Title
Award of Bid No. IFB 26-24 for the Purpose of the Guaje Canyon and Bayo Booster Fiber Optic Line Installation with TSI Tower, Inc. in the Amount of $559,395.00 plus Contingency and Applicable Gross Receipts Tax
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities Recommend Approval of Award of Bid No. IFB 26-24 for the Purpose of the Guaje Canyon and Bayo Booster Fiber Optic Line Installation with TSI Tower, Inc. in the Amount of $559,395.00 and a contingency in the amount of $83,910, for a total of $643,305.00, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax and forward to Council for approval.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
The project will install a new fiber optic line in Rendija Canyon and Guaje Canyon to provide communication from five wells and four booster stations to the Pajarito Cliffs supervisory controls and data acquisition system (SCADA) master station. This project is part of the ongoing effort to upgrade the existing antiquated water production SCADA system and will replace the existing microwave communication system. DPU has coordinated the project with the LAC information Management Department (IM) to increase the fiber count in the new fiber optic line to be capable of providing a redundant utility scale fiber optic feed for the community Los Alamos. IM will pay the incremental price to increase the fiber count from 12 strands to 144 strands and 288 strands.
Alternatives
If the project is not awarded, the DPU will continue to pursue these communication upgrades to avoid loosing the loan funding for the project.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The project is budgeted in fiscal year 2026 in the amount of $619,638.43 from Drinking Water State Revolving Loan (DWSRL) 6368, and an additional $530,000.00 from water production capital funds. Funds from DWSRL 6368 will be applied to this project. The IM Department will contribute $122,131.66 to the cost of the project to pay for the increased fiber optic count.
Attachments
A - IFB26-24 Construction Drawings