Canton Fiber Optic Network Construction Services 2025.pdf

Charter Township of Canton

Request For Proposal for

FIBER OPTIC NETWORK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Contact: Victor Ibegbu

E-mail: fiberring@cantonmi.gov

Date Issued: 8/14/2025

Due Date & Time: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2025

The deadline established for the receipt of your sealed bid is 9/4/2025 at 3:00 p.m. The proposal is to be submitted online on the bidnetdirect.com / MITN Purchasing Group web portal.

SECTION # 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS & INSTRUCTIONS

1. SUBMISSION OF OFFERS: All offers should be submitted online in the bidnetdirect.com /

MITN Purchasing Group web portal. Any submittal received in the Clerk’s Office will not be considered. No offer may be modified after acceptance. No offer may be withdrawn after opening for a period of sixty days unless otherwise specified. The proposal must include all costs.

2. EXECUTION OF OFFER: Offer shall contain a manual signature in the space(s) provided of a representative authorized to legally bind the offeror to the provisions therein.

3. EXECUTION OF ACCEPTANCE: Canton Township legally recognizes acceptance of formal offer when a written contract is signed by both parties. Offerer is not to assume that the Canton Board of Trustees resolution approving the bid or proposal is a binding contract.

4. OPENING & RECORDING: Opening shall be public in the Clerk’s Office immediately following the advertised deadline date and time for receipt of submittals.

5. INTEGRITY: Canton Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.

6. TABULATION: Bid results will be posted on the MITN website at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn/solicitations/open-bids/page1

7. BOARD AWARDS: As the best interest of Canton may require, Canton reserves the right to make award(s) by an individual item, group of items, all or none, or a combination thereof; on a geographical basis and/or on a countrywide basis with one or more supplier(s) or provider(s);

to reject any and all offers or waive any irregularity or technicality in offers received. Offerors are cautioned to make no assumptions. Any or all awards made as a result of this invitation shall conform to applicable ordinances and policies of Canton Township. Bid awards will be posted on the Township’s website at www.canton-mi.org.

8. BRAND NAME OR EQUAL: If items requested by this invitation have been identified in the specifications by a brand name “OR EQUAL” description, such identification is intended to be descriptive and not restrictive and is to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be acceptable. Offers proposing “equal” products will be considered for award if such products are clearly identified in the offer and are determined by Canton to meet fully the salient characteristic requirements listed in the specifications.

9. PRICING: Unless otherwise specified prices offered shall remain firm for a period of at least sixty (60) days; all pricing of goods shall include FOB Canton Township, all packing, handling, shipping charges and delivery to any point(s) within Canton to a secure area or inside delivery.

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10. PAYMENT TERMS: Canton Township will remit full payment on all undisputed invoices within thirty (30) days from receipt by the appropriate person(s) of the invoice or receipt of all products or services ordered.

11. INCURRED EXPENSE: This invitation does not commit Canton to make an award nor shall

Canton be responsible for any cost or expense which may be incurred by any respondent in preparing and submitting a reply, or any cost or expense incurred by any respondent prior to the execution of a purchase order or contract agreement.

12. QUESTIONS/ ADDENDA: Any questions concerning the conditions or specifications shall be directed to the designated contact person. Addenda items will be posted on the township website, on the Purchasing Division page under Requests for Bids, Proposals and Qualifications. It is the bidder’s responsibility to check and verify that addenda have been issued. Failure to acknowledge addenda may result in the offer not being considered.

13. CLARIFICATION/CORRECTION OF ENTRY: Canton reserves the right to allow for the clarification of questionable entries and the correction of OBVIOUS MISTAKES.

14. INSURANCE: The successful bidder is required to furnish evidence of the following insurance requirements in accordance with Canton’s Risk Management Policy O:02. Work may not commence until the Certificates of Insurance have been received. The coverage requirements are as follows:

Workers’ Compensation Insurance: The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the life of this contract, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, including Employers’ Liability Coverage, in accordance with all applicable statutes of the State of Michigan.

