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ITEM 10
City Council Memorandum Development Services Memo No. DS23-014
Date:
July 17, 2023
To:
Mayor and Council
Thru:
Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Andy Bass, Deputy City Manager
Micah Miranda, Interim Development Services Director
Louis Kneip, Development Engineering Manager
From:
Dennis Aust, Telecommunications and Utility Franchise Manager
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, utilizing multiple vendors available under the State of Arizona Contract No. CTR062466, Communications Cabling Systems, and the City of Tucson Contract No. 212710, Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Fiber/Copper Networks, in a combined amount not to exceed $2,411,414.
Background/Discussion:
The City completed a citywide Fiber Assessment in 2020, performing an audit and inventory of key aspects of the fiber infrastructure. From this document, 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.
This project is 100% funded with American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funding which has been allocated in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget 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 by spreading the work among several contractors. This approach allows for multiple projects to be worked on simultaneously throughout the city and minimizes 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 and 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 available, 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
$2,411,414
Y
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