The Project is located on Routes 5, 16, 20, 32, 45, 50, 65, 70, 80, 99, 104, 113, 128, 160, 162, and 191, in the counties of Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba at various locations. The Project will install broadband conduit, fiber, and required appurtenances within the State Right of Way. A more detailed description of the Project is contained in Appendix A. The estimated cost of this CMGC Project (in 2023 US dollars) is $222,250,000 for construction capital. 2 - Procurement Schedule Final Date for Receipt of Proposers Questions - 2/7/2023 SOQ Due Date for Electronic and Hardcopy Submittal - 2/22/2023 Anticipated Ranking Determination - 3/15/2023 4.2 Quantities, Due Date, Time, and Location: The original and an electronic submittal of the SOQ shall be provided. The original shall be identified on its front cover, in the upper right-hand corner as ¿Original¿. One copy of each completed Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest Certification (Appendix D), one (1) copy of each completed Prequalification Questionnaire (Appendix E), and one (1) copy of Preconstruction Services Cost Proposal are to be provided in separate sealed packages and delivered with the original SOQ to the address above. For hand-delivered SOQ submittals to Sacramento, call Saad Samani, at (916) 995-8401 to prearrange the day and time for SOQ hand delivery. All SOQs shall be received by 3 p.m. Pacific Time on the day specified in Section 2.- Procurement Schedule, and unless modified by Addenda, can also be submitted in one of two ways: a) E-mail the downloadable weblink to [email protected] or the Department to download files. b) E-mail [email protected] requesting access to the Department's file share folder to upload files. If applicable, please refer to the RFQ for goal requirement and attachments for licensing requirements for this contract. Unfortunately, the Department does not have a plan holders list of available proposers, nor does it have a way of identifying companies or entities that may have downloaded the project documents for teaming purposes. It is the responsibility of the consultants/subs/vendors to identify teams that may be submitting an Statement of Qualifications. The Department will allow the use of text with font size smaller than 12-point for only charts, tables, exhibits, and other illustrative and graphical information.

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