The City of Tucson has awarded a Job Order Contract to Arizona Communication Experts, Inc. for the installation, maintenance, and repair of fiber/copper networks. The contract has a term of one year with four one-year renewal options. The contractor will provide labor, materials, and equipment to perform the work, which includes the repair, restoration, installation, and maintenance of aerial outside plant, underground fiber optic conduit and cable, and indoor intra-building fiber optic and copper LAN cable. The contract also includes provisions for emergency call-out services, practice drills, and testing of fiber optic cables. The City of Tucson reserves the right to adjust the individual job limit at the time of annual contract renewal. The contractor will be paid based on negotiated contract rates, and the City will pay the contractor following the submission of itemized invoices for the services rendered.
Key aspects of the contract include:
• The contractor will provide emergency call-out services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The contractor will perform work in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
• The contractor will maintain current all governmental permits, certificates, and licenses necessary to perform the services.
• The contractor will provide an electronic copy of the complete contract to the City of Tucson Department of Procurement upon receipt of the Notice of Intent to Award.
• The City of Tucson reserves the right to adjust the individual job limit at the time of annual contract renewal.
• The contractor will be paid based on negotiated contract rates, and the City will pay the contractor following the submission of itemized invoices for the services rendered.