The Cities of Hermiston and Umatilla, Oregon are seeking a qualified engineering firm to provide design, engineering, and construction management services for a publicly owned, open access, fiber to the premises (FTTP) network. The FTTP network will serve approximately 8,500 premises and will be approximately 250 route miles total. The selected vendor will be responsible for providing a range of services, including high-level design and cost estimate, low-level network design, construction bid package, permitting and rights of way, management of make ready process, construction management and inspection, and turnover package. The vendor will also be required to identify any additional or revised tasks that may be necessary to complete the project. Some key aspects of the scope of work include: • Design, engineering, and preparation of construction bid package for FTTP network • Cost estimates based on conceptual and low-level designs • Services related to permitting and right of way access agreements • Services related to pole attachment applications and access to poles and conduit • Construction management and inspections • Turnover package including as-builts and splice records