification, and startup of plant
instrumentation including PLC programming, HMI
database configuration, SCADA development, radio
systems and networking design/configuration, and on -site
construction support and inspection.
Josh Wiley I SCADA Staff
11 years of experience in the design and implementation of
electrical control systems
Experienced in all phases of control system design
including electrical panel design, MCC layout and design,
programming Programmable Logic Controllers, design
and building HMI graphics, commissioning, startup and
troubleshooting.
IV. CONTRACT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH
Our goal is to provide a technically experienced team that
leverages our knowledge of the City's processes to promote
a world -class SCADA system.
Our primary technical team has more than 120 years of
combined industry experience with a wealth of technical
knowledge. Additionally our Principal in Charge has extensive
project experience with Kalispell Is programs and personnel.
HDR's core values promote building and maintaining strong
relationships with our clients. Therefore, we will be leveraging
Craig Caprara's understanding of the City's processes and
challenges to make sure that the team works together to
continue our strong and fasting relationship.
Some of the most complex challenges faced today in SCADA
systems hinges around cybersecurity while maintaining
flexibility for remote access. HDRIs a cybersecurity section
focuses on the daunting task of mitigating exposure to the
seemingly unlimited world of cybersecurity threats, and we
will take full advantage of this group's expertise. Bruce and
Pavol have extensive knowledge in cybersecurity, and will
define requirements for the SCADA upgrade with a keen
balance of communications and network security while
making sure industry best -practices are in place to thwart
hostile actors.
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Project objectives. We have reviewed Attachment A
carefully, which establishes a
core Scope of Work needed
to accomplish the requested
Water System SCADA Upgrade.
Referring to the graphic shown Process
at right, the project will focus control
on all five phases of the system system
development and construction .-
specifically including the
following elements:
ASSESSMENT PHASE
Holistic assessment of current system hardware, software
and operations
Development of SCADA alternatives using state-of-
the-art technologies with emphasis on cybersecurity
structures and communications reliability
Evaluation, ranking, and recommendation of alternatives
including cost basis, capabilities analysis, and user
requirements
DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
• Prepare design and bid documents
• Act as integrator providing programming, implementation
assistance, testing, and commissioning
• Project close-out including O&M Manuals and training
Holistic Assessment
Knowing where you've been and leveraging experience from
lessons learned is as critical as understanding future goals and
where you plan to be in not just 1 year, but 10, 20, or more.
HDR approaches existing system assessments with an eye
towards not just what is in place now, but what may be needed
as the City's population grows or geographic areas change.
We begin with a comprehensive survey and assessment of
existing and planned infrastructure, while documenting the
operational concepts and challenges.
Tackling the complex task of understanding user and system
requirements, what works well, and what needs development
is the focus of the assessment and area where the greatest
understanding is achieved. HDR's SCADA professionals will
facilitate workshops with the goal of establishing clear stake-
holder requirements, system limitations/challenges, and areas
where best -practices offer opportunity for improvements.
This is done by interviewing each member of Kalispell f s water
team, including external partners, with open ended questions,
which allow individuals to expand their thoughts into problem
statements separately. Then, we bring the group together
to discuss common themes, shed biases, and understand
overarching needs throughout the management, operations,
and maintenance groups. This collaborative approach allows
all stake -holders to invest in the process of establishing
clear performance indicators for the SCADA system while
HDR experts weigh-in on technical issues, and fosters team
focused energy towards solutions that meet all of these needs.
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Coming together in carefully planned workshops generates
trust, camaraderie, and synergy with the team, and the final
deliverable in the end is the decision matrix used to evaluate
our new SCADA system. By harnessing the power of our
team, the SCADA system criteria represents the best -in -class
system which meets the City's needs exactly.
Develop SCADA Alternatives
Evaluation of SCADA systems requires solid experience in
all facets of planning, design, implementation, operation
and maintenance, and the HDR team in conjunction with
Kalispell's experts, together meet this need. At the core of
any evaluation are certain attributes that must always be
considered: flexibility, scalability, reliability, support (vendor
and integrator), user friendliness, and cost. As a backbone
to the matrix, we use these core elements and include the
team decision matrix combined into a powerful tool used to
objectively examine alternatives and arrive at clear SCADA
options. Additional categories within each attribute will be
considered including: communications, data processing,
overall system control, and security.
Adhering closely to the evaluation criteria as a basis for
design, HDR will identify alternatives for consideration by the
team and make the first pass of evaluating each option against
the decision matrix and use this as a baseline for further
discussion. During the evaluation phase, HDR's national
pool of experts will weigh in to ensure the latest successfully
deployed technologies are considered, while balancing this
against the desirable attributes identified by the earlier
process.
Evaluation, Ranking, and Alternative
Selection
Given the complexity of the evaluation process, alternatives
will be delivered to the team for individual evaluations in
conjunction with HDR's baseline. Coming together again as
a team, we will meet to discuss the pros and cons of each
alternative, share the team members' evaluations, and push
towards a consensus in the group for our new SCADA basis
of design. Consensus may not be achieved in one setting, and
senior managers may need to be the deciding vote in some
cases, but overall, this process sets the final Basis of Design as
a significant milestone and launches our team into the Design
and Implementation Phase.
