5671 - On-Call Low Voltage Cabling Services

Location:	California
Posted:	Jun 26, 2026
Due:	Jul 23, 2026
Agency:	City of Redding
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	N - Installation of Equipment
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June 26, 2026

REQUEST FOR QUOTES

TO FURNISH

ON-CALL LOW VOLTAGE CABLING SERVICES

FOR THE

CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA

(RFQ #5671)

In accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Redding, quotations

must be submitted to Purchasing Office, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding,

California 96001 prior to 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 23, 2026, to furnish On-call low voltage

cabling services per bid specifications, insurance requirements, and general conditions.

QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME AND DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

OR CONSIDERED.

The cut-off date and time for receiving questions regarding this bid is 5:00 P.M., on

Thursday, July 9, 2026. All inquiries must be made in writing and may be submitted to the

buyer’s email address shown below.

All quotations must be submitted on the standard quotation form provided by the City of

Redding. Quotations may be sent via:

• Email: quotes@cityofredding.gov

• Overnight Delivery

• U.S. Mail / Hand Delivered to address listed in this cover page

The said quotations will be opened at 2:00 P.M., on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in the

Purchasing Office, 3rd Floor of City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California.

The City of Redding reserves the right to reject any or all quotes, in part or in their

entirety. In addition, the City will award any resulting purchase order in a manner consistent

with the City Purchasing Ordinance.

THE CITY OF REDDING

Purchasing Division

Jennifer Antunes

Jennifer Antunes, Buyer

jantunes@cityofredding.gov

NOTE

If a potential bidder/proposer received this solicitation document through

some means other than surface mail from the City of Redding (such as from the

City of Redding Internet web site, or from another prospective bidder/proposer), it

is the responsibility of the potential bidder/proposer to advise the assigned City of

Redding Purchasing contact of its intention to submit a bid/proposal so that any

addenda or other correspondence related to this solicitation will be sent to the

potential bidder/proposer. When contacting the Purchasing Division, the

bidder/proposer shall provide the solicitation number located on the cover page of

this document. Transmittal of this information must be in writing, by U.S. Mail or

e-mail. Transmittal of this information via telephone is not acceptable.

Please submit quote as directed in the quotation package. Forward to:

City of Redding

Purchasing Division, 3rd Floor

777 Cypress Avenue

Redding, CA 96001

Quotes must be received by the Purchasing Office prior to 2:00 P.M. on the date

indicated below. Mailing envelope is to be clearly marked on the outside with the

following notation:

“RFQ No. 5671; opening at

2:00 P.M., on Thursday, July 23, 2026”

Quotes may not be considered unless:

1. Your original Quote submittal received.

2. Original Bid proposal form is completed and signed in ink.

3. Signature is legible – No initials.

4. “Required Submittal Information” are completed and included.

5. Bid Bond is received. (10% of Evaluated Annual Total)

6. Addendums are acknowledged (If any)

The City of Redding

Purchasing Division

SPECIFICATIONS

TO FURNISH

ON-CALL LOW VOLTAGE CABLING SERVICES

FOR THE

CITY OF REDDING

(RFQ #5671)

GENERAL

The City of Redding wishes to contract with a qualified vendor to provide on-call low voltage

cabling and surveillance equipment services.

There are currently 55 city-owned facilities throughout the City of Redding, which is

approximately 60 square miles in size. These range from personnel-occupied buildings; fire

stations; non-profit agency occupied buildings; pump stations; water wells; wastewater treatment

plants; water treatment plants; a power plant, airport locations, Redding Area Bus Authority

(RABA), Sports Park locations, and any future expansion throughout the City of Redding.

There may be times when a specific location where work is being performed falls under confined

space requirements.

The City will select one firm with various specialized areas of expertise to assist the City on an as-

needed basis. The City reserves the right to put out competitive quotes for services which are

expected to exceed more than $10,000.00. The City reserves the right to perform work with its

own forces at any time, and at any location, without notice to the Contractor.

CONTRACT TERM

The initial term of this contract shall be from date of award through July 31, 2027. If mutually

agreed upon, with all prices (with allowed adjustments), terms, and conditions remaining the same,

the contract may be extended on an annual basis for two (2) consecutive one-year extensions,

through July 31, 2029.

Unit prices shall remain firm for the first year of the contract. Prices may be changed annually

thereafter, in direct proportion to the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

(CPI-U), All items in West – Size Class B/C, not seasonally adjusted, (Series ID: CUURN400SA0),

as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The base index

shall be the May 2026 index (205.709). Changes in prices will be no more frequent than every 12

months, if necessary, based on the latest available index compared to the May 2026 index.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall furnish equipment, material and labor to install, maintain, and repair current

and new low voltage copper cabling, fiber cabling, and surveillance equipment.

