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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(651) 766-4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 <br />www,ci.little-canada.nin.us <br />MAYOR <br />John Keis <br />COUNCIL <br />Rick Montour <br />Michael McGraw <br />Tom Fischer <br />Christian Torkelson <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R, Hanson <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Keis & Members of City Council <br />FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent <br />DATE: May 20, 2015 <br />RE: Fiber Line to Public Works Shop and Fire Station <br />Quotes were received from five companies for the installation of a fiber optic line from. <br />Little Canada Elementary School to the new Public Works Facility and the Fire Station, <br />The results are below. <br />As you can see Arvig submitted the low quote for the work. It is actually quite lower <br />than the estimate of $75,000. Mr. Terre Heiser said that four of the companies bid the <br />project as one lump sum because it is actually cheaper for them. to do it that way rather <br />than breaking it out in to two separate projects as Castrejon did. So in this case Mr, <br />Heiser believes both buildings should be served with fiber to take advantage of the good <br />price. <br />I spoke with Mr. Heiser regarding the potential for tapping into the Century Link fiber <br />line, which runs along Centerville Road. The thought is the City could save money by <br />Public Works <br />Fire <br />Total <br />Combined Quote <br />Submitted <br />Castrejon <br />27,930 <br />$ 36,748 <br />$ 64,678 <br />DeIIComm <br />$ 59,935.00 <br />Arvig <br />$ 38,307.90 <br />Telcom <br />$ 49,359.52 <br />Underground Piercing <br />$ 51,850.00 <br />As you can see Arvig submitted the low quote for the work. It is actually quite lower <br />than the estimate of $75,000. Mr. Terre Heiser said that four of the companies bid the <br />project as one lump sum because it is actually cheaper for them. to do it that way rather <br />than breaking it out in to two separate projects as Castrejon did. So in this case Mr, <br />Heiser believes both buildings should be served with fiber to take advantage of the good <br />price. <br />I spoke with Mr. Heiser regarding the potential for tapping into the Century Link fiber <br />line, which runs along Centerville Road. The thought is the City could save money by <br />