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Council authorizes bids for Willmar Connect NOC; council asks for cost breakdown of city acting as general contractor
Summary
The council authorized advertisement of bids for the Willmar Connect Network Operations Center and debated whether the city should act as general contractor on portions of the remodel; staff said the city would manage up to four contract areas with Hometown Fiber as project manager and estimated savings of 8–15%, and the council requested a detailed cost breakdown to be added to the packet.
The Willmar City Council voted to authorize advertisement of bids for the Willmar Connect network operations center (NOC), a remodeled city facility intended to house critical equipment for the city's broadband operation.
Technology Director Jonah Johnson told the council the NOC "is necessary for Willmar Connect to operate" and described plans to remodel an existing city…
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