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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
DATE: April 12, 2024
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award $243,686.00 to NTI National Technologies (NTI), Downers Grove, IL, to provide an alternate fiber infrastructure route to the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Habitat Green Freedom Subdivision.
PURPOSE:
R23-132 approved the use $265,666.00 of 2023 CIP fiber funds to connect the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Habitat Green Freedom to Kane County fiber on Orchard Road for reconnection to city-owned fiber on Sullivan Road. The City was to lease the fiber along Orchard Road from Kane County.
Subsequently, leadership within Kane County determined that the County could not continue leasing fiber to municipalities without new State legislation, despite having previously leased fiber to government agencies through Intergovernmental Agreements. Kane County anticipates an update to the legislation in September 2024. However, due to ongoing construction of this housing project, the City must complete the connection to its fiber infrastructure using an alternate route by the end of June 2024 to facilitate pre-construction planning activities.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution R24-076 approved the 2024 CIP fiber budget for nine projects at a total cost of $1,358,149.00. Adding a 10% contingency of $135,814.90 and a total not to exceed $1,493,963.90.
The Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Habitat Green Freedom Subdivision was approved in resolution R23-005 and is intended to be an affordable smart home community using the Internet-based technologies to achieve high-efficiency homes. In a partnership with Nicor these homes will be supplied with Nicor SMART panels that allow homeowners to control the home's features using phones and Internet functions. As such, these homes require high-quality fiber optic infrastructure. The City was approached by Nicor to partner in providing fiber infrastructure to th...
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