FIBER OPTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES

FIBER OPTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES Page 1 of 1 Project Title: Fiber Optic Engineering Services Bid Amendment Number: 001 Date: 1/26/2026 Amendment Overview: This amendment is issued to provide clarifications, revisions, and additions to the original bid documents. Please review the following exhibits carefully and incorporate the changes into your bid submission. Attachments: 1. Exhibit A – Q&A Responses 2. Exhibit B - Attendance Instructions to Bidders: 1. Review all exhibits and attachments thoroughly. 2. Acknowledge receipt of this amendment in your bid submission. 3. Incorporate all changes and clarifications provided in this amendment into your bid. For any questions or further clarifications, please contact Purchasing@nwascopud.org. Item Question Answer / Notes 1 Which zones are funded and by whom? Zone 11 funded by BEAD; other zones funded by in house funds. 2 Will design be done zone by zone? Yes. A Notice to Proceed/Purchase Order will be issued for each zone as Qlife releases them. 3 How will pole applications be handled? Formal application process as dictated by the pole owner 4 How many poles per joint use application? The District requires 10 poles per joint use application, for WEC and PacCorp it is dependent on their JUA and construction application requirements 5 Are environmental components included in this project? No 6 Is this an open access business model? Qlife provides an Open Access Dark Fiber Network 7 How will construction be managed? Construction management and As-Built costs not included in Zone NTE costs. 8 How will as-built requirements be handled, and will an engineer stamp be required on the As-Built? As-builts will be administered by the awarded construction contractor. The selected firm will not be required to stamp the as-builts. 9 How is existing design documented? The system is maintained in a Fiber Management System, for further information see Exhibit C. 10 What is the number of Pacific Corp poles? Estimated total pole attachment quantities are represented in the bid sheet. 11 Will PE stamp be included on as-builts? This is not required 12 Will ADSS be in communications space? Yes 13 How are zones going to be awarded? The District will be awarding this bid to one contractor, individual zones will be issued as released by Qlife. It is the intent of the District to award all zones to the successful firm in this solicitation in a tiered approach. 14 Is there a completion date in mind? The bid documents state under Deliverables, Item no. 4, a schedule will be created and maintained, this is applicable to each zone as NTP's are issued. 15 What is the total projected footage? Estimates can be found on Bid Form. 16 What are the hub and cabinet placement requirements? TBD, the District has sites in mind. 17 Will it be necessary to obtain easements on this project? Yes; however easement acquisition not part of NTE Costs 18 How will construction management be provided? Construction Management is not a part of this bid, determination of how this will be performed will be decided at a later date. 19 How will NTE amounts vs unit rates be handled? Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amounts shall be provided in the Bid Form by Zone to complete the scope of work described in the RFP. Unit rates submitted by the Proposer will be used to calculate actual costs incurred for work performed within each Zone. In no event shall the total compensation for any Zone exceed the applicable NTE amount without prior written authorization from the District. 20 Will PUD review all poles being attached to? Yes 21 Is potholing required during the design agreement pre-award? No, we don't not expect permits to require potholing at this time. 22 Will mass upload be allowed into Fiber Management SystemUnsure at this time as it depends on formatting being provided. 23 What format does the District want splice diagrams? The format would be based on the proposers recommended solution in their bid 24 District Comments Please verify that your company is listed on the attendance list. Reach out to Purchasing@nwascopud.org if you attended the pre-proposal meeting and your company is not listed. 25 District Comments Three (3) vendors attempted to join the mandatory pre-proposal meeting virtually but experienced technical difficulties. The District received emails from these vendors after the scheduled 3:00 p.m. start time of the meeting. In accordance with the solicitation requirements, vendors not admitted to the meeting at the scheduled start time were not considered in attendance. No exceptions were made. Bid Amendment 1 - Exhibit A - Q&A Responses Company Contact Name Aecon Derek Komadowski AirSmith Ryan Mallon Aristo Networks John Amery BHC Luke Stenzel Centerline Communications, LLC Benjamin Switzer Davey Resource Group Jason Milligan Dry Canyon Communications, LLC Curtis Barnett EntrustHunter Furgerson Finley Don Anderson FiOptix Keith Green GP&A Tom Waggoner HR Green Sam Beaver JSI Diana Zake Millennium Logan Lamb NeoConnect Diane Kruse Olsson Ryan Meints Rock Creek Communications Group Chris Ganoung Utilities OneKelly Beasley Vantage Point Jack Puetz Company Contact Name Biarri Networks Denzel Davis MGC Technical Jake Carpenter Rucon Eng. Mathers Farr WBE Technologies Nick Ulrich Woden Derek Larson Amendment 1 - Exhibit B - Attendance In Person