Commercial General Liability Insurance: The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the life of this contract, Commercial General Liability Insurance on an “Occurrence Basis” with limits of liability not less than $ 3,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate combined single limit, Personal Injury, Bodily Injury, and Property Damage. Coverage shall include the following extensions: (A) Contractual Liability; (B) Products and Completed Operations; (C) Independent Contractors Coverage; (D) Broad Form General Liability Extensions or equivalent.

Motor Vehicle Liability: The Contractor, or its subcontractors, shall procure and maintain during the life of this contract Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance, including Michigan No-Fault Coverage, with limits of liability not less than $ 3,000,000 per occurrence combined single limit, Bodily Injury, and Property Damage. Coverage shall include all owned vehicles, all non-owned vehicles, and all hired vehicles.

Additional Insured: Commercial General Liability Insurance as described above, shall include an endorsement stating that the following shall be Additional Insured: The Charter Township of Canton, all elected and appointed officials, all employees and volunteers, all boards, commissions, and/or authorities and board members, including employees and volunteers thereof.

Cancellation Notice: The Insurance coverage described above, shall include an endorsement stating the following: “It is understood and agreed that Thirty (30) days Advance Written Notice of Cancellation, Non-Renewal, Reduction, and/or Material Change shall be sent to: Erika Hidalgo, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton MI, 48188.

Indemnification: To the fullest extent permitted by law, the (name of contractor) agrees to defend, pay on behalf of, indemnify, and hold harmless the Charter Township of Canton, its elected and appointed officials, employees and volunteers, and others working on behalf of the Charter Township of Canton against any and all claims, demands, suits, or loss, including all costs connected therewith, and for any damages which may be asserted, claimed, or recovered against or from the Charter Township of by reason of personal injury, including bodily injury or death and/or property damage, including loss of use thereof, which arises out of or is in any way connected or associated with this agreement.

15. PUBLIC ACT 517 OF 2012: In accordance with Public Act 517 of the Public Acts of 2012, any Iran linked business is not eligible to submit a bid on a request for proposal with a public entity in Michigan. An “Iran linked business” includes the following:

(1) A person engaging in investment activities in the energy sector of Iran, including a person that provides oil or liquefied natural gas tanker or products used to construct or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or liquefied gas for the energy section of Iran; and

(2) A financial institution that extends credit to another person, if that person will use the credit to engage in investment activities in the energy sector of Iran.

For purposes of this prohibition, “person” includes an individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other non-governmental entity, organization or group. It also includes a governmental entity or instrumentality of a governmental entity, or any successor, subunit, parent company or subsidiary of, or company under common ownership or control with and of the foregoing.

16. RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING: Responses to this RFP will be evaluated using the point system shown in Section 2. All Contractors and subcontractors are encouraged to provide details of all the information requested in Section 2. If bidder does not submit all of the information requested, the bidder will not be precluded from the evaluation process, but scores will reflect the lack of information provided. Final Step of determination may result in an interview process, of all or subset of responsible bidders, that will be scored independently from the above evaluation criteria. Interviews will be based on a set of predetermined questions, depending on the project scope.

SECTION # 2 – RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING REQUESTED

INFORMATION

The following describes the elements that should be included in each of the proposal sections and the weighted point system that will be used for evaluation of the proposals.

Bidders should organize Proposals into the following Sections:

A. Price B. Qualifications, Experience and Accountability C. Workplace Safety D. Workforce Development E. Social Equity and Sustainability F. Work Plan

Bidders are strongly encouraged to provide details of all of the information requested below as well as all Sub-Contractors. Back-up documentation may be requested at the sole discretion of Canton Township to validate all of the responses provided herein by the proposers. False statements by proposers to any of the criteria provided herein will result in the proposal being considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award. If bidder does not submit all of the information requested, the bidder will not be precluded from the evaluation process, but scores will reflect the lack of information provided.

