What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe government authority located in Des Moines, IA seeks a vendor to provide cable relocation services. The selected contractor must supply 3-inch conduit, armored single-mode fiber optic cable, Type 3 and Type 4 polymer concrete handholes, and all required materials. The vendor must perform fiber installation and coil excess cable evenly in each handhole, ensuring at least 50 feet in each assist handhole and 100 feet in each splice location. Once traffic is spliced over to the new cables, the vendor must remove old cables from existing conduits. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid, and performance of the work will be offsite. Applicants may submit responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is currently looking for proposals without a stated budget.
Scope of work
- Supply 3-inch HDPE, SDR 13.5 duct and all installation materials
- Supply BABA-compliant armored single-mode OSP fiber optic cable
- Supply five Type III and three Type IV polymer concrete handholes
- Install fiber optic cable in the public Right-of-Way
- Coil excess cable: minimum 50-ft in assist handholes, 100-ft in splice locations
- Remove approximately 2,800-ft of old cables from existing conduits
- Install #10 or #12 tracer wire and pull rope in all conduits
- Expose and raise to grade existing handholes per ICN standards
Documents to include with your response
- Breakdown of lump sum bids into labor and materials
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy or email
- Instructions
- Deliver sealed bids to Sheri Stephens, ICN Contracting, Grimes State Office Building, 400 East 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319, or by email. Include a breakdown of lump sum bids into labor and materials.