Broadband Implementation Service
- Client
- Luis Obispo, California
- RFP Number
- NET-17455
- Posted
- 10/17/2026
- Category
- Networking Services and Supplies
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe City of San Luis Obispo needs a contractor to provide broadband implementation services for Specification No. 2001063. The requested scope includes furnishing and installing agency conduit, mule tape, trace wire, ground rods, and precast concrete vaults with split lids. Additional tasks require directional boring, bore logs, pit excavation, pavement removal, backfill, surface restoration, dewatering, traffic control, and fluid containment. The contractor must also execute flushing, continuity testing, bi-directional OTDR fiber testing, and pre- and post-construction video documentation, as well as handle pole-related work including messenger strands, snow shoes, pole risers, down guys, and anchors. Eligible bidders are limited to onshore contractors located within the USA. All questions regarding the opportunity must be submitted by November 13, 2026. Bidders must submit a proposal for the budget, and the selected contractor will perform the work onsite in San Luis Obispo, California, over a one-year contract term.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 2001063 Broadband Implementation Specials - Final.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of San Luis Obispo is seeking bids for the Broadband Implementation Project - FFA, Specification No. 2001063. The work includes furnishing and installing conduit, fiber optic cables, vaults, grounding, aerial strand, and related infrastructure. Bids are accepted from contractors licensed in California.
- Issued by
- City of San Luis Obispo
- Questions due
- November 13, 2026
- Proposals due
- 11:00 a.m. on November 19, 2026
- How to submit
- sealed hard copy
- Submission details
- Submit sealed bids to the City of San Luis Obispo at the Public Works Administration Office, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Submit on the provided Bid Item List form and Bid Forms in a sealed envelope marked Broadband Implementation Project - FFA, Specification No. 2001063. Faxes and emails are not accepted.
- Contract term
- one year
- Place of performance
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Funding
- California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) FFA grant funding; California Prevailing Wage / Labor Code requirements
How proposals are evaluated
| Lowest responsive bid submitted by a responsible contractor |
Scope of work
- Furnish and install agency SDR-11 2-inch diameter conduit, mule tape, trace wire, and duct plugs
- Bore pit excavation, directional boring, rock conditions, and mandrel testing
- Furnish and install 5/8 inch x 8 foot copper clad ground rods
- Furnish and install 24 inch x 36 inch precast concrete vaults and 48 inch x 60 inch vaults
- Furnish and install 288-count single-mode fiber optic cable underground in conduit and aerially on strand
- Pole attachments, guy wire, bonding, snow shoes, pole risers, down guy and anchor assemblies
- Furnish and install new wooden poles and perform pole cut and kick operations
- Surface restoration, traffic control, and pre and post-construction video documentation
Minimum qualifications
- Valid Class A Contractor's License at time of bid opening
- Registration with Department of Industrial Relations for prime and subcontractors paying prevailing wage
- Prime contractor or subcontractors must have experience constructing projects similar to specified work
- Prime contractor must provide two reference projects for underground or aerial fiber optic installation completed in the last 5 years
- Prime contractor or listed subcontractor must provide one reference project for directional drilling completed in the last 5 years
- Directional drilling crew personnel fully trained with at least two years directional drilling experience
Documents to include with the bid
- Bid Item List form
- List of Subcontractors
- Labor Code Section 1725.5 Statements
- Noncollusion Declaration
- Bidder Acknowledgements
- Qualifications Form
- Certified check, cashier's check, or bidder's bond for 10 percent of bid amount
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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