Agenda Item Wording:
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Award Network Fiber Connectivity at Visalia Animal Care Center: Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to County Line Resources for RFB-23-24-34 Network Fiber Connectivity at Visalia Animal Care Center in the amount of $145,500.
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Deadline for Action: 9/16/2024
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Jaime Salazar, IS Supervisor, jaime.salazar@visalia.city, 559-713-4121
John Howison, IS Manager, john.howison@visalia.city, 559-713-4122
Renee Nagel, Finance & Technology Service Director, renee.nagel@visalia.city, 559-713-4375
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award the contract to County Line Resources for RFB 23-24-15 for the Fiber Connectivity at Visalia Animal Care Center in the amount of $145,500.
Background Discussion:
This project will expand the City's existing fiber optic infrastructure to the Visalia Animal Care Center to provide reliable network connectivity to the City's computer network resources.
The Visalia Animal Care Center has been using a wireless microwave point to point connection since its construction in 2015. This connection has been unreliable and requires frequent repairs which impacts computer, internet, phone and day to day operations.
Bidding Process:
Staff advertised RFB-23-24-34 for the Network Fiber Connectivity at Visalia Animal Care Center in the Visalia Times Delta on 8/14/24 and 8/20/24, mailed notices to 53 Contractors and advertised on BidNetDirect. The following companies responded with the following bids:
Contractor
Location
Total Bid Amount
County Line Resources
Clovis, CA
145,500.00
Audeamus, dba Sebastian
Fresno, CA
147,140.00
Undergound Boring Systems
Fresno, CA
148,500.01
MP Nextlevel, Inc.
Maple Lake, MN
158,894.00
GA Technical Services
Glendora, CA
178,515.91
Extenda Network, Inc.
Ontario, CA
450,...
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