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Home My WebLink AboutFY23 Fiber to Premise Network Project*** Proof of Publication *** State of Iowa Black Hawk County Waterloo, City of - Legals Accounts Payable 715 MULBERRY ST. WATERLOO IA 50703 ORDER NUMBER 222432 The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, do depose and say that I am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true copy of which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier on the following days, to -wit: Section: Legals Category: 950 Legal Notice PUBLISHED ON: 04/03/2023 TOTAL AD COST: FILED ON: 154.08 4/3/2023 That the issues of said paper containing said notice were duly circulated in the regular manner. ‘ef-hahrAliaca,,A,eit, Notary Publis/}taor Said County 11 ANNE FOX Commission Number 807163 • My Commission Expires ow*` October 24, 2023 *** Proof of Publication *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On Proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract, And Estimate of Cost For the FY 2023 CONSTRUCTION OF A FIBER -TO -THE -PREMISE FEEDER /DISTRIBUTION AND BACKBONE NETWORK PROJECT In the City of Waterloo. Iowa CONTRACT NO. 1080 RECEIVING OF BIDS On behalf of the City of Waterloo and the Municipal Telecommunications Utility of the City of Waterloo, notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. at her office in the City Hall of the said City on the 13th day of April, 2023 before 1:00 p.m. for the construction of the FY 2023 CONSTRUC- TION OF A FIBER -TO -THE -PREMISE FEEDER/DISTRIBUTION AND BACK- BONE NETWORK PROJECT, Contract No. 1080, as described in detail in the pans and specifications now on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Proposals received after the deadline for submission of bids as stated herein shall not be considered and shall be returned to the late bidder unopened. OPENING OF BIDS All proposals received will be opened to the City Council Chambers at City Hat, in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 13th day of April 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Proposals will be considered by the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Telecommu- nications Utility at its meeting at 4:00 pm on April 19, 2023, in the Harold E. Getty Council Chambers in City Hall, 715 Mutterry Street, Waterloo, Iowa- The Board may approve awarding a Contract at said meeting, or at such other time and place as shall then be announced. Proposals will be considered by the City of Waterloo City Council at its meeting at 5:30 P.M. on April 17, 2023, in the Harold E. Getty Council Chambers in City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. The City Council anticipates making the award of Contract at its meeting at 5:30 P.M. on May 1, 2023, or at such other time and Mace as shall then be announced. PUBLIC HEARINGS The City Council of Waterloo, Iowa, wit hold a public hearing on the proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract, and Estimate of Costs for the construction of said improvements at 5:30 p.m. on the 17th day of April, 2023, in the Harold E. Getty Council Chambers in City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. At said hearing, any interested person may appear and file objections thereto or to the cost of the improvements. The Board of Trustees of the Municipal Telecommunications Utility will hold a public hearing on the proposed Plans, Specification, Form of Contract, and Estimate of Costs for the construction of said improvements at 4:00 pm on April 19. 2023 at Harold E. Getty Council Chambers in City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. At said hearing. any interested person may appear and file objections thereto or to the cost of the improvements. MANDATORY PRE -BID MEETING A mandatory pre -bid meeting will be held in person and virtually. Attendance is mandatory to respond to the 2023 Construction of a Fiber -to -the -Premise Feeder/Distribution and Backbone Net- work Project, Contract No. 1080. The meeting location and ID and Code are listed below. If this information should change, updated information will be posted at the website listed below. hips:/twww. cityofwaterlooiowa.ceMgov- ernmenl/municipalgovermentbids.php Pre -Bid Meeting -- Date: March 30, 2023 / Time: 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. CST. Mollenhoff Conference Room in City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. Join Zoom Meeting -- Date: March 30, 2023 / Time: 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. CST, Topic: Telecom Pre -Construction Meeting Time: Mar 30, 2023 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting htlps9/us06web.zoow.us/j /84573394747?pwd=Y11MUnNPRhI0W W 9YO3p3ekNkaUR0OT09 Meeting ID: 845 7339 4747 Passcode: 667435 One tap mobile +19294362866„84573394747#,,,, '667435# US (New York) +13017158592„84573394747#.... 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Form of Contract & Estimate of Cost Apnl 19, 2023 • City Award of Contract May 1. 2023 • Utility consideration of bids & approval of award of contract May 3, 2023 • Contract Signed and Mobilization Commences May 4, 2023 • Commence Construction June 5. 2023 • All Contracts Must Have Obligations Complete by December 31, 2024 • Complete Construction No Later Than December 31, 2026 SCOPE OF WORK The City seeks a Contractor to build the necessary components to create the high-speed Fiber -To -The -Premise (FTTP) 10 Gigabit Symmetrical -Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) communications Network (the Project) within the Ciy's defined Service Area and prepare it to deliver backbone and fiber -to -the -home services. The system shall be a fully operational high-speed communications network supporting Internet protocol technology and allowing users access to and from the Internet. The Project requires the construction of a Fiber -to - the -Premise feeder/distribution and a backbone network which will support XGS-PON technologies to be utilized to deliver best -effort and guaranteed serv- ices to its customers within the City Service Area. The design (Attachment A) identifies the placement of Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH's) located at the City data center and network PoP's. These locations will also house active electronics and splitters in support of the FTTP deployment. Fiber routes to be built by contractor and operated by the City and the Waterloo Telecommunications Utility will be utilized topp interconnect these FDHs in a fiber ring tFiber routes are laid out logically to economically conned each service area back to the local cabinet located at the headend or alternate node site. Architec- ture is a star design for the feeder network and a nng connecting network nodes. The Project will be located at various locations throughout the City. Once construction of an FTTP area is complete, tested and running for 30 days, the Engineer will provide a certificate of substantial completion for that FTTP area. After substantial completion, the City /Utility shall be able to occupy or utilize the FTTP area for its intended purpose. The City/Utility shall complete One Call locates for all FTTPs that have received a certificate of substantial completion. The City has active grant applications into federal funding agencies for portions of the backbone only (Division 2 work). In the event of a grant award, the City reserves the right to remove the Division 2 work from this Contract, with a reduction in fee to the Contractor equivalent to the bid price associated with the Division 2 work. The City anticipates that a decision regarding the Division 2 work will be made on or before June 1, 2023. Published pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 26 of the City Code of Iowa and upon order to the City Council of said Waterloo, Iowa, on the day of 20th day of March, 2023. CITY OF WATERLOO. IOWA Kelley Felchle City Clerk