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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. ~~ SUBJECT: Acceptance of American Tower, Inc. Response /Contract to the Broadband Request far Proposal (RFP) DEPARTMENTS: Asset Management & Purchasing Services (AMPS), Planning & Inspections, Manager's Office, Emergency Services, Information Technologies, Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENTS: A. Request for Proposal, with Addendum B. Response to the Request for Proposal INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, AMPS, 245-2652 Craig Benedict, Planning, 245-2592 Willie Best, Asst. County Manager, 245-2308 Gwen Harvey, Asst. County Manager, 245-2307 Frank Montes de Oca, Emergency Services, 245-6140 Todd Jones, Information Technologies, 245-2285 Brad Broadwell, Economic Development 245-2327 PURPOSE: To accept the American Tower, Inc. response /contract to the County broadband services RFP. BACKGROUND: At the June 16, 2009 meeting, the BOCC directed the appropriate County departments to prepare an RFP. Following this directive, staff members from the affected departments met and devised an RFP. The RFP was sent to all known tower providers doing business in the County and other private groups who had expressed interest in the project. The AMPS Department issued the RFP in September 2009 (Attachment A). American Tower, Inc., the only responsible and responsive bid, provided its proposal on October 13, 2009 (Attachment B). An interview with the respondent, American Tower, Inc., was held on December 2, 2009 at the AMPS office. With BOCC approval, County staff members will begin negotiation with American Tower, Inc. to develop a memorandum of understanding with Orange County to assist with applications .for federal grant and loan programs for funding to extend broadband services into the rural underserved and un-served portions of Orange County.