# North Carolina eVP #354-UT27-17

Swift Creek Pump Station PLC, HMI, and supervisory-control system upgrade

**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** 354-UT27-17
**NAICS:** 541511, 238210, 541512, 221320, 541330

The Town of Cary Utilities Department is seeking an integrator to modernize controls at the Swift Creek Pump Station.
- **Buyer:** Town of Cary, Utilities Department, Cary, North Carolina.
- **Scope:** Design, furnish, program, install, test, and commission upgraded PLC and supervisory controls while maintaining station operations. The upgrade supports conversion from 575V to 480V, integrates existing equipment, and improves operational redundancy.
- **Named OEMs and technology vendors:** **Allen-Bradley** (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, or GuardLogix PLCs and Optix HMI), **Caterpillar** (C32GC generator interface), **AVEVA** (System Platform and Tier 2 read-only solution), and **Wonderware** (referenced in training requirements).
- **Requested equipment and quantities:** One minimum 24-inch Allen-Bradley Optix local HMI; one interface for the existing Caterpillar C32GC, 1000 kW generator; Allen-Bradley PLC and I/O hardware in unspecified quantities; and integration of the specified or existing field instrumentation and pump-monitoring devices. No part numbers are stated.
- **Notable technical requirements:** Redundant master and hot-standby PLC control, shared-I/O redundancy, at least 15% spare I/O per type, hardwired high- and low-level float backup, staged migration, cybersecurity and communications configuration, and integration with VFDs, soft starters, switchgear, generator/ATS, and SCADA. Deliver native source code, as-built documentation, training, and site acceptance testing (SAT); provide at least two days of on-site support after SAT.
- **Contract term:** One initial year, with up to two additional one-year renewals at the Town’s option. No specific completion date is stated.

### Description

The Town of Cary is seeking proposals from qualified control system integrators to design, furnish, program, install, test, and commission improvements to the supervisory and control system at the Swift Creek Pump Station. The project will replace and reprogram the existing pump station control and monitoring system to accommodate a change in electrical power from 575 volts to 480 volts. The upgraded system is intended to integrate existing pump station equipment and provide increased operational redundancy. Proposals are due November 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM.

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