Ultimately, by arriving at a Design Basis, we have achieved
approximately 30% of a hardware and software standard,
and if desired, HDR can expand on the deliverables to
produce additional standards documents for the City. These
standards have the ability to stand alone for future expansions,
and allows the City to reap additional benefits from our
assessment and evaluation process.
Design Documents
Once we have selected the architecture, components, and
software, HDR will prepare a design that brings the SCADA
vision to life. our design team has decades of experience
developing drawings and specifications that clearly define the
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scope of construction, and layout a plan for implementation
that is logically systematic. Upgrading a SCADA system is a
complex task that requires close coordination between the
integrator, city, and contractor. Our design specifications will
establish windows of opportunity for manual operation where
appropriate and minimize outages. In addition, we carefully
mitigate risk throughout the course of construction by defining
proposed sequences up front with City personnel.
Given the nature of the upgrade, it is likely that a radio
study will be required to ensure the final design features
robust communications between remote sites and the
central SCADA HMi. In this event HDR will prepare a scope
document for a certified radio study complete with path
analysis to establish the best radio options including antenna
heights and orientation for the telemetry system. This task
will be subcontracted to a third -party not specific to any one
radio vendor.
Additionally, after carefully selecting our desired hardware
and software in the alternative selection phase of the project,
HDR, at the City's option, can prepare a pre -purchase
specification for PLC and HMI hardware and software. Using
a pre -purchase strategy, the City could potentially save
tens of thousands of dollars on contractor markups. While
the equipment will ultimately be installed in control panels,
network racks, and field locations, delivering it to HDR's
offices for programming and configuration in advance allows
for fully tested programs to be installed and demonstrated
to the City prior to deployment.
During preliminary design, HDR will work out the orientation,
elevations, and support requirements for all equipment
installed as part of this contract. While this step may seem
trivial to a casual observer, often the decision to locate
equipment in certain orientations, lends to more efficiently
staged system cutovers and by its nature, mitigates service
disruptions and downtime. At this stage, control panels will be
designed to show basic layouts of internal devices, calculate
heat loads, and feeders to the panels will be coordinated. We
believe in using the best in technology to clearly demonstrate
contract requirements, and as such, will include photos in the
design documents to assist the contractor during the bid and
construction.
All required calculations per the National Electrical Code
will be performed to ensure the installation is 100% code
compliant.
Following a two -week review period, we plan to conduct
an over -the -shoulder review workshop with the City and
stakeholders to efficiently address the City's comments and
launch the project into the Final Design phase.
During final design, HDR resolves any conflicts in orientation
or design, validates, calculations, and conducts a final
walkthrough of the design on -site to verify that all existing
conditions affecting the new SCADA system are accounted for.
Most importantly, we perform an internal quality assurance
and constructability review that examines project details and
teases out any areas requiring additional clarification.
As we have done many times before, we will coordinate with
the City's contracting personnel, and assist in development of
the front end documents, preparing the project for bid.
IMPLEMENTATION
HDR is committed to assisting the City in selections of the
lowest responsible bidder and evaluating the bids. Upon
selecting the bidder and awarding the contract, HDR will
begin the implementation phase of our work. The goal of
implementation is to construct the hardware and supporting
devices, while programming and configuring the brains
of the SCADA system, factory testing, deployment and
commissioning.
PLC and HMI Programming
Because of the nature of the water distribution facilities and
the criticality of this service, the City will want to consider
presenting the HMI graphics in a way that not only clearly
informs operations on current status but also implements
elements of predictive control and highlights potential
areas of concern or impending problems for operators. We
will work closely with the City during workshops to align
the new HMI with the globally recognized standard for HMI
development: ISA-101. This standard defines the best industry
practices to develop and establish a consistent approach
to effective HMI development and implementation. By
applying this standard, the City can expect a more effective
user interface and a safer operating environment. It allows
operators to improve their situational awareness. They will be
able to see firsthand how the system is performing holistically,
and make informed control decisions.
HDR team will develop SCADA screens that enhance
operators' experience and improve their overall understanding
of how the system operates at all levels: regional, local,
and device. As we develop the HMI, we generally apply a
zoom-in/zoom-out approach to graphics and HMI graphics
management. With this in mind, we start at the device level
first and, once these are showing the needed information, we
start to zoom out and the level of detail needed at the next
level becomes evident. In this way, we eventually arrive at an
overall system map that displays critical operating data and
alarms without compromising the ability of the user to zoom in
(drill down) to the details when something is awry.
Alarm management is vital to a world -class HMI, and often
is developed by exception, which can create situations where
multiple alarms are present for only one abnormal condition.
H DR appreciates that the best and most effective response to
an alarm is based on a strong understanding of the root cause
of the indications and what is presented on the HMI screens.
We use this as a basis for alarm analysis that predicts alarm
conditions to lead an operator to the right answer the first
time. This saves time and minimizes rework. An example of
this might be a torque switch, followed by motor overcurrent,
followed by a motor overload. All these indicate that a
high torque condition caused the motor to overload, but an
operator may not catch the subtle connection immediately
and, knowing that resetting the motor overload relay is easiest
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to correct, may do this first only to find that the motor's shaft
is actually jammed and requires mechanical intervention.
This issue could have been solved immediately if the alarm
management triaged the alarms and identified the torque
switch was the first, critical alarm. Another common alarm
management issue that often causes cascaded problems is
operators silencing or disabling alarms because of nuisance
tripping. H DR approaches this issue by ensuring that every
alarm matters. We set warning levels on systems so that
operators can have an effect on the outcome before the
system experiences the alarm but, when the alarm comes in, it
needs real attention.
