Fiber Government Bids & RFPs

Payments are made on the basis of biweekly estimates of labor performed and material delivered, as determined by the project engineer. Polk County retains not more than three percent from each monthly payment. payments made under contracts for the construction of public improvements. . . shall be made on the basis of biweekly estimates of labor performed and material delivered

Contract award will be determined based on the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. contract award will be determined based on the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

Bidders must be on the current Iowa DOT list of prospective bidders or furnish equivalent financial statements for review at least 10 working days prior to the letting date. the contractor will be required to be on the current iowa dot list of prospective bidders or furnish equivalent financial statements for review at least 10 working days prior to the letting date.

Liquidated damages in the amount of $2,**** per calendar day will be assessed for each day of noncompliance. liquidated damages in the amount of 2, **** per calendar day will be assessed for each day of noncompliance

Bidders have the right to protest an intent to award within three days of receiving the notification of award. the bidder has the right to protest that intent to award within three 3 days of receiving the notification of award.

Bids will be deemed unresponsive if required documents (bid bond, bidder status form, signature page) are not submitted. if all required documents are not submitted, the bid will be deemed unresponsive and bid pricing will not be opened.

Service activation at both new school sites must occur no later than February 1, 2027. The target operational date for fully tested and handoff-ready WAN services is February 1, 2027. service activation at both new school sites must occur no later than february 1 , 2027

All invoices are due and payable by DCSD net thirty (30) days from the date of receipt. all invoices are due and payable by dcsd net thirty 30 days from the date of receipt by dcsd

The awarded respondent warrants that all goods, materials, and work will conform to the applicable drawings, specifications, samples, and other descriptions and will be free from defects. the awarded respondent warrants that all goods, materials, and work will conform to the applicable drawings, specifications, samples, and other descriptions

DCSD will award to the respondent whose proposal is determined most advantageous to the district, applying the criteria stated in section 13. 2. Price is a factor but not necessarily the sole determining factor. dcsd will award to the respondent whose proposal is determined most advantageous to the district

Respondents must provide three references from the K-12 education market from the current calendar year or the two preceding calendar years. provide three 3 references from the k12 education market from the current calendar year or the two 2 preceding calendar years

Late proposals will not be accepted. A proposal from a respondent that did not sign in at the walkthrough will be rejected as nonresponsive. late proposals will not be accepted

Questions concerning this RFP must be submitted through Bidnet by the deadline stated in section 2. 0. The question deadline is October 16, 2026. questions concerning this rfp must be submitted through bidnet by the deadline stated in section 2. 0

Violation of restricted communications may result in rejection of the response. Failure to submit the signed certification may render the response nonresponsive. violation of this section may result in rejection of the response

Proposals must be submitted by October 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT. The winning bidder must have all services fully operational prior to July 1, 2027. As stated: all services fully operational prior to july 1, 2027.

Provider must provide a warranty of 5 years on material and 1 year on workmanship. As stated: provide a warranty of 5years on material and 1year on workmanship.

The proposal determined to be most advantageous to the district, considering reliability, data speed, expandability, costs, and future technologies. As stated: the proposal that is determined by district staff and board of education to be the most advantageous to the district.

Vendors must have a presence in all service areas, provide references for past projects, and have a SPIN on file with USAC for managed services. As stated: must have a service provideridentification number spin on file with the universal service administration company.

Site surveys may be conducted during the bidding window by appointment only. As stated: representative surveys may be conducted during the bidding window and shall be by appointment only.

Bids may be rejected if not submitted by the deadline, and the board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. As stated: anderson county schools reserves theright to reject any or all proposals without explanation.