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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute contracts, and any necessary documents and subsequent amendments, with The Broadband Group (TBG), of Las Vegas, NV, to support in the preparation of the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Initiative through fiber field audits, engineering plans, and construction bid preparations, in the amount of $960,000, with a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $192,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,152,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and, for ongoing expert consultation support to further produce and revise the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Initiative, in an annual amount of $200,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into two contracts with The Broadband Group (TBG) for Citywide fiber technology planning; multi-departmental Dig Once coordination; telecommunication and small cell coordination; telecommunication construction; and, engineering consultation in relation to the preparation of the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Initiative.
In November 2017, the Technology and Innovation Department (TI) submitted a memorandum to the City Council providing a high-level assessment and recommendation to implement a citywide fiber network to interconnect City buildings and establish a citywide fiber backbone. In December 2017, TI and the Financial Management Department (FM) presented to the City Council the City’s critical technology infrastructure needs, which included the recommendation to implement a citywide fiber network.
On June 12, 2018, TBG was awarded the contract for RFP No. TI16-072 for the development of the Fiber Optic Plan including, but not limited to, creating a comprehensive plan, coordination with service providers, ...
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