# City of Lincoln Ionwave #26-196

Lincoln broadband conduit locating, GPS, inspection, and installation services

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 26-196
**NAICS:** 541370, 237130

The City of Lincoln is seeking a contractor to locate, map, inspect, and maintain approximately 52 miles of its broadband conduit system.
- **Government buyer:** City of Lincoln, Lincoln Purchasing; purchasing contact: Heather Hartman, Assistant Purchasing Agent.
- **OEM/technology vendor:** **ESRI** is named for required experience using ESRI Field Maps; no manufacturer is specified for the locating or installation work.
- **Requested services and estimated quantities:**
  - 3,120 standard locates with photos; 1,800 clear locates; 1,560 GPS corrections with redlines submitted to City GIS.
  - 180 business-hours and 180 after-hours emergency locates; 480 hours of site surveillance/standby; 60 damage investigations; 24 audit locates.
  - 1,800 structure and facility inspections; 960 business-hours and 60 after-hours special-project hours.
  - 12,000 feet of trace wire material and installation; 300 ground bars and 300 ground rods.
- **Notable requirements:** Bidders must document recent experience locating the City's broadband conduit, provide a damage-investigation procedure and equipment information, and demonstrate experience with ESRI Field Maps. Contractors must be prepared to respond to emergency and damage calls 24/7/365 and be an approved FOP contractor before contract execution. Insurance requirements include commercial general liability, auto liability, and technology errors and omissions coverage. A Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act certification is required.
- **Term:** One year beginning upon contract execution, with three additional one-year renewal options.

### Description

The City of Lincoln is requesting bids for broadband conduit system utility locating services for approximately 52 miles of existing conduit and structures within the city limits. The work includes locating services, GPS services for conduit pathways and single-point structures, trace wire and ground bar/ground rod installation, damage investigations, and structure inspections. Bidders must provide evidence of prior locating experience within the City’s broadband conduit system, a damage investigation procedure, 24/7 emergency-call capability, equipment information, and experience with ESRI Field Maps. The contract term is one year, with three additional one-year renewal options.

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