A. Price (35 points)

1. Submitted Proposals must break out labor costs from material and equipment costs.

B. Qualifications, Experience and Accountability (15 points)

1. Qualifications of management and supervisory personnel to be assigned by the bidder, including the qualifications of subcontractors.

2. References from individuals or entities the bidder has worked for within the last five

(5) years of service including specific municipal projects, information regarding records of performance and job site cooperation.

3. Evidence of any quality assurance program used by the bidder and the results of any such program on the bidder’s previous projects.

4. Assurance that all construction work for this project must proceed economically, efficiently, continuously and without interruption.

5. A list of previous projects completed within the past five (5) years of comparable size and complexity, including dates, clients, approximate dollar value, and size.

Documentation from these previous projects including but not limited to all extra costs relating to the bidder’s timeliness, performance, technique standards, trade standards, quality of work, extension requests, contractual fines and penalties imposed, liens filed, history of claims for extra work and any contract defaults with an explanation of the reason for the default and how the default was resolved.

6. Provide a copy of the company’s most recent financial statements.

C. Workplace Safety (10 points)

1. The ratio of journeypersons to apprentices proposed to be used on the construction project job site, if apprentices are to be used on the project.

2. Documentation of an on-going Michigan OSHA approved safety training program for employees to be used on the proposed job site.

3. Evidence of the bidder’s workers’ compensation Experience Modification Rating (EMR). Preference will be given to contractors and subcontractors who exhibit an EMR of 1.0 or less based on a three-year average.

4. All craft labor that will be employed by the firm for the project has completed at least the OSHA 10-hour training course for safety established by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

5. All craft labor that will be employed by the firm for the project has completed at least the OSHA 30-hour training course for safety established by the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

6. Documentation of master or journeyperson certification or status for masters and journeypersons to be used on the project, and the source of such certification or status.

D. Workforce Development (15 points)

1. Documentation as to pay rates of employees and whether the bidder provides health insurance, pension or other retirement benefits, or other benefits to its employees.

2. Documentation that the bidder participates in a Registered Apprenticeship program that is registered with the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship or by a state Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.

E. Social Equity and Sustainability (10 points)

1. A statement from the bidder as to what percentage of its workforce can be drawn significantly from area residents because a goal of the Township is to utilize, in its construction activities, local residents as much as is economically feasible while retaining the high quality of construction required for its construction activities, consistent with applicable law. The township will consider in evaluation which bids best serve its interest, the extents to which responsible and qualified bidders are able to achieve this goal.

2. Assurance that the bidder is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight or disability.

3. Evidence of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs, such as policies or specific programs, for minorities, women, veterans, returning citizens and small businesses.

4. Evidence that the bidder is a business operated in Canton Township.

F. Work Plan (15 points)

1. The proposed work plan to complete the project, including such information as the schedule, staging, materials and equipment to be used, methods and techniques for completing the work that will be employed, plans to maintain operations at Township facilities or access to city infrastructure during construction if desired by the Township, or other criteria as determined by the Township in the bid documents.

Selection Process:

Final step of determination may result in an interview process, of all or subset of responsible bidders, that will be scored independently from the above evaluation criteria. This provides the opportunity to explore significant variations of the proposals received. Interviews will be based on a set of predetermined questions, depending on the project scope.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP of CANTON

FIBER RING

REQUEST FOR PROPSAL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS INSTRUCTIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Should a prospective bidder fail to submit a proposal on or before the appointed deadline, the proposal will be disqualified as a “late submission”. Furthermore, should an interested vendor submit a proposal which does not include the specific services and supporting services required in this document, the proposal will be disqualified.

2. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

EVENT DATE

Request for proposal (RFP) released August 14, 2025 Site Walk Throughs August 21, 2025 12:00 p.m. EST Deadline for submittals of questions related to this RFP

August 28, 2025 12:00 p.m. EST To: fiberring@cantonmi.gov

Deadline for proposals September 4, 2025, 3:00 pm EST

Anticipated selection September 2025

3. INQUIRIES

All questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted via email to, fiberring@cantonmi.gov by August 28, 2025 at Noon EST. The Township will not respond to telephone inquiries or visitation by bidders or their representatives. All questions are to be put in writing and may be submitted by email.

