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Consortium Project Agreement 81
City of Sumner
1104 Maple Street
Sumner, WA 98390
City of Auburn
25 W Main Street
Auburn, WA 98001
Valley Communications
Center
27519 108th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98030
Project Summary:
Project Agreement 81 provisions two pairs of dark fiber optics cable from the
ValleyCom node site; one pair terminates at Sumner City Hall, providing the
City of Sumner connectivity to the C3 Ring at the Kent (ValleyCom Node), and
one pair terminates in a splice case in a vault located near the intersection of
Pioneer Way East and 33rd Street East in Puyallup (Lat. 47.184447 Lon. -
122.250813) and is provided for future connectivity to South Sound 911.
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Contents
Consortium Project Agreement 81 .................................................................................................. 1
I. Project Description Summary .................................................................................................... 4
A. Project Number .................................................................................................................... 4
B. Project Name ........................................................................................................................ 4
C. Project Description ............................................................................................................... 4
D. Lead Agency/Project Manager ............................................................................................. 4
E. Participating Agencies .......................................................................................................... 4
F. Agreement Term .................................................................................................................. 4
II. Project Detail ............................................................................................................................ 4
A. Scope of Work ...................................................................................................................... 4
B. Responsibilities of Lead Agency and Project Manager ......................................................... 5
1. Lead Agency – City of Sumner ......................................................................................... 5
2. Project Manager – City of Sumner .................................................................................... 5
C. Responsibilities of Project Participants ................................................................................. 5
1. Construction, Provisioning, Splicing and Testing .............................................................. 5
2. Repairs/Breaks ............................................................................................................... 6
D. Payment and Contributions by Project Participants .............................................................. 7
III. Project Schedule .................................................................................................................. 7
A. Changes to Schedule ........................................................................................................... 8
IV. Implementation ..................................................................................................................... 8
A. Agreements, Approvals, Permissions and Permits ............................................................... 8
B. Notice of Installation and Testing .......................................................................................... 8
C. Access to and Use of Facilities ............................................................................................. 8
D. Relocation of Fiber Optic Cable ............................................................................................ 8
E. Confidentiality ....................................................................................................................... 9
F. Insurance ............................................................................................................................. 9
V. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ....................................................... 10
VI. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ......................................................................... 13
N. Counterparts....................................................................................................................... 17
O. Authority ............................................................................................................................. 17
P. Compliance with Consortium Policy .................................................................................... 18
VII. Definitions. ......................................................................................................................... 19
VIII. Approvals ........................................................................................................................... 23
Addendum 1 – Fiber Routes ......................................................................................................... 26
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Exhibit A. Auburn/Sumner North-South Backbone Route Description ..................................... 26
Exhibit B. Sumner City Hall to ValleyCom – Sumner Link to C3 Ring Route Description ............ 26
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I. Project Description Summary
A. Project Number
81
B. Project Name
Auburn-Sumner North South Backbone Project
C. Project Description
Provide a fiber optic connection from Sumner City Hall to the C3
Node Site at ValleyCom (Kent) and provide a fiber optic
connection from ValleyCom to a Puyallup vault (for future
connectivity to South Sound 911) to the Fiber Consortium’s fiber
optic ring at the ValleyCom node site.
D. Lead Agency/Project Manager
City of Sumner
E. Participating Agencies
City of Auburn
City of Sumner
Valley Communications Center
F. Agreement Term
The term of this agreement is ten years, commencing on the date that all
project signatories have executed this agreement.
II. Project Detail
A. Scope of Work
Two pairs of fiber optic cables will connect to C3 Equipment at the Kent
ValleyCom Node and extend on fiber optic cable provided by Auburn from
that node through Auburn and connect to 2 pairs of fiber optic cable provided
by Sumner in a fiber optic cable vault located on the SE corner of East Valley
Highway and Terrace View Drive SE at the border of Auburn and Sumner.
One of the pairs of fiber optic cable routes to and terminates at Sumner City
Hall, and the other pair routes to and terminates in a splice case within a vault
located near the intersection of Pioneer Way East and 33rd Street East in
Puyallup (Lat. 47.184447 Lon. -122.250813). The latter cable is provided for
future connectivity to South Sound 911.