One of the greatest benefits of having a SCADA system is
the capture of historical data for analysis and reporting. HDR
will work closely with the City's engineering, operations, and
management team to define what data needs to be kept
and how to present that data efficiently. This would include
trending within SCADA, regulatory reports, and process
management reports. This data would then be fed back into
the system to help optimize control in the future.
PLC programming will closely follow control strategies
developed during the Design Phase, and embracing
programming standards used on HDR projects throughout the
country, we will develop programs that push autonomy down
to the individual controller level as much as possible, while
retaining the ability to invoke regional control over setpoints
and processes. As an example, we may program a well
controller to operate when called from a master system over
the telemetry radio, and in the event of communication loss,
it will continue to run (if already on) for a set period of time or
until a locally sensed system event such as flow or pressure
variation indicates a need to shutdown the pump. This gives
operations personnel time to address the communications loss
and take action in the field to ensure the water distribution
system is still operating and delivering water to customers.
Network Communications
HDR will collaborate on alignment with City IT to determine
and outline the communication standards ensuring adherence
with City cybersecurity policies and leveraging best practices
for cybersecurity. When working on network standards,
cybersecurity is a critical topic to outline and coordinate from
the beginning. HDR will apply our knowledge and experience
with cybersecurity to this project to identify the most cost-
effective technical solutions.
We will then work with City IT staff to ensure that
all stakeholders share the same understanding and
expectations. As with any cybersecurity implementation,
there will always be risks. HDR's designs mitigate these risks
while considering the City's risk tolerance, budget, and support
staff's skill set. There is always a hybrid solution that provides
sufficient protection and allows the promise of the global
SCADA network to be realized. Ultimately, operators need to
be able to view all locations and effect change at all sites to
manage the whole system without fear of outside bad actors
impacting the system.
We build our and networks with redundancy to minimize
the impact of any system upsets. As with cybersecurity, we
will balance the City's tolerance for risk, budget, and process
criticality to determine the appropriate level of redundancy to
build into the network. Often our clients develop a different
standard for different types of sites. For instance, a well may
not be as critical as a reservoir or booster station and would
require less redundancy. These details will be discussed during
our workshops.
Coordination with IT will be necessary to clarify
responsibilities between City departments. This coordination
will define network configuration and identify whom will
perform active monitoring on firewall and other security
devices. Security is typically a complex team effort within any
organization. H DR's engineers with Network+ certifications
ensures that we can pull in a team member who can
implement functional networks including configuring network
devices.
Commissioning
H DR's team members know and appreciate the intricate
challenges that arise during this time and will bring to bear the
team's considerable experience to help make commissioning
run as smoothly as possible. H DR will review and provide
edits to the contractor's commissioning plan. These typically
include complete device and input/output (1/0) lists. During
commissioning, each of the devices' operations will be verifed
from the feld to the HMI. HDR's programming team will be on
site to support this effort and make sure any issues that arise
are either dealt with directly or logged into a database to be
addressed later. This task will require significant coordination
with all the stakeholders for this project.
Training and Project Close Out
HDR will facilitate various types of training throughout
the project lifetime. Initially, we define the training plan to
incorporate the City's unique needs and ensure that we
provide the most valuable training for City staff. Early on in the
project, HDR will facilitate a training workshop to define the
needs of the project team. We will build on these foundations
during the construction contract and help the
City manage complementary training sessions through that
contract. This training plan will include hands-on workshops
to allow operators to gain a real understanding of the SCADA
system and its operations. Typically done at key milestones
during the project, these workshops are a critical component
of the success of the project. These not only allow the City to
gain experience with the system as it is being developed, but
they also allow HDR to capture the thoughts and concerns of
the operators before the system goes live. Additionally, HDR
has the ability to leverage our relationships with numerous
vendors and bring in technical training sessions for specific
devices.
HDR completes the project by preparing conformed sets
of O&M manuals for the City's use. With the advent of
electronic document storage and the advantages of this
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method, HDR no longer prints hardcopies of 0&M manuals
unless specifically requested. Rather, we deliver a fully
bookmarked and searchable document to the client for use
on the HMI computers, engineering workstations, or any
computer requiring access to the 0&M.
V. APPROACH TO CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Team Organization
HDR's Project Manager, Trey Morris, will direct the project
from our Missoula office. He will direct both our local team's
resources and national experts in the production of high
quality, well -coordinated deliverables. As Project Manager,
Trey will:
• Champion internal selection of the qualified key project
personnel for this contract;
■ Participate in review of the contract and be involved in
negotiations;
technical resources to a level of service and responsiveness
consistent with the project schedule and budget. HDR will
manage its professional services contract to provide efficient
completion of the project.
Subtasks:
101 Project Administration and Management
102 Quality Assurance
103 Project Close-out
Deliverables:
■ Monthly project progress report and invoice transmitted
to City via hard copies
• Implement and oversee our QA/QC process and approve Key Staff: Morris, Caprara
compliance of each key deliverable;
• Be actively involved in the project, its process, challenges
encountered, and timely execution;
• Regularly contact Kalispell's Project Management team to
discuss the contract, celebrate successes, and address any
concerns.
