Project Information

Bid Title

FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises) Overhead Service Drops to the Premises/Residences

Issuing Agency

City of Palo Alto

Location

California

Published Date

Apr 2, 2025

Closing Date

Apr 22, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Project ID:

Title: FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises) Overhead Service Drops to the Premises/Residences

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 4/2/2025

Due Date: 4/22/2025

Post Information

Posted At:Wed, Apr 2, 2025 1:18 PMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The City of Palo Alto, CA (City) is constructing a new FTTP (Fiber-to-the Premise) network. Palo Alto is a community in Northwestern California covering approximately 26 square miles, with a population of approximately 70,000 residents.

Outside plant construction of a pilot area of approximately 850 service endpoints, depicted below, is currently under contract.

Figure 1 – Fiber Drop Locations

The Internet Protocol (IP) Core and Subscriber Access Equipment contract has been awarded but drops and in-premise coordination/installation are being bid out in this IFB. The bid for this IFB includes:

• Drops including terminals or splice point to the premise.
• Customer “site survey” consisting of arranging and conducting a meeting with the premise owner to define:
  • Fiber drop demarcation point on the building.
  • Potential impediments in the drop path
  • Installation details (path, costs for extra components, etc.)
  • In-premise installation of network access equipment/provisioning
• Services offered by the Palo Alto network will eventually be available to all the residential and business in the City. The preliminary service take-rate is planned at 40%, but a higher percentage of adoption is anticipated.

Background

FTTP is the installation and use of optical fiber from a central point directly to individual buildings (residences, businesses, and apartment buildings for example). Once installed, the optical fiber will transmit data, video and voice by using light signals to achieve higher performance. The FTTP network will be comprised of fiber optic cable that runs from a central office, through inner duct, and then to the premise (home or business) through a terminal that serves as a junction box.

The main benefit of FTTP is increased network performance, specifically higher speeds over a long distance. One major benefit includes improved performance for high-definition streaming on applications like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix. FTTP will allow for multiple future upgrades without having to replace the fiber, making it more cost effective to operate.

Timeline

Bid Post Date:

April 2, 2025

Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

April 9, 2025, 10:00am

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Question and Clarifications Due Date and Time:

April 14, 2025, 1:00pm

Bid Due Date and Time:

April 22, 2025, 3:00pm

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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