Title:
Title
Supplemental Agreement for On-Call Plan Review Services for Fiber and Small Cell (Published for 10-Day Review on 11/8/2018)
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01470
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to City Agreement No. 2018-0693 with 4 Leaf, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $2,080,000 and extend the agreement to December 31, 2020; and 2) resetting City Manager's authority to issue supplemental agreements for City Agreement No. 2018-0693.
Contact: Matthew Johns, Project Manager, (916) 808-5760; Nader Kamal, Interim Engineering Services Manager, (916) 808-7035, Public Works Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Professional Services Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The increase in demand for wireless data and communication infrastructure has resulted in high volumes of requests to install small cell and fiber optic connections within the City right-of-way. Several national communication companies including AT&T and Verizon are pursuing large-scale fiber and small cell deployments within the City. In order to respond to existing and anticipated volumes of requested encroachment permits, consultant services are proposed to supplement existing City staff capacity for the review of plans and issuance of permits.
Approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 3 with 4 Leaf, Inc. is necessary to maintain the level of service provided by the Public Works Department in response to peak volumes of activity in plan review and inspection of various small cell installations and fiber optic lines that will provide for fourth-generation (4G) and fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications services by various telecommunications carriers.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are consistent with economic developme...
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