Craig Caprara will serve as the Principal -in -Charge. Craig has
been involved in every City of Kalispell project completed
by HDR. He brings local knowledge and familiarity with the
City of Kalispell's policies, procedures, and water systems.
He is familiar with Kalispell staff and has a strong working
relationship with all members of the HDR team. Craig will
make sure the best solutions to project challenges are
implemented efficiently.
Bruce Johnston will make his considerable SCADA knowledge
and expertise available to the team as Technical Advisor.
TASK 200. System Assessment and Alternative Selection
Objective & Approach:
Holistically assess system infrastructure and installed
SCADA systems, conduct workshops with select City
representatives, develop alternatives based on collaborative
user requirements, and select a Basis of Design for the new
system.
Subtasks:
201 Conduct field assessments and document reviews
202 Individual interviews with selected management,
operations, and maintenance personnel
203 Workshops to discuss interview findings, establish
evaluation criteria and attributes
204 Alternative development and preliminary evaluations
205 Workshops to discuss and select alternatives
Trey, Joe Mullaney, Kasey Leavell, and Josh Wiley will 206 *optional Task - Develop SCADA Standards
provide the day-to-daySCADA services for this contract. Document; Hardware, Software, Programming, H M I
Our team has an unparalleled SCADA experience in Montana,
paired with national expertise (something about being on the
cutting edge, etc.), to provide a multifaceted approach to the
City's SCADA challenges.
Proposed Scope of Work
Our preliminary scope of services is provided on the following
page. The scope was developed based upon the information
presented in the City's RFQ and our understanding of the
current needs of the City. This preliminary project scope
is organized into separate tasks which may be revised
through working with the City to make sure all City goals and
objectives are met for the project. Key staff are listed under
each task to which they are making contributions.
TASK 100. Project Management
Objective & Approach:
Administer and manage the project and coordinate project
Deliverables:
■ Technical memorandum with general system assessment
• Meeting Minutes
• Decision Matrix
• Technical Memorandum (Alternatives and Baseline)
• Basis of Design Report
Key Staff: Morris, Johnston, Mullaney, Leavell, Wiley, Caprara
TASK 300. Design and Implementation
Objective & Approach:
Develop Bid Documents and perform programming and
integration of new SCADA system.
Subtasks:
301 Preliminary Design (60%)
302 Final Design (95%)
303 Bid Documents
304 Programming and Integration
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305 Construction Administration
306 *Optional Task - Prepurchase Specifications for PLC
Hardware, Software, Radios (if in design)
307 Project Close-out and O&M Manuals
Deliverables:
a Engineering Drawings and Specifications
proposed Schedule of Work
The schedule shown below details the timeline for anticipated key tasks.
Award Contract
System Assessment and
Alternative Selection
Kick Off Meeting
Conduct Assessments
Individual Interviews
Workshops
Alternative Development
Select Alternatives
SCADA Standards (optional)
Design and Implementation
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Preliminary Design
Prepurchase Specificaions (optio
Final Design
Bid Documents
li Bid & Construction
Solicit Bids
Award B i d
Construction
Programming and Implementatio
Project Close Out
• PLC & HMI Programs
• Startup Testing
Commissioning Report
• O&M Manuals
• Training
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The most relevant factor impacting the quality and value of
our service to the City is our long history working with the
City on various infrastructure issues. HDR's commitment to
maintaining our schedule even as dynamic projects develop
is a hallmark of our business model and demonstrates
our respect for our client's valuable time and resources.
Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, we maintained
our schedules and delivered top-notch engineering while
implementing our finely -honed remote collaboration model.
Tapping into experts nationwide, we pulled together flexible
teams that efficiently produced state-of-the-art solutions for
our clients.
Our project manager, Trey Morris, is currently managing
the electrical and SCADA efforts on Las Vegas Valley Water
District Well J8 and 124. The design is substantially complete,
and construction is scheduled for later this Summer. With
the imminent completion of this project, Trey will be able to
devote his attention to the Kalispell SCADA project for the
City. Our availability and recent history and understanding of
many of the challenges facing the City will allow us to proceed
promptly with this work effort.
Finally, our commitment to budget is best demonstrated on
the past projects we have completed for the City. Whether
it has been permitting, planning, model updates, permit
assistance, or a major wastewater treatment plant expansion,
rarely if ever have we had a major budget overage.
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EDUCATION
Master of Science, Aerospace
Engineering, Embry -Riddle
Aeronautical University - AZ
BS Electrical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Seattle
University (SU),1992
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer - Electrical,
WA, No. 36559
Professional Engineer - Electrical,
CA, No. 21548
Professional Engineer - Electrical,
H I, No.13531,
Professional Engineer - Electrical,
GU, No.1605
Professional Engineer - Electrical,
AK, No.12784
Trey has 27 years of experience in automation and electrical engineering, including PLC
and HMI setup and programming. His automation experience spans multiple industries
encompassing industrial and building systems, SCADA networks, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs,
control panel manufacture, and complex troubleshooting. As responsible engineer -in -
charge, he has performed assessments, studies, design, programming, configuration,
start-up, testing, and commissioning for a wide range of projects.
Relevant Experience
City of Richland, Wastewater Plant PLC
Replacement
Trey designed and implemented complete
replacement of plant control system from
Westinghouse controllers to Allen Bradley
Contrologix PLCs. The design included
a new ring communications backbone,
six process area PLCs, and additional
instrumentation for optimized process
control. Implementation was performed
on the plant during normal operation
and required installation of customized
backplanes into existing enclosures.
