Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure Construction Fiber to City Hall

In accordance with ORS 279C.412 and ORS 279C.414, City of John Day (“City”) is informally soliciting competitive quotes (“Quotes”) from licensed and qualified contractors to provide certain construction services for and on behalf of City (the “Services”) as described in this Request for Competitive Quotes (this “RFQ”).

City is soliciting competitive quotes from licensed and qualified contractors to provide labor, equipment, material and related construction services necessary to safely construct a new fiber optic network connection between the John Day Fire Station located at 316 S Canyon Blvd and the John Day City Hall building located at 450 E Main St in John Day, Oregon in accordance with the General Construction Guidelines for Communications Infrastructure along with the plans prepared by Commstructure Consulting, LLC (the “Plans”) referenced herein as Exhibit A including, without limitation, the work described in the RFP (collectively, the “Services”).

The total estimated project route distance is approximately 3,856 feet of new aerial infrastructure; 14 feet of new underground infrastructure; approximately 800 feet of existing underground infrastructure; and two (2) Building Entries.  Total project route is approximately 4,670 feet.

SUBMISSION OF QUOTES

To be considered, please submit your Quote to Nick Green, City Manager, via email at greenn@grantcounty-or.gov, or by mail or hand delivery at the addresses provided below:                                                                       

              City of John Day                                                         

              Attn: Nick Green                                                       

              450 East Main Street                                                

              John Day, Oregon 97845                                                        

Please clearly label the outside of the envelope (or fill in the email subject line with) “John Day Fiber Construction, Fiber to City Hall Construction Services Quote.”  Quotes must be received by City on or before 4:00 P.M. March 22, 2019.  Quotes received after the deadline date/time will not be considered.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this RFQ to the contrary, if in City’s best interest, City reserves the right to, in accordance with Oregon law, (a) amend and/or revise this RFQ in whole or in part, (b) cancel this RFQ, (c) extend the submittal deadline for responses to this RFQ, (d) waive minor informalities and errors in such Quotes, and/or (e) reject all Quotes for any reason and/or without indicating reasons for rejection.  Further, City reserves the right to seek clarification(s) from each contractor and/or require supplemental information for any contractor.  This RFQ does not obligate City to award a contract and/or to procure the Services described herein.

AWARD OF CONTRACT

If a contract is awarded, City will award the contract to the contractor whose Quote will best serve the interests of City, taking into account price as well as considerations, including, without limitation, experience, specific expertise, availability, project understanding, contractor capacity, responsibility and similar factors.  Contractors responding to this RFQ do so at their own expense and City is not responsible for any costs and/or expenses associated with the preparation and/or submission of any Quote.  City reserves the right to enter into one or more contracts concerning certain portion of the Services.