The Township will provide written answers to all questions that are received in writing as soon as possible after the inquiry deadline.

BACKGROUND & SCOPE OF PROPOSAL AND WORK

1. BACKGROUND

The Township currently has seven buildings on its campus. The fiber at all sites has been upgraded at different times over the years; with one site having no fiber at all but instead utilizing WIFI.

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The seven buildings are as follows:

• Township Administration

• Fire Station #1

• Fleet Services Center

• Golf Operations & Grounds Maintenance

• Pheasant Run Golf Club (PRGC)

• Summit On the Park (Recreation Center)

• Canton Library

The Township’s following offices Treasurer, Clerk, Human Resources, Municipal Services, Finance & Budget, Information & Technology, Supervisors, as well as the Wayne County Assessor, are in the South wing of the Township Administration building. Canton’s Police and Fire Admin Offices, as well as the Patrol Division and Dispatch Center, occupy the North wing.

A map has been provided (Attachment A) that proposes fiber routes to site locations. The map also shows existing fiber routes where the Township is sure of their location. One existing fiber route that we do not know its actual path is the run from the Summit building to the Pheasant Run Golf Club. You will see it does not exist on Attachment A.

From the Township Administration building to the Summit building, there is single-mode, OM3 fiber that was installed 6-8 years ago. This fiber will continue to be used and become a part of the main fiber ring.

There is fiber that runs from the Summit building to the Pheasant Run Golf Club (PRGC) that is 30 years old. It is multi-mode OM1. The services being requested in this RFP will be used to construct a new segment of the ring between these two sites.

The Golf Operations & Grounds Maintenance building has no fiber running to it, and currently solely utilizes WIFI. The services being requested in this RFP will be used to include this site in the fiber ring.

Fiber to the Township’s Fleet Services Center was recently upgraded in 2025 to single-mode OM3. It runs from Fire Station #1 to the Fleet Service Center. This fiber will continue to be used and become a part of the main fiber ring.

2. SCOPE OF PROPOSAL

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a Contractor to perform construction of an Outside connection between the Township’s administrative building and four

(4) other immediate facilities thereby creating true ring architecture.

This project is expected to cover three major considerations:

• Fiber Route Planning, Network Design, Engineering and Permitting for a “make-

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• Construction, Installation, Verification, and Testing; and

• OSP Maintenance

Please indicate any other value-added arrangements, unique business features, sponsorship arrangements, special services, discounts or terms and conditions that might suggest solutions best meets the needs of the Township.

The scope of this project entails construction, installation, termination and verification testing of approximately 2 miles of single-mode fiber optic network cable. (See Attachment A)

The following scope of work is intended as an outline only. Offerors should provide sufficient details on how they intend to implement each item of work.

The following is a description of the tasks and activities included for this RFP. The Contractor assigned to this project must demonstrate extensive experience with similar projects.

Canton Township intends to select a contractor in September of 2025 and to negotiate contract terms as soon thereafter as possible.

3. SCOPE OF WORK

Network Ring Construction

Construct a Ring Network by supplying, installing, terminating, and testing single-mode fiber optic network cable totaling approximately 2 miles, connecting approximately 5 sites located throughout Canton Township Administrative campus.

Bidders must also include a detailed project plan and timeline to complete the build. T h e p roject plan and timeline must be submitted in an MS Project 2010 or later version or Excel.

Bidders must describe their technical capabilities, relevant experience in constructing similar fiber systems, and provide a list of three (3) customers (including contact names and phone numbers) for whom they have done similar work.

Bidders must completely describe how they propose to meet all the requirements of this construction bid. Bids must include maps & distances. All route engineering/as-built information and ad-hoc route changes must be submitted in a format that can be easily imported into ESRI GIS software.

All proposed bids must include per-foot unit pricing and must be submitted as specified.