American Water Services, Tolt Water
Treatment Facility SCADA Upgrade
HDR provides ongoing I&C support at
the Tolt Water Facility, and has provided
support since 2001. Beginning with initial
operations of the facility, HDR has executed
discrete process improvements and water
chemistry projects, and most recently
completed a SCADA system upgrade. The
effort included developing comprehensive
recommendations for the upgrades,
evaluating SCADA system platforms,
and completing the programming of new
hardware (servers, workstations and
monitors) and software (GE i Fix HMI and
Proficy Historian).
City of San Diego, Public Utilities
Department, Water System operations,
SCADA Master Plan
HDR developed a master plan to provide a
cost-effective guide for the city to upgrade/
modernize and maintain its water system
operations SCADA system and distributed
control system (DCS) facilities, improve
remote site communications, and level
out the staffing demands to provide a
more proactive support model. The water
system includes nine raw water dams,
three raw water production wells, three
raw water pipelines, one raw water open
channel conduit, four raw water pumping
stations, three water treatment plants,
five recycled water pumping stations, 49
raw water and potable pumping stations,
27 distribution reservoirs and standpipes,
and 185 monitoring points, serving 1.3
million customers. The project included
documentation reviews, intensive staff
interviews, site visits/assessments, a gap
analysis, and various workshops to help
the city staff come to consensus. The
master plan detailed steps that must be
taken for successful implementation of a
unified SCADA system that is future ready
and included recommended standards,
expected construction costs, and
prioritization of projects.
Seattle Public Utilities, Ship Canal Water
Quality Project Tunnel Storage Pump
Station Design
HDR provided design supporting SPU in the
implementation of a shared CSO storage
tunnel for CSO control of SPU's Ballard
and Fremont/Wallingford CSO areas and
King County's 3rd Avenue W and 11th
Avenue NW CS0 areas. Trey supported
both SCADA and electrical designs for this
critical CSO project for SPU by providing
engineering for the facility building and
process and instrumentation diagram
(P&ID) development, which also included
fiber-optic cabling to remote facilities as
well as local control.
Long Beach Water Department, SCADA
Design Phase I
H DR led efforts to develop the City's
SCADA Master Plan. The challenge was
maintaining the system's functionality
during construction to meet various
stakeholder water needs. This resulted
in a phased approach to system
implementation. Trey lead the HMI
standards, configuration, and programming
efforts of the project.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science,
Construction Engineering,
Montana State University
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer -
C.v;a, Montana,
No.10147
Craig is a professional civil engineer with 30 years experience in the planning, design,
and construction of public works facilities. His experience includes project management,
design, and construction administration of a wide range of multi -million dollar advanced
wastewater treatment plant projects; sewer system conveyance and pumping projects;
and water, sewer, and storm drainage utility planning.
Relevant Experience
City of Kalispell, Kalispell Water Model
Update
HDR has provided multiple updates of
the City of Kalispell's WaterCAD model,
incorporating current water system
extensions, wells, and tanks. These updates
have provided the City with a model that can
used to perform accurate system evaluation
for development requests and large water
system project. The model was also
converted to an EPAnet modeling format and
provided to the City so their staff can utilize
EPAnet for smaller water projects, requested
fire flow analyses, and internal water system
analyses.
City of Kalispell, optimization Study
H DR developed a facility optimization study
for the Kalispell AWWTP based on the
requirements of MDEQ Circular DEQ 12-B
and the City's MPDES permit. The City of
Kalispell is one of the first municipalities in
Montana to receive a general variance and,
as such, is one of the first to perform an
optimization study under Circular DEQ-12B.
The optimization study evaluated current
operations in order to reduce the discharge
of nutrients from the facility. Per Circular
DEQ-12B, the optimization study included
optimizations that only address changes
to existing facilities, should not result in
substantial investment, and must consider
nutrient trading.
City of Kalispell, Biosolids Management
Plan
HDR is reviewing the City's current biosol ids
handling methods, providing alternative
methods, and developing a long-term
vision and direction for the City's biosolids
management.
City of Kalispell, Utility Comprehensive Plan
Update
HDR assisted the City of Kalispell in defining
a comprehensive regional plan for extending
water, sewer, and stormwater service to
the boundary of the planning jurisdiction.
A significant utility planning effort was
completed in 2002 with the City of Kalispell
Water, Sewer ,and Storm Drainage Systems
Facility Plan. This work effort reviewed and
updated where necessary and built upon
information and findings presented in the
Facility Plan.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Basin
Creek Water Treatment Plant Design
HDR provided water filtration and
disinfection design services for the new
Basin Creek WTP. The facility uses a cutting
edge ceramic membrane filtration system
which is the first of its kind to be installed
in the United States. The Basin Creek WTP
includes a recovery skid designed to filter
the backwash waste from the process and
resulting in an overall 99.95% production
capability. The CIP interval for the ceramic
filters installed at Basin Creek is every 6
months. This means that chemical use
is decreased, operation staff labor is cut,
and energy use associated with heating
chemicals and pumping is reduced by 1/6th
over conventional systems. one of the
objectives of this project was to operate
by gravity to the greatest extent possible.
