Development and Implementation of Tucson's Fiber to the Premises Program

Description

The City of Tucson is seeking to enable 1 Gbps symmetrical (or better), reliable, and affordable fiber-optic internet that is available to all residents, businesses, and community anchor institutions in Tucson, Arizona.  The City of Tucson does not intend to build this infrastructure or operate it, but rather is enabling third party businesses to build, own, and operate these services throughout the entirety of our city limits.  To accomplish this, the City will launch a program that will establish a new Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) licensing program that will include incentives and controls to achieve the City’s desired goals.  This RFP is requesting proposals from experienced firms to set up, oversee, coordinate, and manage a sustainable and effective FTTP initiative. The FTTP Program goals include:Provide fiber to 100% of Tucson premises in an equitable manner to all residents, business owners, and community anchor institutions;Lower costs for FTTP buildouts whenever possible, including: providing rapid responses and reduced delays on FTTP Licensee builds; reducing cuts in pavement; coordinating digs and reducing conflicts during construction; controlling and inspecting the quality of construction; and, enabling shared infrastructure;Ensure that the FTTP Program is cost neutral;Support local area broadband network redundancy by helping providers connect to Tucson’s IXP;  a