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The City's cable infrastructure is approximately 90% Avaya Systimax and is covered by the Avaya Systimax 20-year guarantee. The City has adopted the ANSI/EIAlTIA, and NEC standards, as well as BICSI design and installation methods for all materials, installation, testing, configuration and documentation of the City Telecommunications Infrastructure. These guidelines are based upon widely used industry standards such as, but not limited to, EIAlTIA 568, 569, 570, 606A, 607, including all TSB's, and the NEC codes related to Telecommunications Infrastructures. This would include any new or updated standards adopted by the ANSI/EIAlTIA, and new or updated NEC code, as well as any updated or new BICSI design and installation practices. 1.3 OBJECTIVE The City of Santa Ana is seeking a qualified vendor to provide the City with cabling services in support of internal telephone and data services. Maintaining the existing standard for cabling and preserving the City's investment in cabling infrastructure is essential. 1.4 SERVICES BEING SOUGHT 1.4.1 A summary of the expected services required is as follows: · Services to be provided by a Avaya Value Added Reseller (VAR) . Providing all required hardware and build out of telecommunications spaces and outlet termination facilities. . Provision and placement, termination, labeling and testing of all low voltage cable media. · Providing optical fiber cabling and associated components. . Providing telecommunications connectivity for all miscellaneous services (elevator telephones, coaxial cabling, TDD equipment, etc.). . Providing blue line and electronic media as-built documentation of cable plant facilities. . Providing backbone connectivity. Work may include pathway surveys, cable tray installations, coring, backboards, and conduits. · Providing printed cable plant media test result documentation. · Provision and installation of all fire-stopping material as required to maintain fire rating of penetrated construction material or conduit pathways. · Cleaning, patching, repairing, and touch-up painting as required. · BICSI CERTIFIED APPRENTICES, INSTALLERS, AND TECHNICIANS ARE PREFERRED. Proposers are encouraged in their proposals to describe the availability of such work staff to perform services for the City. 2. QUALIFICATIONS 2.1 MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS 2.1.1 To qualify to be the selected Vendor and to be retained as the Vendor for cabling services to the City: 2.1.1.1 The Vendor must be and retain active status as an Avaya Value Added Reseller (V AR). Page 5 of 35