The site was selected based on a hydraulic
analysis that allowed placement of the
membrane equipment to be at the perfect
elevation to accomplish that goal. The Basin
Greek WTP is unique in that it operates as
an on -demand system. Staff does not make
decisions about how much water to treat in
order to meet demand but rather demand
itself sets the flow rate through the WTP at
any given moment.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry,
University ❑f California, Irvine
(UClrvine),1988
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, MT, No.19218
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, CA, No. 7508
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, OR, No. 85755
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, NV, No. 022383
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, WA, No. 44150
Professional Engineer - Control
Systems, NC, No. 034194
Bruce has 31 years of experience in control systems, information tech nology/systems,
data management, instrumentation and control (I&C), and electrical design for projects
that include municipal water/wastewater facilities and industrial control systems. His
experience includes planning, design and implementation of a variety of innovative
treatment processes at municipal, private, and industrial sites. He has also worked to
develop several SCADA and IT master plans for utilities. His key areas of expertise include
project management, cost estimating, information technology planning, I&C design,
SCADA programming, applications development, data management, network security,
quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review of I&C and electrical designs, and
small -project electrical design and support. Bruce has extensive SCADA programming
experience and has used many programming packages including Rockwell Automation,
GE iFix, Wonderware, and many others. He has also provided construction management/
oversight and has been a key player on many construction projects. Bruce has worked
on all phases of large and small projects, from predesign to final commissioning, and has
been frequently retained to provide ongoing support after completion.
Relevant Experience
American Water Services, Tolt Water
Treatment Facility SCADA Upgrade
H DR provides ongoing I&C support at
the Tolt Water Facility, and has provided
support since 2001. Beginning with initial
operations of the facility, H DR has executed
discrete process improvements and water
chemistry projects, and most recently
completed a SCADA system upgrade. The
effort included developing comprehensive
recommendations for the upgrades,
evaluating SCADA system platforms,
and completing the programming of new
hardware (servers, workstations and
monitors) and software (GE i Fix HMI and
Proficy Historian).
City of Freemont, SCADA Control System
Upgrade
HDR is developing improvements that
provide the most cost-effective, long-term
solution for the City, develop a functional
specification for the needed upgrades, and
develop an RFP that the City can use to
complete design and implementation of the
upgrades.
City of Port Townsend, Finished Water 5
Million Gallon (MG) Reservoir and Booster
Pumping Station
Bruce provides support during construction
of the water treatment facility and 5MG
reservoir system improvements. He
responds to requests for information to
clarify design intents and provides on -site
monitoring and support as needed. Due to
the complex nature of this project, several
design changes were required during
construction. Construction is scheduled to
be completed in late 2017.
City of San Diego, Public Utilities
Department, Water System operations,
SCADA Master Plan
H DR developed a master plan to provide a
cost-effective guide for the city to upgrade/
modernize and maintain its water system
operations supervisory control and data
acquisition (SCADA) system and distributed
control system (DCS) facilities, improve
remote site communications, and level
out the staffing demands to provide a
more proactive support model. The water
system includes nine raw water dams,
three raw water production wells, three
raw water pipelines, one raw water open
channel conduit, four raw water pumping
stations, three water treatment plants,
five recycled water pumping stations, 49
raw water and potable pumping stations,
27 distribution reservoirs and standpipes,
and 185 monitoring points, serving 1.3
million customers. The project included
documentation reviews, intensive staff
interviews, site visits/assessments, a gap
analysis, and various workshops to help the
city staff come to consensus. The master
plan detailed steps that must be taken for
successful implementation of a unified
SCADA system that is future ready and
included recommended standards, expected
construction costs, and prioritization of
projects.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Engineering
Science, Energy Option, Montana
Tech of the University of
Montana
REGISTRATIONS
State of Montana Certified
Operator in Water Treatment
Class 1 B
State of Montana Certified
Operator in Water Distribution
Class 1A
Joe provides extensive experience in management and design of instrumentation and
control systems for various environmental and industrial processes. He has specified
initial design and implementation, in addition to system commissioning for plant control
and diagnostic instrumentation systems. His experience ranges from minor plant control
systems to major integrated centralized control systems.
