Minutes - Dec. 21, 2015 Reg. Meeting

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BK -00027 PG:1026 • Acceptance of $3,000.00 Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Grant Funding for the Health Department. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. No one signed up to speak during the Public Comments section of the meeting. The Board considered an RFP for fiber broadband internet service for the Raleigh Executive Jetport. IT Director Kyle Edwards stated as part of a plan to extend fiber to areas critical to economic development in Lee County, an RFP was published with the purpose of competitively procuring fiber optic broadband service for the Raleigh Executive Jetport and interested tenants on the property. Fiber is needed to provide adequate internet service to the Terminal Building and Forestry Service. Mr. Edwards stated construction will be the first of several projects which we hope to undertake to expand fiber in the County. Other tenants will have the ability to gain access to this valuable infrastructure. The following bids were received on December 18th for said project: • Windstream: 3 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $584 and $2,877 5 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $444 and $2,590 Construction cost: $227,902.00 • Charter: 3 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $475 and $4,350 5 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $380 and $3,450 Construction cost: $420,000.00 • Riverstreet: 3 year 50Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $1,250 and $3,450 5 year 50Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $1,125 and $3,105 Construction cost: $744,000 for Option A or $1,047,000.00 for Option B • Broadplex, LLC: (currently serving school system) 3 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $300 and $2,640 5 year 10Mb vs 1 Gb monthly cost $250 and $2,200 Construction cost: $78,000 (if only the terminal building signs on then could need an additional $7,800) Mr. Edwards recommended the bid be awarded to Broadplex, LLC in the amount of $78,000. It was also stated funding for the project is available through revenue obtained from the sale of the wastewater lift station to the City of Sanford. Commissioners had pledged to use these funds for broadband and economic development purposes. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to accept the bid from Broadplex and authorize staff to provide a notice to proceed and develop contracts for the project. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: 2