2025-08_Notice_of_Intent_to_Award.pdf

The document is a Bid Tabulation Sheet: Notice of Intent to Award from the Town of Farragut for Bid No. 2025-08, titled "Farragut Fiber Optic Cable Implementation". The bid was opened on November 18th, 2024, at 2:00 pm, with Creek Enterprises LLC from Adrian, Michigan, being the sole bidder and the intended recipient of the award. The project involves the implementation of a fiber optic cable network expansion, with the vendor submitting a base bid price of $1,187,654.00 and an alternate bid price of $111,265.25.

Creek Enterprises LLC's total bid comes to $1,298,860.25, covering the construction, installation, and testing of new fiber optic communications equipment to expand the existing Farragut Fiber Network. The project will involve splicing new fiber optic cables to existing infrastructure and terminating cables in new patch panels inside buildings. The contract is anticipated to be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which introduces specific federal procurement requirements. The project has a twelve-month completion timeline from the Notice to Proceed, with potential liquidated damages for project delays.