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Network Site Locations

As stated earlier, there are approximately 4 sites requiring connection to this Ring Network.

Unless otherwise specified below, each site location will have 10-pair (20-strands of SMF) terminated at wall or rack-mounted patch panels. The exact termination location will be determined during the pre-bid walkthrough.

Specific strand terminations and circuit provisioning details will be provided by Canton Township upon the reward of the contract. The following table identifies each site location for the Ring Network and the site’s required construction attributes.

Location Address

Entry Type

Rack/Wall Mount PP Comments

SUMMIT ON THE

PARK

46000 Summit Pkwy Existing Duct TBD

PHEASANT RUN

GOLF CLUB

46500 Summit Pkwy Existing Duct TBD

GOLF OPS & GROUNDS

MAINTANANCE

1010 Heritage Park Existing Duct TBD

FLEET SERVICES

CENTER

1120 S. Canton Center Rd

Existing Duct TBD

Site Locations

A walk through of the above four sites will be conducted on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. EST, to give Contractors the opportunity to see the existing conditions of each site. The Contractor should include in their quote the recommendation of rack or wall mount patch panels for each site based on what they find during this walk through.

The walk through is also intended to give potential bidders the chance to physically inspect the sites, understand the existing conditions and visualize the scope of the project.

CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

A. General Requirements

1. All work performed by the Contractor shall follow Canton Township’s specifications and all applicable standards, including but not limited to the following:

ANSI, ATIS, ASTM, BOCA, BICSI, EIA, IEEE, MI-OSHA, NEMA NESC, NFPA,

OSHA, TIA, UL, and any other applicable industry standard(s).

2. As part of their Proposal submittal, the Contractor shall provide an overall schedule of construction. Included in the schedule should be the anticipated start time based on Canton Township’s Notice to Proceed. Any seasonal limitations on work should be noted.

3. The Contractor is to include all mobilization costs in their cost for each Task. At no

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4. All Traffic Control needed to perform any and all portions of the work is the responsibility of the Contractor and shall be included in the cost for each Task, regardless of the number of traffic control mobilizations and setups required.

5. If Traffic Control is within the Wayne County ROW, Contractor will be required to obtain a Wayne Count ROW permit.

6. Any damage to and not limited to: landscaping, private property, roads, curb and gutter, sidewalk, existing above/below ground utilities or irrigation systems shall be repaired by the Contractor and/or any of their sub-contractor(s) immediately at no cost to the project.

7. The Contractor shall always confine work to property owned by Canton Township or

ROW property. At no time shall the Contractor enter private property or perform any work unauthorized by Canton Township.

8. The Contractor is responsible for locating and marking all existing underground services, including but not limited to: electric, gas, telephone, data, water (including irrigation), and sewer (storm and sanitary), prior to beginning any underground work.

Coordination with Miss Dig is required.

9. Contractor will provide experienced installers who are licensed or certified to install fiber manufacturers’ material (i.e., CommScope, Corning, or Draka).

10. The Contractor is required to facilitate inspections of work with Canton Township and Canton Township’s designated representatives. Any deficiencies revealed during inspections by Canton Township and/or designated representatives of Canton Township are the sole responsibility of the Contractor to resolve.

11. When construction is completed, the Contractor shall perform continuity testing of optical fibers using OTDR and industry standards for testing. Refer to Sections on Cable Splicing and Fiber Acceptance and Testing for requirements.

12. The Contractor shall install necessary lighting protection in accordance with standards.

13. The Contractor shall install trace wire along with the fiber.

14. Grounding for underground Network segments is required at every splice enclosure with a minimum of 8 (eight) feet of grounding rod. Grounding rods must meet applicable industry standard specifications.

15. Contractor must ensure adequate clearance exists between proposed fiber build and other utilities, ground, rail, roads, and water. At a minimum the Contractor is required to build conforming to NESC codes.

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16. The Contractor is also responsible to verify local utilities do not have more stringent clearance codes.

