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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Action Agenda Item No. ~ - q SUBJECT: Bid Award: Fiber and Telephone Cable Project, Orange County Solid Waste and Animal Shelter DEPARTMENT: Purchasing, Solid Waste, PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Information Systems and Animal Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, 245-2652 Bid Tabulation Gayle Wilson, 968-2885 Bob Marotto, 968-2287 Todd Jones, 245-2285 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid to Integrated Communication Services (ICS) of Raleigh, North Carolina to construct a fiber connection between the new Solid Waste Operations Center (SWOC) and new Animal Shelter Facility (ASF) and connect the SWOC with other buildings at the Landfill. BACKGROUND: The County has contracted with Time Warner Cable to provide a network connection to the new Solid Waste Operations Center for access to the County's network. There is a need to provide network access to the following County buildings in the vicinity: • Solid Waste Maintenance Building • Solid Waste Scale House • Animal Shelter Paying for a single network connection brought into one demarcation point and sharing among the three buildings over a County owned fiber network would eliminate approximately $2,000 a month for dedicated connections to each. Connecting the following buildings with telephone cable is also a part of the project. • Solid Waste Maintenance Building • Solid Waste Scale House • Staff trailer • Eubanks Road Convenience Center This will allow Solid Waste to integrate these locations into its new telephone system allowing much better communication. In most instances the system will be placed in the same trench as the fiber, saving on labor costs. The lines will be placed on existing North Carolina Department of