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Town of FraminghamDepartment of Public Works

TownWideSCADAUpgrade

AshleyDunn,P.E.SeniorWater&WastewaterEngineer,Framingham

JonathonGrant,P.E.AssociatePrincipal/TechnicalManager,Woodard&Curran

Department of Public WorksTown of Framingham

Agenda§ IntroductiontoFramingham

§ ProjectBackground

§ DesignDiscussion

§NextSteps

Department of Public WorksTown of Framingham

IntroductiontoFramingham§ Established1700§ Population:68,000(2010Census)§ PopulationgrewquicklypostWWIIthrough1970s

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IntroductiontoFramingham§ DiverseLandUse– Residential,Commercial,Industrial,Institutional,Recreational• CorporateHQ’s– Bose,Staples,Genzyme,TJX

• FraminghamStateUniversity&Mass.BayCommunityCollege

• Transportation:Interstate90,Route9,Railroad(MBTA/CSX)

• CallahanStatePark• LakeCochituate• MWRAInfrastructure

• Aqueducts(4):Sudbury,Weston,Hultman,Metrowest Tunnel

• Reservoirs(3):Foss,Sudbury,Bracket

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IntroductiontoFramingham§ MWRASuppliesWaterandTreatsWastewater(7MGD)

§ Townmanagesdistributionandcollection:• WastewaterPumpStations:

• 42(19SCADA,23PhoneAlarms)

• WaterPumpStations:• 4ConnectionstoMWRAAqueduct• 3BoosterStations

• WaterTankSites:• 5

§ CapitalprojectsrequireapprovalatAnnualTownMeeting

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ProjectBackground§ PreliminaryStudy

• RadioStudy• SystemAssessment

• ExistingMotorola

§ Design• 75%AllStations

• PLCBasedSystem• 100%RadioBackbone

• 12Facilities(+1)• 6PumpStations• 5TankSites• 1PRVSite• DPWHeadquarters

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ProjectBackground§ FirstConstructionPhase:RadioBackbone&CriticalWaterSites

WaterTankSites:5WaterPumpStations:6DPWHeadquarters:1PRVSites:1

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DesignDiscussionAgenda§ SCADASystemAssessment§ RadioPropagationStudy§ DesignSolution§ 75%Design§ Phase1• 100%Design• BidResults• Construction

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§ HighleveloverviewofexistingSCADAsystem• Conditionofequipmentandinstruments• Lifecycleofexistingcontrolsequipment• Networkconfiguration• Computerandsoftwarecondition,includinglifecycle

• Utilitytooperationsstaff

§ Solicitedfeedbackfromalllevelsoforganizationtoimproveoverallsolutionandincreasebuy-intoprojectandendproduct

§ Proposedprojectstoupgradesystem§ Phasesandcostestimatestailoredtocapitalimprovementsplanfunding

SCADASystemAssessment

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§ Identifiedradioequipmentrequirements

§ Determinedantennahardwarerequirements

§ Determinedinstallationrequirements(antennamountingheights,cableandconnectorsneeded,etc.)

RadioPropagationStudy

§ Determinedbesttelemetrypathsforsitestothepollingmaster;§ Developedconstructioncostestimate§ CollectedFCCradiofrequencylicensingrequirements.

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§ ExistingMotorolaPLCandcommunicationnetworknolongeranindustrystandard

§ Soontobedifficulttofindcomponents(productobsolescence)

§Onlyoneintegratorintheareahadtheknowledgeandexperiencetomaintainthesystem

DesignSolution

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§ UtilizeAllenBradleyPLCHardware• Readilyavailable• StrongmarketpresenceintheNortheast• MostareaintegratorshaveexperiencewithAllenBradley

§ LicensedFrequencyRadioCommunication• Robust,reliablealternativetophonelinecommunications

• Effectivelydeployedinmunicipalitiesthroughoutthestateandregion

• FrequencyandequipmentownedbyTownsomorecontrolofmaintenanceandtroubleshooting

§ Atsiteswherefiberopticcommunicationisavailable,thetwocommunicationsystemstobeconfiguredwithautomaticfailover

DesignSolution

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§ Proposedsolutionswouldcombineallstationsononecommunicationplatform• Fiberopticconnectiontoactasbackuptolicensedfrequencyradiowhereavailable

