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Vacaville selects Intrepid Fiber as top proposer; staff to negotiate public‑private fiber partnership
Summary
Council picked Intrepid Fiber Networks as the city—8s preferred partner to operate and potentially co‑build a municipal fiber network and authorized staff to begin negotiations. Intrepid proposed a larger private investment plan than other respondents and is already backed by institutional capital.
The City Council on April 22 selected Intrepid Fiber Networks as the top scoring proposer from a competitive RFP process that solicited private partners for a municipal broadband public‑private partnership. Staff was authorized to begin negotiations with Intrepid toward a partnership agreement; any final contract would return to council for approval.
The selection followed a multi‑stage procurement and two RFP rounds that sought partners willing to operate and maintain a city‑owned network if the city obtained grant funding to build backbone infrastructure, and — alternatively — partners willing to build and operate privately funded fiber. Entrust (consultant) summarized the evaluation: Intrepid offered not only to operate the portions of…
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