Neighborhood Safe Parks Improvement Project-Phase 3-WI-FI

The City of Rensselaer is requesting proposals from qualified firms to create a no-fee public wireless (Wi-Fi) network within Rensselaer’s Riverfront Park system. Equipment and installation will be funded by a Community Development Block Grant. Proposal must specify whether or not the necessary equipment that is available for purchase on state contract. Maintenance of the wireless network will be funded by the firm from the firm’s sale of advertising to be displayed on the portal page of the proposed wireless network, along with other acceptable business options. The facilities owned by the City of Rensselaer may be valuable assets for the deployment of the wireless network and can be made available for use as the City’s contribution to the network installation. This includes City owned buildings and City owned streetlight poles. Should these facilities not provide the necessary infrastructure to install access points, submissions must include these provisions in their proposed scope and budget. Highway columns in Riverfront Park are owned by the New York State Department of Transportation and use of these facilities is disallowed unless a Highway Work Permit is obtained.   The scope of services includes the following: (1) business plan for financing maintenance costs, (2) system design, (3) equipment and licensing provision (including whether or not the equipment can be purchased through state contract), (4) Internet Service identification and/or provision, (5) installation, (6) the warranty necessary to create a public Wi-Fi network in Riverfront Park, and (7) system monitoring, maintenance and upkeep.  The City has identified a priority project area where the provision of Wi-Fi is the focus of this Request for Proposals. The system is expected to provide a strong signal to the outdoor areas of the entire coverage area, defined as follows:   Rensselaer Hudson Riverfront Art Park (“Area 1”) Rensselaer Public Esplanade (“Area 2”)   This is a summary only; the full Request for Proposals is available on the City of Rensselaer’s Planning Department website (www.rensselaerplanning.com) or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000.   Proposals Due: February 28, 2024 by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time   Submit Proposals To: Nancy Hardt, City Clerk City of Rensselaer 62 Washington St. Rensselaer, NY 12144 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date:02/28/2024 3:00 PM Contract term: 6/23/2022-6/24/2024 County(ies): Rensselaer Location: The City of Rensselaer Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None