SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a contract (blanket purchase order) in the amount of $2,595,000, awarding RFP 17-19 to Precision Contracting Services, Inc., for the installation of new, and maintenance of existing, conduit and fiber optic cabling for a 5-year period from March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2024 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Precision Contracting Services, Inc. (PCS) was the only responsive bidder on RFP 17-19, Fiber Optic Cable Installation, Conduit Boring and Fiber Maintenance Services. PCS will install or replace fiber optic conduit and cabling to 9 locations across the City and provide on-going maintenance and emergency repair services for the period of March 2019 through February 2024.
Of the total authorized amount, approximately $1,975,000 is scheduled for installation of new infrastructure, $500,000 ($100,000 per year for the 5-year term) is scheduled for maintenance, repair and relocations, and $120,000 is contingency (~5%) for total project contingency.
Maintenance services will also include mapping for existing and new infrastructure as necessary for the accurate location and inventory of city owned fiber infrastructure.
This work will extend the City’s existing private fiber network and create redundancy in the network to improve the level of service and reliability of data and voice connectivity to city facilities.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are budgeted in projects 315-94729, Citywide Connectivity Infrastructure, and 315-94888, City EOC and Disaster Recovery Expansion to fund this project, and additional funds will be included in future budgets form the on-going maintenance and emergency repair needs over the next five years.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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