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On
March 28, 2003 The Town of Harbour Breton submitted a proposal to
Industry Canada’s Broadband for Rural and Northern Development, Pilot
Project for funding to develop a business plan, identifying and securing
the necessary infrastructure to deliver broadband services to Harbour
Breton and the surrounding communities. On July 10, 2003 the successful
applicants were announced and the Town of Harbour Breton’s proposal was
among the 65 nation wide to receive approval.
Currently no communities identified in the proposal have access to high
speed internet. The proposal submitted requires the Town to develop a
business plan to determine how to best develop and sustain broadband
infrastructure within the community and surrounding area.
This will require an analysis of the specific needs of the area and its
various stakeholder groups with respect to broadband connectivity. This
will ensure that initiatives are well matched with the educational,
health, social, and business needs of the area and will also ensure the
most efficient and effective use of resources. In addition, the Town is
required to develop a RFP targeting vendors capable of supplying the
necessary infrastructure to deliver broadband service to the area and
select and negotiate terms of the delivery with chosen vendor. For more
information regarding the requirements of the business plan and RFP
please refer to the Industry Canada, Broadband website and view the
program guidelines
http://broadband.gc.ca and RFP Template.
The Town of Harbour Breton is seeking assistance to prepare the business
plan and RFP that meets the requirements set out in the Broadband for
Rural and Northern Development: Pilot Project – Program Guidelines.
Interested proponents are encouraged to submit a proposal to carry out
the work outlined below. The successful consultant will be notified once
a decision has been reached. The Town of Harbour Breton reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals.
Bids should be received in:
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Digital Format as a Microsoft WORD or Corel WordPerfect
document.
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Hardcopy and in triplicate in a sealed envelope.
All bids should be addressed to the;
The Harbour Breton and Area Broadband Connectivity Project
C/O Town of Harbour Breton
P.O. Box 130
Harbour Breton NL
A0H 1P0.
Deadline for receipt of proposals is 4:00 PM - Tuesday, August 26 2003.
An emailed or faxed copy of bid must be submitted by this time. The
original and remaining copies must be postmarked no later than Tuesday August
26, 2003.
All
questions should be submitted by email to
baxter@harbourbreton.com Prior to Noon on Friday August 22,
2003
For a complete terms of reference please email
baxter@harbourbreton.com
or call 709 885-2354
This page was last updated
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