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Westfield board approves $2.09 million BOT agreement to build city fiber ring after public hearing
Summary
The Westfield Board of Public Works and Safety approved a $2.09 million build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement on April 23 to construct a roughly 20-mile, city-owned fiber ring to link municipal buildings and emergency facilities after a public hearing and debate over procurement, schedule and financing.
The Westfield Board of Public Works and Safety on April 23 approved a three-year, interest-free build-operate-transfer (BOT) agreement to build a city-owned fiber ring to connect municipal buildings and emergency facilities, after a public hearing and extended discussion about price, timeline and procurement.
Christopher Larson, director of informatics for the City of Westfield, told the board the project is “roughly 20 miles of 144 strands of fiber” and described the BOT payment arrangement as “we're in a payment agreement, through this BOT to pay the 2.9, sorry, dollars 2,090,000.00,” covering fiber and specialized switching equipment the city needs to replace aging ring hardware.
The project was presented to the board by Larson and a vendor representative, Corey Chiles of Berrycom. Larson said the fiber ring would connect city buildings, enable shared camera…
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