Routine Fiber Splicing, Maintenance, and Add-On Services

Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative is requesting proposals to establish one or more unit-price Master Service Agreements with fiber splicing contractors for routine maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and add-on services within its service territory across Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Suwannee counties in Florida, with proposals due November 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET and questions due October 19, 2026.

The scope encompasses fiber splicing, maintenance, and diagnostics from the Network Interface Device to the hut, including tap swaps and add-ons, service extensions, splicing of damaged fiber, ONT replacements, low-light and no-light troubleshooting, and related fiber diagnostics. The contractor must provide comprehensive unit pricing across approximately 800 line items organized by functional category—guying, poles, single-phase through three-phase and double-circuit configurations, anchoring, transformers, grounding, secondary installations, service work, miscellaneous items, underground and overhead conductors, and fiber aerial and splice work. Unit pricing must establish separate construct and retire costs where applicable, with minimum job cost thresholds for fiber and electric sections. All labor, equipment, tools, vehicles, transportation, supervision, testing, documentation, and incidental costs are included in unit prices.

The contractor must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of $1 million per occurrence, Automotive Liability with limits of $1 million per person and per occurrence, and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits. SVEC must be named as additional insured on general liability and auto policies with waivers of subrogation; certificates of insurance are due within 48 hours of work order issuance.

Evaluation is weighted across completeness and comprehensiveness (0–10 points), respondent qualifications and responsibility (0–30 points), cost effectiveness (0–30 points), and similar projects and references (0–30 points). Respondents must provide three references for similar projects completed within the past five years and submit proof of applicable licenses and insurance. SVEC reserves the right to award to multiple respondents, reject any or all proposals, and award outside this procurement. Proposals are submitted electronically via VendorLink or email to Kimbridge Wilkison at kimbridgew@svec-coop.com. Potential addenda are scheduled for issuance by October 26, 2026.