The City of Colquitt ("the City") published this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and vendors to partner with the City to meet its connectivity goals and further progress towards a Smarter Colquitt by bringing fiber-optic broadband to homes and business in the City and Miller County. Below are the explicit needs of the City for a successful future partnership. With this partnership, the City would like to address the following requirements: 1.1 The City requests Gigabit technology to be deployed. 1.2 The City Requests Future Partnerships Considering the Connection to City Infrastructure. 1.3 The City prefers underground facilities to the maximum extent practicable; however, the City will consider aerial infrastructure with justification. Respondents shall provide approach to meeting this requirement (i.e., new and existing infrastructure). 1.4 The City will make existing-owned infrastructure available for consideration.
