Fiber Optic Infrastructure Construction Project

ErieNet is seeking contractors to construct approximately 362 miles of fiber optic cable in Erie County, NY. The scope of work will include the construction of approximately 338 miles of aerial fiber optic cable. An additional 24 miles of fiber cable with locatable mule tape will need to be pulled through existing conduit duct. There are approximately 129 miles of aerial construction, and 7 miles of underground fiber installation that will be located on NYDOT controlled roads. This project consists of 142 point-to-point locations. There are no dual cable routes. It is expected that ErieNET will be actively pursuing connections of new customers to their network, which will cause extensions to be built. The contractor will provide and install fiber optic cable in these circumstances. The project is expected to begin in August of 2023, proceeding at a rate of at least 8 miles per week. Firms are encouraged to include Certified Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) in their teams to meet goals of 15% MBE and 5% WBE participation. Certified MBE/WBE proposers should include the Erie County certification letter with the proposal. RFP Questions Due Monday, March 27, 2023 All inquiries concerning this RFP are to be emailed to: ErieNETLDC@erie.gov All costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal responding to this RFP will be the responsibility of the Offeror and will not be reimbursed by ErieNET. All firms wishing to participate in this process must register electronically to ErieNETLDC@erie.gov by including a signed and dated version of the NonDisclosure Agreement which can be found in (Attachment "A") at the end of this document. Upon receipt of the NDA, ErieNET will send a map of the area showing the fiber count by route and a KMZ file, showing the planned fiber routes. Also to participate in the pre-bid call, please register via email to ErieNETLDC@erie.gov Proposals shall be emailed to ErieNETLDC@erie.gov with subject line reading "Request for Proposal for Fiber Optic Infrastructure Construction." Failure to do so may result in premature disclosure of your proposal. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the proposal is received by ErieNET, by the date and time specified above. Late proposals will not be considered. Proposers MUST sign the Proposal Certification attached hereto as Schedule "A". Unsigned proposals will be rejected.

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