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ITEM 5
City Council Memorandum Development Services Memo No. N/A
Date:
June 20, 2022
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Andy Bass, Deputy City Manager
Derek Horn, Development Services Director
From:
Dennis Aust, Development Project Administrator
Subject:
Purchase of Repair and Upgrade Services to the City's Fiber Network
Proposed Motion:
Move City Council approve the purchase of repair and upgrade services to the City's fiber network, using multiple vendors under the State of Arizona contracts for Cabling Communication Systems and the City of Tucson contracts for Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Fiber/Copper Networks, in an amount not to exceed $2,744,698.
Background/Discussion:
The City completed a Fiber Master Assessment in 2020, performing an audit and inventory of key aspects of the fiber infrastructure. From this, a 10-year fiber master plan capital program was developed to ensure redundancy and diversity needed for seamless operations. The plan lays out a program to update, improve, maintain and operate a fiber optic communications network beneficial to both the City and the public. Local Funding and American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funding have been allocated in the fiscal year 2021/2022 and fiscal year 2022/2023 budgets to accomplish the projects in this plan. This approval will allow for several of those projects to be accomplished in smaller sections, improving the efficiency and timeliness of those projects to be completed by spreading the work among several contractors. This approach allows for multiple projects to be worked on simultaneously throughout the City and minimize impact to the traveling public.
Evaluation:
The State of Arizona competitively solicited and awarded contracts for cabling communication systems to multiple vendors. The City has a current agreement with the State allowing for the cooperative use of its contracts.
The City of Tucson competitively solicited and awarded a contract for installation, maintenance and repair of fiber/copper networks. The City has a current agreement with the City of Tucson allowing for the cooperative use of its contracts.
The utilization of both of these contracts, each of which has multiple vendors awarded, will allow more than one project to be completed at the same time.
Fiscal Impact
Account No.
Fund Name
Program Name
Dollar Amount
CIP Funded Y/N
417.1560.5219.6DS099
Capital Grants
Citywide Fiber
2,744,698
Y
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