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The City's cable infrastructure is approximately 90% CommScope SYSTIMAX and is covered by <br />the CommScope SYSTIMAX 20 -year guarantee. <br />The City has adopted the ANSI /EIA/TIA, and NEC standards, as well as BICSI design and <br />installation methods for all materials, installation, testing, configuration and documentation of the <br />City Telecommunications Infrastructure. These guidelines are based upon widely used industry <br />standards such as, but not limited to, EIA/TIA 568, 569, 570, 606A, 607, including all TSB's, and <br />the NEC codes related to Telecommunications Infrastructures. This would include any new or <br />updated standards adopted by the ANSI /EIA/TIA, and new or updated NEC code, as well as <br />any updated or new BICSI design and installation practices. <br />1.3 OBJECTIVE <br />The City of Santa Ana is seeking a qualified vendor to provide the City with cabling services in <br />support of internal telephone and data services. Maintaining the existing standard for cabling <br />and preserving the City's investment in cabling infrastructure is essential. <br />1.4 SERVICES BEING SOUGHT <br />1.4.1 A summary of the expected services required is as follows: <br />• Services to be provided by a CommScope SYSTIMAX Value Added Reseller <br />(VAR) <br />• Providing all required hardware and build out of telecommunications spaces and <br />outlet termination facilities. <br />• Provision and placement, termination, labeling and testing of all low voltage <br />cable media. <br />• Providing optical fiber cabling and associated components. <br />• Providing telecommunications connectivity for all miscellaneous services <br />(elevator telephones, coaxial cabling, TDD equipment, etc.). <br />• Providing blue line and electronic media as -built documentation of cable plant <br />facilities. <br />• Providing backbone connectivity. Work may include pathway surveys, cable tray <br />installations, coring, backboards, and conduits. <br />• Providing printed cable plant media test result documentation. <br />• Provision and installation of all fire - stopping material as required to maintain fire <br />rating of penetrated construction material or conduit pathways. <br />• Cleaning, patching, repairing, and touch -up painting as required. <br />• BICSI CERTIFIED APPRENTICES, INSTALLERS, AND TECHNICIANS ARE <br />PREFERRED. Proposers are encouraged in their proposals to describe the <br />availability of such work staff to perform services for the City. <br />2. QUALIFICATIONS <br />2.1 MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS <br />2.1.1 To qualify to be the selected Vendor and to be retained as the Vendor for cabling <br />services to the City: <br />2.1.1.1 The Vendor must be and retain active status as a CommScope <br />Page 5 of 36 <br />