Basic Information

Reference Number

AB-2020-04754

Issuing Organization

Alberta Public Sector

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

RFP04AUG20 - Next Generation Broadband Network

Title

Next Generation Broadband Network (NGBN)

Source ID

APC

Agreement Types

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) / Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

Details

Location

Alberta

Dates

Publication

2020/08/20 02:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2020/10/02 04:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Bruce Thiessen

403-362-3333

Description

The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proponents, for the Design, Build, Operation and Maintenance (DBOM) of a citywide fixed wireless or wired Next Generation Broadband Network (NGBN) (the “Project”) capable of Gigabit + speed service to the end user within the City of Brooks (the “City”).

The intent is to form a Public Private Partnership (PPP), for a initial term of 5 years with an extension term of 5 years at City discretion, in which the City retains ownership of the network infrastructure, equipment, all components without exception, while the partner builds out the network and then operates and manages the network once live, as well as provides wholesale connectivity to retail facing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) at a rate negotiated between the partner and the City. The network will be open access and the operational partner may act as a retail ISP while managing the access of other retail facing ISPs, pursuant to operation partner purchasing wholesale access at the same rate as other retail facing ISPs.

Notwithstanding the above, the successful proponent will procure and own all customer premise equipment (CPE).

For more information on this solicitation, please click on the following link:

http://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca/Opportunity.aspx?Guid=f5e2c65a-b6fa-215f-1f44-39c2ed480000 (opens in a new window)

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.