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Council discusses contract to run fiber from city building toward new municipal complex
Summary
City staff described a planned contract with Cabling Specialist Inc. to install outside-plant fiber from the existing city building manhole toward the planned new municipal complex; timeline and connection points were discussed but no formal vote was recorded in the work session.
The Trenton City Council work session on April 17 heard details about a planned contract with Cabling Specialist Inc. to install OSP (outside-plant) fiber-optic cable from the manhole at 11 East State Street toward the intersection that will service the planned municipal complex.
City Manager Nichols said the work is intended "to take all of the fiber optic and data that is within this building and run it down East State Street or West State Street so we can have it ready to connect." The project, as described to the council, would move splice points and handholes so that when collector roads and the new city building are constructed the fiber can be tied into those access points.
An unnamed city staff member who answered technical questions said the contractor intends to "splice into all of that, and all of those those splice points will be basically extended to the new city building." Council members pressed about the timeline; the staff member said the vendor can complete the physical installation "probably within a month of them starting," but that the start could be delayed while roads and other construction activity are underway. Nichols said earlier planning conversations indicated the work could take "the greater part of a year and a half" to occur from authorization to completion.
Councilors asked whether the run would allow other facilities to be served; staff said the plan is to extend existing splice points so the firehouse, water treatment plant and other connections would be available at the new handholes. No formal motion or vote authorizing the contract appeared in the work-session record provided.
The council discussed coordinating the fiber work with other construction to avoid rework; staff stressed getting the city on the contractor's queue now so the project can be scheduled when site conditions allow.
No final procurement action or ordinance was recorded in the provided transcript for this item; the council continued to the next agenda items and later moved to executive session.