17. The Contractor is responsible for adhering to all right-of-way and utility permitting terms and conditions as set forth in each right-of-way permit.

18. Any construction changes must be pre-approved by Canton Township and Canton Township’s oversite Contractor(s) before commencing with said change. Redline edit drawings in AutoCAD format will be required for documenting any approved changes.

19. If deficiencies and/or non-compliance issues are discovered by Canton Township, the Contractor is responsible for remediation.

20. Contractor is responsible for all jobsite cleanup and the remove of all spent fiber reels and other materials used during construction.

B. Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds

A 10% Performance Bond and Payment Bond will be required from the successful Contractor by a Surety Company authorized to transact business in Michigan and satisfactory to Canton Township’s procurement requirements and MCL - Section 129.201

C. Warranty and Workmanship

Provide warranty, workmanship, and labor details.

D. Construction Restoration

The Contractor is responsible for restoring the landscape to its original condition upon completion of the work. The surrounding area must be filled, leveled, and compacted.

If grass restoration is required, the Contractor must apply seed or hydroseed.

If restoration is required in Wayne County’s ROW, it must meet their standards per their permit language.

E. Utility Engineering Fees and Permits

Utility fees will be paid directly by Canton Township. The Contractor is responsible for coordinating efforts with the utilities involved.

F. Make Ready Fees

Make- ready fees will be paid directly by Canton Township. Contractors are responsible for coordinating efforts with the utilities involved.

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G. Cable Pulling

Install continuous 20 - conductor fiber optic cables for the Canton Township ring network with Trace wire as specified.

H. Quality Assurance

1. All materials and labor provided by the Contractor shall be of the highest quality

2. The Contractor shall be certified to install the solution that the Contractor has proposed as specified in their proposal. The Contractor shall install all materials in compliance with manufacturer's written directions

3. Only the highest-grade components shall be considered, and all components shall be balanced with each other from an electrical and performance characteristic standpoint

4. The communications cabling system shall be end-to-end certified by the Contractor and the manufacturer. A written document addressing the communication cabling system's certification shall be provided by the manufacturer once the installation is complete

5. All work shall be performed in a workmanlike manner according to generally accepted trade practices

6. Appropriate union (or prevailing wage) requirements shall be strictly followed and all Contractor’s employees on site shall have appropriate union licenses if required by Canton Township

7. All work to be performed by the Contractor shall be coordinated with the other trades and

Canton Township

8. The Contractor shall conform and adhere to all job site requirements as defined by Canton Township. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain these requirements from Canton Township

9. All necessary permits are to be secured by the Contractor

10. Appropriate levels of insurance and bonding shall be maintained. Certificates of insurance may be requested and shall be provided at the Contractor’s expense

11. The substitution of any materials specified in this document shall only be considered once a request to do so has been submitted in writing to Canton Township for approval.

This submittal shall discuss the scope of the change, the ramifications on the overall communications cabling system and the advantages to be gained by Canton Township

12. The Contractor shall conform to the following standards and all current addenda when provisioning and installing the communications cabling system:

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a. Tia-568.0-e, generic telecommunications cabling for customer premises

b. Tia-568.1-e, commercial building telecommunications cabling standard

c. Tia-568.3-d, optical fiber cabling components

d. Tia-569-d, telecommunications pathways and spaces

e. Ansi/neca/bicsi 568-2006, standard for installing commercial building telecommunications cabling

f. Tia-606-d, administration standard for telecommunications infrastructure

g. Tia-607-c, generic telecommunications bonding and grounding (earthing) for customer premises

h. Ansi/tia-758-b, customer-owned outside plant telecommunications infrastructure standard

i. Tia-526-7-a, optical power loss measurements of installed single-mode fiber cable plant

j. Nfpa 70 national electrical code (nec) (latest edition), where more stringent than local codes

k. All applicable local, county, and state building and electrical codes

l. Ul 444, communication cables

m. Fcc part 68 regulations

n. Ieee 802.3, ethernet standard

I. Testing, identification, and administration requirements

1. Fiber optic cabling optical loss testing

2. Single mode backbone links shall be tested in one direction at 1310nm and 1550nm in accordance with ansi/tia-526-7-a, method a.1 (one-cord reference method)