Typical work will include furnishing and installing, to the appropriate building code, cable and

equipment related to the following areas: fiber and copper ethernet infrastructure; analog/digital

telephone cabling; audio visual infrastructure; and surveillance equipment infrastructure.

Contractor shall be certified in, and capable of, installation, termination, and testing of low voltage

cabling and surveillance equipment, as well as copper and/or fiber optic cabling.

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Work shall consist of routine installation, repair, replacement, and/or modifications to low voltage

cables, cameras, camera software, etc.

Work shall be performed only on City buildings and/or City property, and only when directed by

the Information Technology Division.

The estimated hours noted on the Proposal Form for services are estimates only and are based on

historical information. The City may require more or less service hours than noted and shall not

be penalized for requiring more or less. Service work may need to be performed after hours and/or

on weekends.

The following is a general summary of the scope of work. Throughout the duration of the contract

period, updated and newly developed components to the scope of work may be added.

All installations shall be compatible with existing infrastructure and components.

1. Fiber and Copper Ethernet Infrastructure

a. Ethernet cabling, connectors, management, mountings, structural support, racks

and other components related to Ethernet infrastructure.

b. Fiber cabling, connectors, management, mountings, structural support, racks and

other components related to fiber infrastructure.

c. Only Category 6a 23 AWG cable or Optical Fiber Cable appropriate for the use

will be allowed.

d. Contractor shall abate any existing cable in each building, where applicable, and

shall properly dispose of such cable at Contractor’s expense.

2. Analog and Digital Telephone Cabling

a. Install, maintain, and/or repair existing analog and digital telephone cabling

infrastructure.

3. Audio Visual Infrastructure

a. Audio/visual equipment, mountings, cabling, and controllers (such as screens,

microphones, speakers, a/v control devices).

b. Public address system (paging/intercom).

4. Security Systems

a. IP based security cameras, mountings, and cabling.

b. IP based security servers, recorder, and software.

c. Compatible emergency notification system and associated devices.

For each cabling project the Contractor shall:

1. Contact the City within the specified timeframe as outlined above.

2. Provide a detailed quote for the desired work.

3. Order materials to complete the work as requested.

4. Schedule and perform work.

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5. Inspect the work performed and provide test results. At a minimum, the Contractor shall

test, as described below, all copper and optical fiber cables installed.

6. Apply for cable warranty. Note: Work will not be considered complete until a registration

for warranty has been completed and test results provided.

7. Provide pre-printed labels for each installed cable with the appropriate jack number or

termination location as indicated. Handwritten cable labels are not acceptable. All cable

tags shall be easily accessible, both physically and visually, upon completion of the job.

8. Provide cable diagram upon completion.

All cables shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and best industry

practice.

1. The maximum length of the permanent link is 90 (ninety) meters.

2. Cable raceways shall not be filled greater than the National Electrical Code (NEC)

maximum fill for the particular raceway type.

3. To maintain CAT 6a performance, choose spray or wipe lubricants specifically designed

for data communications cables. Using other lubricants can degrade performance; the

majority of insertion loss failures have been traced back to the use of general purpose

lubricants.

4. The cable’s minimum bend radius and maximum pulling tension shall not be exceeded.

5. If a J-hook or trapeze system is used to support cable bundles, all horizontal cables shall

be supported at the discussed and agreed upon intervals. At no point shall cable(s) rest on

acoustic ceiling grids or panels.

6. Cable shall be installed above fire-sprinklers and/or systems and shall not be attached to

the fire-sprinkler system and/or any ancillary equipment or hardware of same. The cabling

system and support hardware shall be installed so that it does not obscure any valves, fire

alarm conduit, boxes, or other control devices.

7. Any cable damaged or exceeding recommended installation parameters during installation

shall be replaced in its entirety by the Contractor prior to final acceptance at no cost to the

City of Redding.

All cable termination and management hardware shall be done and/or installed in accordance with

manufacturers’ recommendations and best industry practice.

1. Cables shall be dressed and terminated in accordance with the recommendations made in

the ANSI/NECA/BICSI-568-C.2-2006-v5 document, manufacturers’ recommendations,

and/or best industry practices.

2. Pair untwist at the termination shall not exceed one-half inch.

3. Bend radius of the cable in the termination area shall not exceed four (4) times the outside

diameter of the cable.

4. Cables shall be neatly bundled and dressed to their respective panels or blocks. Each panel

or block shall be fed by an individual bundle separated and dressed back to the point of

cable entrance into the rack or frame.

5. The cable jacket shall be maintained as close as possible to the termination point.

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Open Date	Description	Close Date
June 26, 2026	5671 - On-Call Low Voltage Cabling Services OPEN	July 23, 2026

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