Garland Ionwave #REQ00003176 Addendum 1

Garland fiber-optic network maintenance, repair, construction, and modernization term agreement

The City of Garland is seeking contractors to maintain, repair, construct, and modernize fiber-optic networks serving its IT, Transportation/Traffic, and Water departments. - Government buyer: City of Garland, Purchasing and Contract Administration / Procurement and Contracts Division. - Opportunity: Term agreement for scheduled and emergency fiber-optic work; the City plans to select primary and secondary contractors. Combined estimated annual spending is $800,000, with no guaranteed minimum work. - OEMs named in the specifications: CPI (specified rack, part number 55053-703) and Corning (specified rack-mountable housing and CCH splice cassette). Approved equivalents are allowed where specified. No service contractor or reseller is named. - Materials requested: Fiber-optic cable, generally OS2 singlemode; OM4 or better multimode where specified, needed for existing equipment, or approved. IT cable counts include 12, 24, 36, 72, 96, 144, and 288 fibers; Traffic and Water counts include 12, 24, 36, or 96. Other materials include fiber housings and units, splice cassettes, jumpers, accessories, conduit, pull cords, cable racks, pull boxes, and communications vaults. No overall quantities are provided; plans or City direction determine project needs. Eight 1-foot OM4 test jumpers are specified per cabinet. - Services requested: Scheduled and emergency crews; mobilization; enclosure preparation and re-entry; cable preparation and fiber splicing by count range; aerial and duct fiber construction; pole attachments; field engineering; design and as-built documentation; trenching and boring; conduit and ground-box preparation; installation, termination, testing, troubleshooting, and restoration. - Notable requirements: Emergency availability outside regular weekday business hours and on City-designated holidays, with response targets of 2 hours for critical outages, 4 hours for high priority, and 8 hours for medium priority. Materials are reimbursed at actual cost with markup capped at 10%. Bids must cover all items; partial bids are not accepted. Work requires testing and documentation, security/access controls for critical facilities, and at least a two-year workmanship warranty.

Description

The City of Garland seeks bids for a term agreement to maintain, repair, and modernize its fiber optic network serving the IT, Transportation, and Water departments. Services include scheduled fiber work and emergency repairs, such as installation, splicing, termination, testing, and related construction and design support. The initial contract period is 12 months, with four optional 12-month renewals; bids must cover all items, and partial bids are not accepted. The notice states an estimated annual expenditure of $800,000 for both contracts combined, with no guaranteed minimum work.

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