Santa Fe lifts wastewater SCADA engineering contract to $1.16m
City of Santa Fe Water Division, New Mexico · Meeting date: October 19, 2026 · Published: October 20, 2026
Santa Fe’s Public Works and Utilities Committee has approved an $811,406.25 increase to SKM Engineering’s on-call SCADA and controls contract, supporting expansion, repair and programming work at the Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation Facility.
Key points
- The committee approved the consent agenda, including the SKM Engineering amendment, by unanimous roll-call vote on 19 October.
- The amendment raises maximum compensation by $811,406.25 to $1,157,606.25, including tax, for a four-year term.
- The amendment removes the annual spending cap and converts the arrangement to a not-to-exceed contract value.
- The work supports expanding SCADA connections and electrical upgrades at the Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation Facility.
Full report
Santa Fe has moved to substantially increase the engineering capacity available for controls work at its Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation Facility, with the Public Works and Utilities Committee approving a contract amendment that takes SKM Engineering’s on-call SCADA and controls agreement to $1.16 million.
The committee approved the amended consent agenda unanimously by roll-call vote on 19 October. The action removed a separate, non-water $3.45 million Complete Streets budget request because it had already been approved by the governing body; the SKM amendment remained in the consent agenda.
Amendment No. 1 increases SKM Engineering’s compensation by $811,406.25, including tax, to a maximum of $1,157,606.25. The amendment also removes the contract’s annual spending cap, replacing it with a not-to-exceed value across its four-year term. The Wastewater Enterprise Fund is identified as the funding source.
According to the purchasing memo, Paseo Real relies on rotating equipment and other electrically driven process equipment requiring periodic repair, replacement and programming of electronic controls. The facility’s supervisory control and data acquisition system is also being expanded into areas that were not previously connected.
The city said the existing on-call arrangement will provide installation and programming services needed to expedite that work. The additional contract funding is intended to support programming tasks associated with an invitation to bid for electrical upgrades, including SCADA expansion at several locations in the facility.
The scope attached to the agreement includes emergency and non-emergency SCADA and field-support services; automation and controls engineering; software and firmware updates; software programming; radio telemetry support; computer and IT support; cybersecurity vulnerability support; and development of a 20-year preventative-maintenance plan for critical SCADA assets.
SKM Engineering was selected through RFP 25152, issued in March 2025. The city received two proposals and awarded two contracts under that procurement, according to the packet. The amendment was scheduled to proceed to the Finance Committee on 26 October and the governing body on 28 October.
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Source: Public Works and Utilities Committee, City of Santa Fe Water Division