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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH UPTOWN SERVICES, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIBER TO THE HOME ("FTTH") FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE CITY OF HUDSON; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: This project will result in the development of a Feasibility Study for providing residential fiber to the home. The study will include a residential needs assessment, deployment strategy options and construction cost estimates. The desired outcome of this planning effort is to establish residential market need, provide a plan for a successful deployment strategy and determine the associated costs to implement Fiber to the Home (FTTH) within the City of Hudson.
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Legislative History
No prior legislative history exists.
Purpose & Explanation
Four bids were received on August 26, 2016 for the Development of a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Feasibility Study. Below are the respective bids.
Contractor's Quotes:
Design Nine $36,225.00
Magellan Advisors $47,000.00
Blue Ridge Advisory Services Group $48,400.00
Uptown Services $49,000.00
The Velocity Broadband team (Assistant City Manager, Utilities Director, Finance Director, Economic Development Director, Velocity Broadband Office Manager and the IS/GIS staff) participated in online presentations by all firms. Each firm presented the material within their respective proposals and the Velocity Broadband team asked questions to clarify their methods and strategies to execute the feasibility study.
A consensus opinion was established at the conclusion of the presentations and Uptown Services, LLC was overwhelmingly selected as the best consulting firm for this project.
The Uptown Services response to the RFP and subsequent presentation was detailed and thorough. In addition, upon review, the following observations influenced the team's overall recommendation:
Uptown Services.....
* Presented a far more in depth understanding of the high speed inter...
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