17-20 - Fiber Optic Network Maintenance, Design and Build Services

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a contractor to perform annual
maintenance, repair and future expansion on a newly constructed fiber optic network in the
City of Ann Arbor.
The City is replacing an existing leased aerial fiber optic network with a City owned aerial
and underground fiber optic network (referred to hereafter as “A2-INET”).
Construction of A2-INET will be complete early fall of 2017. Upon completion, A2-INET
will be certified by Corning Optics for 25-years. Once operational, the network will require
periodic maintenance and upkeep by a qualified contractor capable of maintaining a
metropolitan fiber optic network.
The City of Ann Arbor is looking for a company experienced in the maintenance of a
metropolitan fiber optic network (~ 47 miles) that provides connectivity to forty-four sites
(44) within, and surrounding, the City of Ann Arbor. Additional sites will be added to the
network in the future.
The scope of this project phase entails providing routine maintenance, emergency
restoration and repair services for the network. Additional services include providing adds,
moves and changes to the network by providing engineering design and build services for
expansion of new locations to the network.
The City of Ann Arbor intends to select a Contractor(s) in September of 2017 and negotiate
contract terms as soon thereafter as possible.