Title
Monroe Road Phase 4 Fiber Installation Project
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $144,918.68 to the lowest responsive bidder Whiting Construction Company, Inc. for the Monroe Road Phase 4 Fiber Installation project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Danny Pleasant, Transportation
Angela Berry, Transportation
Explanation
§ In collaboration with Charlotte Water and Innovation and Technology (I&T), this project will install approximately eight miles of fiber optic cable along 7th Street and Monroe Road beginning at Central Avenue and ending at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Independence Division Station.
§ The majority of the fiber will be installed above ground. There is also approximately 7,100 feet of fiber that will be installed in existing conduit.
§ Fiber will be routed into the CMPD Independence Division Station building at 9315-G Monroe Road Charlotte, NC 28270 and the Charlotte Water Pump Station at Monroe and Idlewild Road. This will connect these facilities to the City’s network.
§ On May 24, 2017, the City issued an Invitation to Bid; two bids were received from interested service providers.
§ Whiting Construction Company, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ The project is anticipated to be complete by winter 2018.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Informal contracts are not subject to establishing subcontracting goals and are considered exempt contracts (Part A: Appendix Section 23.1 of the CBI Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Transportation Community Investment Plan