Addendum #1 Fiber Optic Cabling.pdf

TOWN OF HOLLISTON

IT DEPARTMENT

703 Washington St 508-958-4416 Holliston, MA 01746 April 9, 2024

ADDENDUM #1

MUNICIPAL FIBER PROJECT - HOLLISTON

This addendum includes the following questions and answers along with setting a date for a non-mandatory Pre Bid Conference:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1. Are any of the building terminations located more than 50 feet from the building entrance and not routed through conduit? That is an exposed cable.

Answer: Yes two of the buildings the final termination location will be more than 50’ from the wire entrance.

● 1750 Washington Street is located about 75’ from the entrance with drop ceilings.

● The High School is located about 150’ from the entrance of the wire. At the High

School, there is conduit from the street into the Holliston Cable Studio entrance (center right of the front of the building). From this entrance the final termination is about 150’ through 4 brick walls and drop ceilings (at least 2 walls already have drill holes for running cable. The other two walls may need to be drilled.)

● 150 Goulding Street (Senior Center) is aerial to the side of the building and the termination will be located within 15 feet of the wire entrance.

2. Where is the Washington Street/Hollis Street “Splice Box” located? Is it within 725 Washington Street or on a Pole or pad mounted cabinet? If it is on a pole, what is the pole number? Is this the traffic control cabinet which is the same as the “725 Traffic Light” location? If this is in fact a separate box, please provide a data sheet for the product.

Answer: The Town is looking to have the 96 strand fiber cable spliced into the two (2) 48 strand fiber cable somewhere around the 725-799 Washington Street area. This will be a new splice box as part of the install and should be aerial in nature. There is no current splice box installed.

3. Cannot find traffic light at 1280 Washington Street .

Answer: 1280 Washington Street is the light at the intersection of Highland Street and Washington Street (route 16/126)

4. Installation Locations (“A” on the Map on page 10) list refers to “1285/1292 Washington Street (Splice Box for future building). You do not provide specifications for a “Splice Box”. However, item 18, directs us to install a “Splice location”. Please confirm that we are to install a 458D enclosure and no actual splicing is required at this location.

Answer: The Town is currently in negotiations to purchase property across the street from this location to build a DPW Facility in the future. The project should include a splice box and whatever preparation is needed in this splice box so a 6 strand fiber cable can be spliced into this box in the future without the need to disrupt the fiber network at other locations on this fiber run.

5. Please confirm the location and route type (aerial or underground conduit) for the High School. Also, how far is the termination locations for the point where the cable enters the building? If the interior run is greater than 50 feet please describe the type of run; e.g. drop ceiling, conduit, surface mount, etc .

Answer : See Response for Question #1

NON-MANDATORY PRE BID MEETING:

Please note that a non-mandatory Pre Bid Conference is scheduled for Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 10 am at the Holliston Town Hall Room 105 at 703 Washington Street, Holliston, MA 01746