Alaska Online Public Notices #224727

Alaska DNR Considers Easement for Fiber Optic Cable Installation near Seward Highway

This opportunity involves the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Lands Office considering a public utility easement for fiber optic infrastructure: - Government Buyer: - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Southcentral Regional Lands Office - OEMs and Vendors: - American Broadband (doing business as Interior Telephone Company) - City of Seward Electric Department (existing utility line owner) - Products/Services Requested: - Installation, survey, operation, and maintenance of fiber optic cable lines - Use of existing electric utility line and trenching for new underground fiber optic cable - Development area: approximately 6,328 feet long by 30 feet wide (about 4.85 acres) - No specific part numbers or cable quantities provided - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Final easement location and dimensions determined by as-built survey - Coordination required with Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Alaska Railroad Corporation - Compliance with environmental and land use regulations - No hazardous materials or storage tanks involved - Indefinite easement term

Description

This solicitation is for a public utility easement involving the installation, survey, operation, and maintenance of fiber optic cables near Seward Highway Milepost 11 in Alaska. The project includes the use of existing utility lines and trenching for cable burial, with the final easement location to be determined by an as-built survey. The activity is indefinite in term and requires coordination with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Alaska Railroad Corporation. Comments on the project must be received by September 5, 2026.

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