Relevant Experience
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Basin
Creek Water Treatment Plant Design
HDR provided water filtration and
disinfection design services for the new
Basin Creek WTP. The facility uses a cutting
edge ceramic membrane filtration system
which is the first of its kind to be installed
in the United States. The Basin Creek
WTP includes a recovery skid designed
to filter the backwash waste from the
process and resulting in an overall 99.95%
production capability. The CIP interval for
the ceramic filters installed at Basin Creek
is every 6 months. one of the objectives
of this project was to operate by gravity
to the greatest extent possible. The site
was selected based on a hydraulic analysis
that allowed placement of the membrane
equipment to be at the perfect elevation
to accomplish that goal. The Basin Creek
WTP is unique in that it operates as an
on -demand system. Staff do not make
decisions about how much water to treat in
order to meet demand but rather demand
itself sets the flow rate through the WTP
at any given moment. Joe was project
manager for the SCADA programming
efforts as well as acted as the control
expert for BSB with regards to I&C and
SCADA design to be consistent with their
other treatment plants. once construction
commenced, HDR and Joe's staff provided
the client with a turnkey approach taking
the design and completed programming
and training efforts for the controls and all
SCADA components of this project to the
client.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Special
SCADA Projects
HDR has and continues to support to the
staff for various I&C and SCADA projects,
including adding new telemetry/SCADA for
the various PRVs and pressure zones and
displayed on HMIs at the water shop and
water treatment plants. HDR also supports
the continued effort of upgrading controls
and instrumentation for the industrial
Silver Lake Water System. on the water
plant side, we more recently we performed
PLC Upgrades ate the Big Hole and
Moulton WTPs we went from 7 Modicon
Quantum Controllers (6 at BHWTP and 1 at
MWTP) (the old controllers were utilizing
ProWorkNXT programing software) to
Schneider state of the art M580s PLCs
utilizing latest Schneider EcoStruxture
Control Expert (V14.1) formally Unity
software and the UMAC (Unity Modicon
Application Converter). Joe and staff are
currently upgrading PLCs and adding
telemetry for waste water lift stations to
Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Water
Utility Division Telemetry and Controls
HDR assisted City personnel in
implementing a master PLC to poll BTUs
in the field that are communicating via
Modbus TCP/IP. The new PLC, located at
the Moulton WTP, organizes the polling
of existing PLCs between the water shop,
Moulton WTP, Basin Creek WTP, South
Side pump station, Basin Creek PRV, as
well as potential new sites, such as PRV on
Wyoming Street, Colorado Hill Tank, and
other sites as identified by City staff. HDR
also investigated new options for rending
flow at selected PRV sites.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Water
Division General SCADA on -Cali
HDR supports BSB staff with
troubleshooting and repairs for the SCADA
system and other control -related issues.
This includes all divisions of the City
County -Water, Wastewater and other
government building water such treatment
plants, remotes operations stations, the
industrial water system, detention center
and all other SCADA and controls systems.
This support is provided on a 24 hour/7
per week basis with a less than 4 hours
response time.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical
Engineering, Montana Tech of
The University of Montana, 2019
As a controls engineer, Kasey is experienced in process automation and the use of PLCs.
He has compiled information about existing automated systems and industrial networks
into technical documents and designed HMIs for water and wastewater treatment plants.
His experience includes P&ID Interpretation, Java, Python, FactoryTalk SE/ME, RSLogix,
Siemens Simatic, and Wonderware Windowmaker.
Relevant Experience
City of Hamilton, SCADA Improvements
and Master Plan
HDR completed a SCADA master plan
for the City of Hamilton which includes
a review of existing documentation and
existing conditions, application integration
services, design review, materials
list development/procurement, and
installation.
Las Vegas Valley Water District, Wells 124
and J8 Site Improvements
The District is having two wells installed;
Well 124 in Las Vegas and Well J8 in Jean.
The project includes the installation of
new wells, new concrete foundations,
installation of new well pump, piping and
appurtenances, site grading, demolition
of existing motor, installation of perimeter
wall to separate public spaces, and site
restoration to match existing landscape.
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District,
Automation Program Management
This $19.9M program consists of significant
automation upgrades, principally to
Westerly W WTC but also to other District
facilities, as well as HMI improvements
across the District, new fiber optic cable
at Westerly, Wonderwa re stability
improvements, nuisance alarm reductions,
and other improvements. In addition to
SCADA improvements, this project also
includes identifying process limitations,
and designing and implementing successful
solutions to those limitations. The program,
consisting of 12 program elements and
38 projects, will improve the reliability
of the existing HMI system, minimize
the nuisance alarms in the PCS, update
District standards, replace the existing
data management system, and replace and
reprogram the existing outdated PI -Cs.
City of Santa Cruz, Program Management
Services for Water Department
Felton Diversion Pumping Station
Assessment: Assessed the hydraulics
of the pumping system from the Felton
Diversion to both Loch Lomond and
the Graham Water Treatment Plant to
determine the condition of the existing
pipeline from the Felton Diversion to the
Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant and
evaluate needed improvements so water
from the diversion can be pumped directly
to the treatment plant. The project also
included the replacement of several pumps
at the Felton Pumping Station, raw water
modeling, surge analysis, and selection of
design consultant for the recommended
improvements.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical
Engineering, Montana Tech of
The University of Montana, 2016
Josh has 11 years of experience in the design and implementation of electrical control
systems with 4 years in the food and beverage industry as well as 8 years in the mining
industry. He is experienced in all phases of control system design including electrical panel
design, MCC layout and design, programming Programmable Logic Controllers, design
and building HMI graphics, commissioning, startup and troubleshooting. Josh has worked
with VFD's from 5-800HP as well as medium voltage synchronous motor starters from
450-2000HP.
Relevant Experience
City of Hamilton, SCADA Improvements
and Master Plan
H DR completed a SCADA master plan for
the City of Hamilton which includes a review
of existing documentation and existing
conditions, application integration services,
design review, materials list development/
procurement, and installation.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow,
Metro Sewer Division SCADA On -Cali
Maintenance Support
H DR provided support for the Division's staff,
troubleshooting and fixing problems for the
SCADA system and other control -related
items. This included the sewer treatment
plant and remote lift stations. HDR staff was
available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Water
Division General SCADA on -Call
HDR assisted City personnel in implementing
a master PLC to poll RTUs in the field that are
communicating via Modbus TCP/IP. The new
PLC, located at the Moulton WTP, organizes
the polling of existing PLCs between the
water shop, Moulton WTP, Basin Creek WTP,
South Side pump station, Basin Creek PRV,
as well as potential new sites, such as PRV
on Wyoming Street, Colorado Hill Tank, and
other sites as identified by City staff. HDR
also investigated new options for rending
flow at selected PRV sites.
