Title
Resolution to Approve a Conduit Use Agreement and Reimbursement Agreement for Duct Construction with MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The City's conduit infrastructure that currently houses the City's fiber optic cable has additional capacity to allow third party entities to access. MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP has requested access to 50,875 feet of city conduit for placement of their fiber optic cable. The resolution seeks approval of a Conduit Use Agreement and of a Reimbursement Agreement for Duct Construction.
As part of the agreement, MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP. will perform installation of their fiber optic cable in the City's conduit and associated construction at their cost, install a pull string in each conduit segment for the exclusive use by the city, and repair any damaged conduit segments or construct an alternate route that will include a shadow conduit for exclusive use by the city.
The City will be compensated annually at $1.70 per foot for conduit segments located in the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) district and $1.41 per foot for conduit segments located outside the DDA district. Total annual compensation to the City based on the proposed route and distance of 50,875 feet is $76,837.75, which the City may adjust annually based on the Consumer Price Index.
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP fiber cable will be physically separate from city fiber cables in the same conduit and separate handholes will be installed so maintenance and service can be performed without having to access each other handholes. The City will continue to perform all maintenance on city conduit.
The agreement includes general terms and conditions that govern the relationship between the City and MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP. The agreement defines how compensation is calculated and payment to the City for MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP use of city co...
Click here for full text