RFP Spit Property Lease for Wireless Communication Tower

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
By the City of Homer, Alaska
For Homer Spit Property Lease for an Owner-Operated/Subleased Wireless Communication Tower

The City of Homer, Alaska is requesting proposals from qualified wireless facilities and communication service provider(s) that are interested in designing, permitting, constructing, operating, maintaining, owning, and subleasing a wireless communications tower for the purpose of providing improved wireless voice and data services to the general public and the City.  Successful proposer will be offered the opportunity to negotiate for a 30-year term lease with the City of Homer to construct a communications tower on a portion of City-owned land that is located on the Homer Spit.

A mandatory pre-proposal meeting/teleconference will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Homer City Hall Conference Room.

Sealed proposals for the Homer Spit Property Lease for an Owner-Operated/Subleased Wireless Communication Tower will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, City of Homer, 491 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska, until 4:00 PM, Thursday, May 14, 2015.  The time of receipt will be determined by the City Clerk’s time stamp.  A Lease Application Fee of $30.00 will be due upon submittal of proposal.

Proposals received after the time fixed for the receipt of the bids shall not be considered.  All proposers must submit a City of Homer Proposal Holders Registration form to be on the Proposal Holders List before they attend the mandatory pre-close meeting and to be considered responsive.  The Proposal holder registration form and the RFP package are available on line at http://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/rfps.

The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive irregularities or informalities in the proposals, and to award a contract to the respondent that best meets the selection criteria and the City’s needs.

Dated this 15th day of April 2015.

                                                                                                                                CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                                                                Katie Koester, City Manager

Account #:          400-0600-5227

Published:          Homer Tribune – April 22 & 29, 2015

                          Anchorage Daily News – April 26, 2015

                          Alaska Bid Network