3. Link attenuation does not include any active or passive devices other than cable, connectors, and splices

4. OTDR fiber testing

a. Fiber links shall be tested at these wavelengths for anomalies and to ensure uniformity of cable attenuation, connector insertion loss and reflectance.

b. Single mode: 1310nm and 1550nm

c. Each fiber link and channel shall be tested in both directions

d. The launch and tail fibers shall remain in place for the measurement in the opposite direction

e. The use of a loop back fiber at the far end with a tail fiber at the near end on the adjacent fiber is permitted for bi-directional testing so long as the OTDR is able to split the trace automatically into two traces for the two fibers under test

f. A launch cable shall be installed between the OTDR and the first link connection

g. A tail cable shall be installed after the last link connection

5. Magnified fiber end face inspection

a. Fibers shall be inspected using a video scope. The following test limits shall be used:

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• Single mode field polished connectors; table 5 of iec 61300-3-35 edition 1.0

• Single mode factory polished connectors; table 3 of iec 61300-3-35 edition 1.0

• Angled physical contact (apc) connectors; table 4 of iec 61300-3-35 edition 1.0

6. Fiber length measurement

a. The length of each fiber shall be recorded

b. The length shall be measured using an OTDR

7. Fiber polarity testing

a. Paired duplex fibers in multi-fiber cables shall be tested to verify polarity in accordance with clause e.5.3 of ansi/tia-568.3-d. The polarity of the paired duplex fibers shall be verified using an OLTS

8. The Contractor shall provide test results and certification as to the communications cabling system's adherence to the standards and performance requirements referenced in these drawings

9. Labels shall meet the legibility, exposure, defacement, and adhesion requirements of ul969

10. Labels shall be preprinted or printed by a computer. Labels written by hand are not acceptable

11. The Contractor shall thoroughly label the entire communications cabling system for future maintainability

12. The Contractor shall provide record drawings in an AutoCAD compatible format and in pdf format

13. The Contractor shall thoroughly document the entire communications cabling system for future maintainability and troubleshooting

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Fiber Optic Network Construction Services Pricing

Description Pricing

Fiber Route Planning

Network Design

Engineering & Permitting for “Make-Ready” Network

Construction

Installation

Verification

Testing

OSP Maintenance

Total

CONTRACTOR INFORMATION SHEETS

(These sheets must be completed and included with proposal)

COMPANY NAME: ________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________

PHONE #______________________

ESTABLISHED: _____________________ ___________

(Month) (Year)

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: (Circle One)

A) Individual B) Partnership C) Corporation D) Joint Venture E) Other __________________________________ (Specify)

(If Applicable)

FORMER FIRM NAMES(S) YEARS IN BUSINESS

YEARS OF WORK IN A RELATED FIELD:

(Described Any Related Work)

USE OF SUBCONTRACTORS:

To provide all services listed in the specifications, would any services be handled by subcontractors? ______ Yes/No If “Yes”, please explain:

Subcontractor Name(s): ____________________________________________

PROJECT MANAGER:

Would your company be able to provide a single project manager for this work? ___ Yes/No

Name: __________________________ Credentials: (Please List)

Title: ____________________________ _________________________________

REFERENCES: List (3) clients who have had work meeting (or similar to) the Specifications:

COMPANY ADDRESS CONTACT PHONE

1) ____________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________

3) _____________________________________________________________

EQUIPMENT: List equipment, owned by the company to be used while completing the job:

THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE STATEMENT OF FACTS:

I/we hereby certify under penalty of law that we are not an Iran linked business as defined in PA 517 of 2012.

Signature of Authorized Company Representative: __________________________

Company _________________________________

Address _________________________________

Date _________________________________

Phone # _________________________________

E-Mail Address _________________________________

Representative’s Name _________________________________ (Please Print)