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Bid Title

Request for Proposals - City of Paducah Telecommunications Provider Franchise

Issuing Agency

City of Paducah

Location

Kentucky

Published Date

Oct 22, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 3, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Request for Proposals - City of Paducah Telecommunications Provider Franchise

The City of Paducah is soliciting proposals from parties interested in obtaining franchises to operate telecommunications systems within the confines of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, pursuant to Chapter 108 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah. Franchise(s) awarded pursuant to this Request for Proposals will be non-exclusive and will be for ten (10) years. Proposals must meet all the requirements of Chapter 108 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances.

Franchise applications may be obtained by downloading the Telecommunications Franchise Application or by contacting City Clerk Lindsay Parish at Telecommunications@paducahky.gov or by mail at 300 South 5th Street, P.O. Box 2267, Paducah, KY 42002-2267 or by phone at 270-444-8506.

All questions regarding the meaning or intent of the Telecommunications Ordinance or Application must be submitted to the City via email to Telecommunications@paducahky.gov .

Sealed proposals should be sent to City Clerk, Lindsay Parish, 300 South 5th Street, P.O. Box 2267, Paducah, KY 42002-2267. Bids WILL NOT be accepted electronically.

The bid openings will occur quarterly on a rolling basis through 2026. Bid opening dates are as follows: December 3, 2025; March 4, 2026; June 3, 2026; September 2, 2026; and December 2, 2026. Sealed proposals must be received no later than 10:00 a.m., local time on the day of the opening. Proposals will be opened and read aloud publicly in the Commission Chambers of City Hall, located at 300 South 5th Street, Paducah, KY.

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CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE APPLICATION

Sealed proposals including this Telecommunications Franchise Application and all submittals must be

received no later than 10:00 a.m., local time, on the bid opening date. Proposals shall be submitted in

both hard copy and digital format, loaded onto a USB or external drive, and included in the sealed

proposal packet. Sealed proposals should be delivered to the City Clerk, Lindsay Parish, 300 South 5th

Street, P.O. Box 2267, Paducah, KY 42002-2267.

Application Date:

Applicant Information

Applicant Name:

_

(Complete Legal Name as Registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State)

Address:

City:

State:

_ Zip Code:

_

E-mail Address:

Phone Number:

Fax Number:

_

Local Representative Information

Name:

Address:

City:

State:

_ Zip Code:

E-mail Address:

_

Phone Number:

_ Fax Number:

_

Emergency Contact Information:

_

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REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND SUBMITTALS

ATTACHMENTS: Please clearly label each document “Attachment A,” “Attachment B,” etc.

A.

Detailed narrative description of the Applicant’s proposed and/or existing Telecommunications

System design.

B.

Brief statement setting forth a description of all the types of Telecommunications Services

proposed or currently being offered.

C.

Inventory disclosing the ownership of the Facilities to be used in rendering the

Telecommunications Services. The Applicant should identify all parent companies, subsidiary

companies, or sister companies of the Applicant. Also, please note whether Applicant will use its

Facilities to carry traffic or information for:

1.

An affiliated company

yes no

2.

Another certificated telephone company

yes no

3.

A competitive access provider

yes no

4.

Other (identify in an attachment hereto)

yes no

**If Applicant answered “Yes" to any part of the question above, please explain the nature of the

traffic to be carried and identify the companies involved, as a part of “Attachment C.”

D.

Preliminary installation schedule and completion date, or the date on which the

telecommunications system was completed.

E.

Technical description of the type of Communication System proposed/operated by the Applicant

and Applicant’s plan for the installation of the Telecommunications System, if applicable.

Telecommunications System designs are to be submitted in bullet format detailing equipment

start point, routes, and end point location, accompanied by network routing maps(s). This should

also include: An appropriate scale map to show the route that the telecommunications

infrastructure takes and/or will take through the City.

F.

Statement from the Applicant’s senior technical staff member, or consultant, advising that the

Applicant’s planned Telecommunications System and operations thereof will meet or

currently does meet all the requirements set forth in the City’s Telecommunications Franchise

Ordinance. If the existing system does not meet all of the requirements set forth in the City’s

Telecommunications Franchise Ordinance, please provide a plan for how the system will come

into compliance and an associated timeline.

G

A copy of the Applicant’s certificate of authority from the PSC where the Applicant is lawfully

required to have such certificate.

H.

Copies of all insurance policies or certificates required under the City’s Telecommunications

Franchise Ordinance.

I.

A statement signed by the Applicant indicating that the Applicant agrees to be bound by all

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provisions of the City’s Telecommunications Ordinance and its franchise and agrees to obtain all

applicable permits and authorizations prior to constructing, installing, or operating a system in

the right-of-way.

J.

A statement signed by the Applicant indicating that the Applicant is registered as a member of

Kentucky 811 (commonly referred to as “Call Before You Dig”) and Applicant that agrees to

contact Kentucky 811 before performing any excavation in the City.

K.

An estimate of the Applicant’s anticipated annual Gross Revenues (as such term is defined in the

City’s Telecommunications Franchise Ordinance) for the first year of the franchise.

SUBMITTALS

A.

Supplementary, additional or other information that the Applicant deems reasonable for

consideration may be submitted at the same time as its application but must be separately

bound and clearly identified as “Supplemental Applicant Materials.” The City may, at its

discretion, consider such additional information as part of the application.

B.

Application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of $5,000 payable to the

“City of Paducah” via check or money order.

C.

If Applicant does not already hold a franchise within the territorial limits of the City of Paducah

sufficient to render the Telecommunications Services required by the Telecommunications

Ordinance, Application shall be accompanied by cash or a certified check drawn on a bank of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky, or a national bank, equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the

fair estimated cost of the Telecommunications System required to render the

Telecommunications Service or $100,000. Applicant shall also include such documentation as is

necessary to support the Applicant’s determination of the fair estimated cost of the

Telecommunications System and compliance with all applicable state, federal and local statutes,

ordinances and regulations.

DIGITAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

All attachments and submittals listed above must also be submitted digitally utilizing a USB drive or external drive

included in the sealed proposal packet. PDF format is acceptable for submittals.

The City reserves the right to require such supplementary, additional or other

information that it deems reasonably necessary to award or deny a franchise.

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AFFIDAVIT

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE COMPLETED THE FOREGOING APPLICATION AND KNOW OF ITS

CONTENTS OF MY OWN KNOWLEDGE. I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS

OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE

BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. APPLICANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND CERTIFIES THAT IT SHALL:

(1) BE RESPONSIBLE TO CERTIFY TO THE CITY OF PADUCAH ANY MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE

INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION DURING THE TERM OF ANY

FRANCHISE AND (2) APPLY FOR AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AND/OR STREET CUT PERMIT WITH

THE CITY BEFORE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

Legal Name of Applicant:

By:

Title:

Date:

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