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Nov 5, 2026
Dec 2, 2026
MACON COUNTY Request for Quotation Fiber Internet Service: Veteran's Memorial Park Phase 1 Veteran's Memorial Park (Macon County Recreation Park), 265 Allman Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
RFQ number 03-1037W Issued Thursday, November 5, 2026 Questions due Wednesday, November 18, 2026 Quotes due Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 4:00 p.m. Submit to Jaclyn Mathis, Purchasing Agent, jmathis@maconnc.org (cc jlee@maconnc.org) 1. Purpose Macon County (the "County") requests written quotations from internet service providers for fiber internet service to Veteran's Memorial Park. Phase 1 of the park's renovation, a 20-court pickleball complex (the "Court Complex"), is under construction. The service will support the Court Complex's new public WiFi and video surveillance network, which the County is procuring separately. The County will contract for this service. 2. Site and Scope There is no existing service at either location. The provider is responsible for the full path from its network to each termination point, including on-site trenching, conduit, handholes, permits, and locates. Work will be coordinated with the Phase 1 construction contractor; the County will share the construction schedule. The site lies partly in flood zone AE near Cartoogechaye Creek. Both locations are starred in Attachment A; Attachment B shows the Court Complex layout and the restroom building. • Connection 1 (base quote): the Court Complex restroom building, on the north side of the courts. Terminate on a provider ONT inside the building; the County will provide space and power. • Connection 2 (separately priced option): fiber extended to a handhole near the snack shack on the north side of the pool complex. This connection will later serve Phases 2-4 of the park (pool, amphitheater, playground, basketball, and tennis). The County may award it with Connection 1 or defer it. • Service: shared small-business fiber (GPON or XGS-PON). A dedicated business/enterprise fiber is not required. • Capacity: 500 Mbps to 1 Gbps symmetrical initially at each connection, with the ability to increase capacity during the term without new construction. State download and upload speeds. • Handoff: provider ONT with an Ethernet handoff to the County's firewall. A provider router is not required. • Addressing and service level: one static public IPv4 address per connection; state IPv6 availability. The provider's standard shared small-business SLA. 3. Pricing Quote a 36-month term. Price Connection 2 separately so it can be awarded or deferred. Fill in every line that applies; mark "included" or "N/A" where appropriate. Item Connection 1: Court Complex Connection 2: Pool (option) One-time (non-recurring) charges Construction to the termination point (include route length) Installation and activation ONT or other equipment, if not included Other one-time charges (describe) Monthly recurring charges (36-month term; state download/upload speed) 500 Mbps service 1 Gbps service 2 Gbps service Highest speed available (state speed) One static public IPv4 address Taxes, fees, and surcharges (estimate) Monthly charge, if any, while built but not active N/A 4. Include with the Quotation • Construction: the route and method to each location, and anything needed from the County (access, easements, coordination with the construction contractor). Say whether building both connections together lowers the cost. • Schedule: construction and installation interval from signed order to service activation for each connection. • Upgrades: how to move to a higher speed during the term, lead time, any one-time charge or equipment change, and whether the term restarts. • Connection 2: how service would later be extended from the handhole to a Phase 2-4 building, and the expected cost. • SLA: availability target, repair response and restoration times, support hours and contacts, and outage credits. • Contract terms: a copy of the service agreement; early termination liability; auto-renewal; price changes during and after the term; and whether one-time charges are reduced or waived for the 36-month term. 5. Submission and Questions Email the quotation as a PDF to Jaclyn Mathis, Purchasing Agent, at jmathis@maconnc.org, with a copy to Jeff Lee at jlee@maconnc.org, by the due date above. Use the subject line "Rec Park Fiber RFQ - [provider name]". Direct technical questions and site-visit requests to Jeff Lee and process questions to Jaclyn Mathis, in writing, by November 18, 2026. Answers that affect all providers will be sent to every provider that received this RFQ and posted on the county's website. 6. Selection Quotations will be compared on the total cost of the 36-month term, construction and installation interval, upgrade path, and service level. Quotations must remain valid for 60 days after the due date. This RFQ is not an order: the County may reject any or all quotations, award Connection 1 without Connection 2, waive informalities, and ask providers to clarify their quotations. Quotations are public records under N.C.G.S. 132-1; mark any pages containing trade secrets "CONFIDENTIAL." Attachment A: Site Map Star 1 marks Connection 1, the Court Complex restroom building on the north side of the Phase 1 pickleball complex. Star 2 marks Connection 2, the handhole near the snack shack on the north side of the pool complex. Attachment B: Phase 1 Court Complex Layout Phase 1 site plan on the aerial (January 14, 2026). The red box marks the restroom building, the termination point for Connection 1. Flood zone AE, the Duke Energy right-of-way, and the 30-foot creek buffer are shown on the plan.