City of Townsend, Wastewater Telemetry
and Control System Assistance
Design -Build Migration of City HMI from
HTML based applications and VTScada
software to Wonderware intouch 2017
and integrated remote stations into a new
HMI for status and alarms. HDR worked
hand -in -hand with the City throughout the
process of resurrecting an old Wonderware
application from before the HTML version
and integrating the system to include new
systems that were previously not part
of the application. Performed process
optimization tasks during the upgrade
including reprogramming a lift station to a
three pump Lead -Lag system. The complex
integration was performed over a variety
of PLC platforms including CompactLogix,
MicroLogix, Micro840 Components and
PLCs requiring Modbus 1/0 Drivers. Using
Win911 Alarm management software, HDR
developed an event and alarm strategy that
allows the City Manager to receive critical
alarms and reports when out of range, or
whenever a status is desired.
Nash Electric, Miscellaneous I&C
Programming and Engineering Services
H DR is a strategic partner with Nash Electric
and provides ongoing programming services
and integration in cooperation with Nash's
technicians on a variety of projects. Our
SCADA expertise is leveraged by Nash to
design networks, control panels, perform
configuration, training, and augment
personnel in the field.
City -County of Butte -Silver Bow, Butte
Treatment Lagoons SCADA Maintenance
HDR provided callout support for
maintenance, troubleshooting, and
implementation of corrective action
for Butte's Treatment Lagoons HMI/
Wonderware and SCADA systems, including
remote monitoring stations. Staff provided
periodic updates to the master and remote
PLCs, including programming logic, HMI,
system alarms, and communication, as
needed. Additionally, HDR provided support
with replacement or upgrade of the SCADA
operating equipment, as well as on -site
PC hardware and software, as requested.
Staff also provided recommendations for
compatible replacements and price quotes
for equipment replacements.
EDUCATION
BS, Control Eng=neering
and Automation, Technicka
Univerzita v Kosiciach
MS, Contr6 Eng'neer*ng
and Automation, Technicka
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REGISTRATION
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Pavol has more than 18 years of experience in project management, design, and
implementation of electrical and control systems for water, wastewater, and pump station
facilities. He is and expert in design, specification, and startup of plant instrumentation
including PLC programming, HMI database configuration, SCADA development, radio
systems and networking design/configuration, and on -site construction support and
inspection. Pavol has worked on all phases of large and small projects from predesign to
final commissioning. He provides support for completed projects and troubleshooting
services to resolve issues in established plants and/or systems. Pavol is actively involved
with industry standards development for HMI, mobile systems, SCADA and cybersecurity
standards through the International Society of Automation.
Relevant Experience
American Water Services, Tolt Water
Treatment Facility SCADA Upgrade
HDR provides ongoing I&C support at
the Tolt Water Facility, and has provided
support since 2001. Beginning with initial
operations of the facility, HDR has executed
discrete process improvements and water
chemistry projects, and most recently
completed a SCADA system upgrade. The
effort included developing comprehensive
recommendations for the upgrades,
evaluating SCADA system platforms,
and completing the programming of new
hardware (servers, workstations and
monitors) and software (GE iFix HMI and
Prof icy Historian).
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District,
Automation Program Management
This $20M program consisted of significant
automation PLC upgrades to Westerly
W WTP, HMI improvements across the
District, new fiber-optic cable at Westerly,
Wonderware stability improvements,
nuisance alarm reductions, and other
improvements.
City of Greensboro, SCADA Support
Services, Townsend and Mitchell WTPs
Pavol provided SCADA support services
including troubleshooting and testing of the
PLCs and H M Is including control network
configuration, monitoring, and industrial
f i rewall testing and optimization.
Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority,
Miscellaneous Improvements and SCADA
Support Services
HDR is performing automation and on-
going SCADA programming for continuous
improvements of a 12 MGD membrane
Water Treatment Plant. An Allen-
Bradley plant, SCADA programming and
configuration are part of SCADA On -Call
and Improvements services on WTP
systems that uses PLCs from the whole
spectrum of A/B platforms: ControlLogix,
Compact Logix, MicroLogix, and SLC 500.
The PTRWA HMI was FactoryTal k SE; HDR
helped to develop new Ignition SCADA
application and performed validation and
completed the configuration to enable
informed operation of the systems. HDR
continues to serve the client as their
preferred go to automation consultant
and provides on going PLC, SCADA and
Instrumentation On -Call support.
Albert D. Seeno Construction Company,
Coyote Springs Wastewater and
Groundwater Treatment Progressive
Design -Build
HDR provided construction -phase services
for the $49.5M water and wastewater
treatment facilities serving the new
Coyote Springs community. The I&C
scope included hardware and software,
PLCs, SCADA, and programming. HDR
provided startup, testing, commissioning,
optimization, and O&M. Pavol provided
technical leadership for application
programming team.
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District,
Automation Program Management
This $19.9M program consists of significant
automation upgrades, principally to
Westerly WWTC but also to other District
facilities, as well as HMI improvements
across the District, new fiber optic cable
at Westerly, Wonde rwa re stability
improvements, nuisance alarm reductions,
and other improvements.