Consideration and Approval of Contract:  Approval of a cooperative purchase contract with Aspen Communications for the completion of underground conduit and fiber installation at United States Geological Survey (USGS) Building 6 located at 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001.

Per the USGS lease agreement NO: GS-09B-LAZ00170 recently amended to include Section 7.02 NOTICE TO PROCEED - UNDERGROUND CONDUIT INSTALLATION, the City of Flagstaff will manage the project of adding underground conduit and fiber at the USGS Building 6, a City owned property.   The work will be performed by Aspen Communications, an AZ State Contract service provider (Contract No. ADS017-169124, Cabling Communication Systems-Northern AZ Region), in the amount of $238,676.84.  Per the amended lease agreement, General Services Administration (GSA) will make a lump sum payment to the City of Flagstaff to cover all construction costs associated with the project.

Work will be performed by Aspen Communications, an AZ State Contract service provider, in the amount of $238,676.84.  Per the lease amendment #1, General Services Administration (GSA) on behalf of USGS will make a lump sum payment to the City of Flagstaff to cover all construction costs associated with the project. The budget for this project is in the USGS Facility Section in account 001-06-153-0536.

Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives

Sustainable, Innovative Infrastructure: 
Deliver outstanding services to residents through a healthy, well-maintained infrastructure system.

Robust Resilient Economy: 
Grow and strengthen a more robust, diverse, and resilient economy.  
Maintain and enhance an effective business recruitment, retention, and expansion program.
Attract employers that provide high quality jobs and have a low community impact.

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The USGS Campus was established at its current location in 1963. Originally, it was the base of operations for scientists involved in astrogeology related to the Space Program. Since that time, the campus has expanded to include scientists involved in geology, geography, and water resources, as well as astrogeology. Today, the USGS Campus employs over 200 scientific personnel. The City of Flagstaff owns the buildings on the USGS campus with the General Services Administration (GSA) under a lease.

This contract approval will allow critical infrastructure updates to be performed at the USGS facility.  Upgrading to dedicated Fiber connections in City-owned conduit will allow for a much faster connection to the USGS facilities, which will bring the facility's network capabilities up to date to allow for greater bandwidth, data processing, and productivity.

The agreement will allow a lump sum payment to cover the entire construction costs from GSA, directly to the City of Flagstaff.  The City will manage the project, and contract the work out to Aspen Communications, an AZ State Contract service provider.     

This contract approval will allow for critical infrastructure improvements to the USGS facility, a City of Flagstaff owned property.  Eventually this work will also benefit the Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) facility, by providing a pathway for fiber to the facility.  
The USGS Campus has provided an array of economic benefits to the Flagstaff community. Currently, the facility employs over 200 people in the scientific sector, most of which are in high paying jobs. There is a strong connection between NAU and the USGS Campus that creates a synergy for the growth of both facilities.