Exhibit 2
RESOLUTION NO. 1782
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,028,078 FROM THE WATER REPLACEMENT FUND AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $826,254 FROM THE RECYCLED WATER
REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE DISTRICT’S PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. FOR THE CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL
CONTROL PANEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER
FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, Board of Directors of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it is necessary, desirable and in the public interest to replace the water and wastewater Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, or SCADA, system, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project Nos. 5542-1, 5542-2 and 5542-3, or Project; and WHEREAS, the first phase of the SCADA replacement, which included the software, network and security planning, design, and development, as well as the design of new electrical control panels, is substantially complete; and
WHEREAS, staff are prepared to move into the second phase, which consists of fabricating and installing new electrical control panels at 54 water and wastewater sites citywide and connecting them to the SCADA system developed in the first phase; and
WHEREAS, the city contracted with Partners in Control, Inc. DBA Enterprise Automation, Inc., an engineering design firm to develop plans, specifications, and contract documents necessary to complete the Project; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2025, the CMWD Board adopted Resolution No. 1769, adopting the plans, specifications and contract documents for the Project prepared by Partners in Control, Inc. DBA Enterprise Automation, Inc. and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise the construction documents for bidding; and
WHEREAS, due to the specific performance requirements of the proposed work, staff conducted a bidder pre-qualification process and out of four respondents, two firms were identified as being qualified to submit bids; and
WHEREAS, Technical Systems, Inc. submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid to construct the project, in an amount of $3,755,700; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has authorized and directed the City Manager to award a contract to Technical Systems, Inc. to provide construction services for the Project in an amount not to exceed $3,755,700; and
WHEREAS, the CMWD’s pro-rata share of the costs for the water and recycled water portions of construction services of the Project are $2,028,078 and $826,254, respectively; and WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in CIP Project Nos. 5542-2 and 5542-3, water and recycled water replacement funds, respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the CMWD Board has determined that the proposed action to replace electrical control panels at existing water and wastewater facilities is categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, Guidelines Section 15301 because it involves the maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing facilities with negligible or no expansion of the existing or former use. No exceptions to the categorical exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 or Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070(C) apply.
3. That the CMWD’s water replacement fund will pay $2,028,078 and the recycled water replacement fund will pay $826,254 of the total contract of $3,755,700 to Technical Services, Inc. for the portion of the Project related to construction services for the electrical control panel replacements for water and recycled water facilities.
4.That the Executive Manager or designee is authorized to sign all other documents necessary for regulatory compliance, to extend funding opportunities, or to otherwise implement and finalize the project, subject to the review and approval as to form by the Office of the General Counsel.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Meeting of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors and the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of September, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, President
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SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)
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