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County officials say NTIA-funded broadband work remains in engineering phase; construction stalled pending RFP responses and change-order review
Summary
County staff told commissioners the county's NTIA-backed broadband project has spent roughly $2 million on engineering and environmental work, is nearly fully reimbursed by federal grant and Salem County cost-share, but has no construction underway because no contractor has been selected and change-order disputes remain.
County officials updated the Board of Commissioners on the status of a National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) grant-funded broadband project, saying engineering work is complete but construction has not started because the county has not selected a contractor and is reviewing change-order claims.
A county official said roughly $2 million has been expended to date on the project, primarily for engineering, environmental studies and drawings that identify where broadband lines will run through the county. The…
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