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Commissioners award $226,883 contract to Cross Connect for broadband switch upgrade and centralized monitoring
Summary
The board approved a contract with Cross Connect Engineering to replace older Brocade switches at primary broadband towers, standardize core equipment on Cisco, and add a unified monitoring system with seven years of licensing.
Rio Blanco County commissioners voted July 22, 2025, to approve a notice of award and agreement with Cross Connect Engineering for the county’s 2025 broadband network switch upgrade and monitoring project, accepting a value‑engineered Cisco‑based solution at a proposed cost of $226,883.
Eric, a county broadband/IT staff member, told commissioners the county’s broadband infrastructure included three switch manufacturers across sites: Juniper core switches in the data centers, Brocade at primary towers and Ubiquiti at secondary towers. The…
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