Sample_Project.docx

This is a sample project scenario document prepared by the City of Santa Monica's Community Broadband Division to evaluate cost competitiveness among bidders for an on-call fiber optic infrastructure services contract in California. The project encompasses four primary service categories: underground utility construction (500 linear feet of 2" HDPE conduit via open trench, 2 polymer concrete pull boxes, 1 traffic-rated vault, and 500 square feet of asphalt restoration); fiber installation and splicing (1,000 linear feet of 144-strand single-mode fiber, 24 fusion splices, and 1 rack-mounted patch panel installation); building cabling (1 exterior wall penetration core and fire seal, 100 linear feet of 1" EMT conduit, and fiber termination in a customer telecom room); small cell installation (2 radios on an existing streetlight pole with fiber and power drops of 100 linear feet each); and traffic control (16 crew hours of lane closure management with signage and flaggers). This representative scenario is designed for evaluation purposes only and does not represent actual or guaranteed work assignments under the contract.

Vendors are required to calculate a flat total price per scope area using their proposed unit and labor rates from pricing tables submitted in response to the solicitation. The five-year on-call contract term will involve work assigned on an as-needed basis to support the City's municipal fiber network expansion, maintenance, and enhancement across various public and private locations. The City seeks a single qualified telecommunications construction contractor capable of delivering high-quality work, accommodating short-notice and after-hours service needs, and supporting the City's long-term broadband connectivity goals through responsive and professional service delivery.