Resolution Authorizing to contract with TelCom Construction, LLC for the relocation of Sauk County owned fiber optic cable at the intersection of CTH BD and N. Reedsburg Rd.; and Amend the 2023 Building Services Capital Outlay budget

Resolution Authorizing to contract with TelCom Construction, LLC for the relocation of Sauk County owned fiber optic cable at the intersection of CTH BD and N. Reedsburg Rd.; and Amend the 2023 Building Services Capital Outlay budget

Resolution offered by the Property Committee and Finance Committee

BACKGROUND: Sauk County owns and maintains over 196 miles of fiber optic network cable and conduit throughout the county.  CTH BD and N. Reedsburg Rd is being reconstructed into a roundabout during the 2024 road construction season.  It is the responsibility of the owner of the utility to re-route utilities at the owner’s expense to avoid a construction conflict. The current Sauk County Facilities are in conflict with the new roundabout construction plans.  Approximately 2,534’ of new duct and new fiber optic cable will be installed during the re-route of County Facilities. Splicing of the new fiber will be completed by a county contractor.  The non-budgeted project came in at a not exceed cost of $66,500. Design/Engineering ($10,500.00), labor and materials for conduit & fiber ($43,00.00), splicing (8,000), & materials purchased by county ($5,000).  Building Services is asking to also amend the current 2023 Building Services Capital Outlay budget to add $66,500 of general fund dollars to cover the cost of the project.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, hereby authorizes the County Administrator to sign a contract with Telcom Construction to provide the labor at a cost of $43,000 to relocate current Sauk County Fiber to a location that is not within conflict of the proposed roundabout plan at a cost of $66,500.

Approved for presentation to the County Board by the Property Committee & Finance Committee, this 6th day of December 2023.

Consent Agenda Item: [ ] YES  [ X ] NO

Fiscal Impact: [  ] None   [  ] Budgeted Expenditure    [ X ] Not Budgeted

Vote Required:  Majority = _____       2/3 Majority = _____        3/4 Majority = ________

The County Board has the legal authority to adopt:  Yes ______ No ________ as reviewed by the Corporation Counsel, _________________________________, Date:  ________________ .

Offered and passage moved by Property Committee:               

     _________________________________

Carl Gruber

                                                                              _________________________________

Mark “Smooth” Detter

                                                                             _________________________________

                                                                                                         Joel Chrisler

                                                                             _________________________________

                                                                                                         Robert Spencer

     _________________________________

                                                                                                         Jim Astle                                       

Finance Committee:               

     _________________________________

Martin F. Krueger

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Lynn Eberl

                                                                             _________________________________

                                                                                                         Timothy McCumber

                                                                             _________________________________

                                                                                                         Thomas Dorner

                                                                             _________________________________

                                                                                                         Richard “Mike” Flint    

Fiscal Note:  The North Reedsburg Road fiber re-route project will begin in 2023 and be completed in 2024.  $66,500 of general fund balance will be added to the Building Services capital projects 2023 budget with unspent funds be carried forward into 2024 to complete the project. 

MIS Note:  A network wide outage will occur when the new fiber is spliced into the existing fiber