§ StandardizeonPLCequipmentandcontrolpaneldesignphilosophy• Easierforoperatorsduringregularuse,maintenanceandtroubleshooting

DesignSolution

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§ Designdocumentationdevelopedtobe‘modular’,soTowncouldselectsitestobeincludedineachphaseofconstruction

§ Producedfabricationlevelcontrolpaneldesignpackages• Panelgroupswerechosen,soonedrawingsetcouldrepresentmultiplesites

• I/Olistsuniquetoeachsite,butsimilarinstructureandorganization

§ Producedelectricalsitelayouts,antennamountingdetailsandsiteriserdiagrams(withinformationfromradiopropagationstudy)

75%Design(CompleteSystem)

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§WorkedcloselywithTownoperationstomaintaincriticalfunctionalityandaddnewsignals,monitoring,etc.whereappropriate

§ CoordinatedwithTown’sITstafftoproperlyidentifycomputerandcommunicationequipmentatsitestoremainandincorporateintonewapproach

75%Design(CompleteSystem)

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§ Thisphaseincorporatedthesitesandmodificationsrequiredtocreateatelemetry‘backbone’fortheSCADAsystem

Phase1(100%Design)

§ Thesesitesfacilitatecommunicationwithallothersitesinthesystem,creatingflexibilityforfuturephases

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§ Engineer’sEstimateofProbableCost:$262,000§ BidsReceived(2)

• LowBid:$363,700• SecondLowBid:$420,507

§ Contributorstothediscrepancy• Underestimatedinstallationofantennasonstoragetanks• Largerthananticipatedmaterialcostandlaborcostincreases• Suspectedbiddingclimatechange(projectwasbidduringconstructionseason,socontractorswerenotaseagertobidaggressivelywithworkschedulefilled)

• Constructionestimatingmethodology(accurateinpreviousyears)experienced‘misses’in2016

Phase1BidResults

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§ BasedonresultsfromPhase1bid,tablewithsubsequentconstructioncostestimatesupdatedaccordingly

§ TheseestimatesusedtorequestconstructionfundsthroughTownmeetingover4years

Phase1BidResults

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§MemberofEngineer’sdesignteamperformingconstructionadministrationduties

§UtilizingEngineer’sin-houseintegrationstaffforimplementation,startupandtraining• Morecohesiveprojectteamreducedfingerpointing,RFIsandchangeorders

§Workingcloselywithmanagementandoperationstafftosequencereplacementofequipment,reducingdowntimeandserviceinterruptions

Phase1Construction

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§ CurrentStatus(January2017):• Antennainstallationscompleteatallsites,withtheexceptionoftheDPWtower;communicationtestingtobeginonceallantennasareinstalled• Controlpanelsinstalledatallsites;cableandconduitconnectionscomplete• I/Ocheckout,integrationandstartupactivitiestobeginafterradiocommunicationtestingiscomplete

Phase1Construction

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Phase1Construction– DoeskinTank

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Phase1Construction– ElmStreetPS

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Phase1Construction– PleasantStreetPS

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NextSteps§ Phase2DesignSpring2017• PrioritizedstationsnotcurrentlymonitoredbySCADA• Constructiondependentuponfunding(ATM)

§ AdditionalPumpStationupgradeprojectswillincludeSCADAupgradesin2017(3thisyear)

§ Phase3DesignplannedSpring2018(ATM)§ Constructioncompletionallwaterandwastewaterfacilities2019-2020(ATM)

§ Totalcostforallprojects:estimatedtobe$3.9Mthrough2020

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Questions?

Department of Public WorksTown of Framingham

§ AshleyN.Dunn,P.E.SeniorWaterandWastewaterEngineer

§ TownofFraminghamDepartmentofPublicWorks100WesternAvenueFramingham,MA01702

Tel:508-532-6060Fax:508-424-3428and@FraminghamMA.gov

§ JonathonGrant,P.E.AssociatePrincipal/TechnicalManager

§ Woodard&Curran,Inc.980WashingtonStreet,Suite325Dedham,MA02026

Tel:(781)613-0527jgrant@woodardcurran.com

Thankyou!