Focus Area: Infrastructure
Staff Contact: Mary Jaeger, Nate Baldwin, Shari Pine
Subject: Consideration of renewal of contract to K & W Underground, Inc. for fiber restoration, support, installation, and maintenance for use by the City of Olathe.
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Consideration of renewal of contract to K & W Underground, Inc. for fiber restoration, support, installation, and maintenance for use by the City of Olathe.
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Summary:
In the 1990’s, the City of Olathe began installing underground fiber optics to control our network of traffic signals. The system of underground fiber optic network has grown to be 126.3 miles in length. The system has become the backbone that connects all city owned buildings; is utilized to connect the City’s fiber optic network to the County’s server bank, the City’s server bank, and Johnson County’s Emergency Operations Center; and is used to monitor the status of utility assets including water pressure valves, water towers, water treatment plants and sanitary sewer treatment plants.
In September 2021, Council approved contract with K & W Underground, Inc. for fiber optic installation, maintenance, restoration, and support of the City’s fiber optic network. Most of the work requested under this contract is installation of our growing fiber optic network.
Staff recommend renewal of the contract with K & W Underground, Inc. for one (1)-year term.
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Financial Impact:
Anticipated expenditures for the contract term are $1,000,000. Funding will be from multiple department operating budgets, Digital Network Reliability project, and multiple vertical construction projects.
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Action Needed:
Approval of renewal of contract to K & W Underground, Inc. for fiber restoration, support, installation, and maintenance for use by the City of Olathe.
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Attachment(s):
A. Contract