Summary
The City of Ames, Iowa is seeking proposals from qualified engineering firms to provide professional services for the planning, design, and development of plans and specifications for the procurement and implementation of a replacement Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system with Automatic Generation Control (AGC) for the Electric Services Department. The existing SCADA system, commissioned in 2001, requires replacement due to age, hardware obsolescence, and evolving operational needs. The selected firm will develop replacement specifications, network diagrams, evaluation matrices, cost estimates, vendor lists, security requirements, and assist with bidding and proposal analysis, with proposals due by 2:00 PM CT on July 14, 2026.