The fiber optic cable pair routing to Sumner City Hall will be known as the
Sumner – ValleyCom Node Connection Link, and the fiber Optic Cable Pair
routing to the splice case located in a vault located near the intersection of
Pioneer Way East and 33rd Street East in Puyallup will be known as the
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Auburn/Sumner North-South Backbone.
Fiber optic cable for this project is provided by the City of Auburn, the City of
Sumner, and Astound Broadband (strands leased by Auburn and Sumner).
Fiber strand designations, endpoints, routes and splice case details are
provided in Addendum 1
Identification of fiber optic strands, splice points, and vaults is necessary to
complete this project.
The majority of the splicing and termination details for this project will be
determined at a later date. Each participating agency will provide the splice
details for the fiber optic strands that it contributes to this project.
Additions to the Fiber Terminations and Splicing section of Addendum 1 must
be specific to fiber splicing and termination and shall not alter or amend the
terms of any other portion of this document.
B. Responsibilities of Lead Agency and Project Manager
1. Lead Agency – City of Sumner
a) Maintain project records and meeting notes.
2. Project Manager – City of Sumner
a) Coordinate identification of fiber optic cables and strands with
project participants.
b) Coordinate splicing and testing of fiber optic cables and strands
to complete the project.
C. Responsibilities of Project Participants
1. Construction, Provisioning, Splicing and Testing
Sumner and Auburn will be responsible for any construction,
provisioning, splicing, and testing of the fiber optic resources
contributed by each to this project as shown in subsection D of this
section.
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2. Repairs/Breaks
Sumner will be responsible for initiating timely repair of fiber optic cable
extending from the vault at the intersection of East Valley Highway and
Terrace View Drive. Auburn shall be responsible for initiating timely
repair of fiber optic extending from the Kent ValleyCom node to the
East Valley Highway/Terrace View Drive vault. The Cities of Sumner
and Auburn shall contract with a competent and qualified vendor to
respond to any fiber breaks/outages on their respective fiber
segments. The contract shall require that the vendor respond to
service calls no later than 4 hours after receiving the call and that the
vendor be available on a 24-hour basis, 365 days a year.
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D. Payment and Contributions by Project Participants
The table below details contributions by each participant to this project.
Description Contributor Type Value
Fiber Segments from ValleyCom to
Auburn/Sumner city limits
Auburn In-Kind
Fiber Segments from Auburn/Sumner
city limits to Sumner City Hall and to
a splice case in a vault located near
the intersection of Pioneer Way East
and 33rd Street East in Puyallup (Lat.
47.184447 Lon. -122.250813),
Sumner In-Kind
Splicing labor and materials (detail
locations)
Auburn Monetary
Splicing labor and materials (detail
locations)
Sumner Monetary
III. Project Schedule
The table below lists the major project elements to complete this project.
Task Task Status Responsible
Provision Patch
panel ports in
ValleyCom for City of
Sumner and N-S
Backbone
Completed ValleyCom
Implement fiber
paths from
ValleyCom to
Auburn/Sumner city
limits
Completed Auburn
Implement fiber path
from Auburn/Sumner
city limits to Sumner
City Hall
Completed Sumner
Implement fiber path
for Auburn/Sumner
N-S Backbone from
Auburn/Sumner City
Limits to Shaw Road
and East Pioneer in
Puyallup
Completed Sumner
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A. Changes to Schedule
Changes to this schedule may be made upon mutual agreement by all
parties to this project agreement without requiring a formal amendment
to this project agreement.
IV. Implementation
A. Agreements, Approvals, Permissions and Permits
The Lead Agency shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary
agreements, approvals, permissions and permits and any other documents
required or necessary for the successful completion of the Project and to
keep them in-place and current for the life of the agreement.
B. Notice of Installation and Testing
The Lead Agency shall notify the Participating Agencies when initial
installation of the Fiber Optic Cable and acceptance testing of all of the Fiber
Strands have been completed.
C. Access to and Use of Facilities
The Lead Agency shall obtain access to and use of Facilities from Facility
Owners for the purpose of installing, maintaining , and repairing components
of the Fiber Optic Project, including obtaining all agreements, approvals,
permissions, and permits required. Such access shall be subject to Facility
availability as reasonably determined by the Facility Manager, and any and all
reasonable conditions specified by the Facility Owner.
D. Relocation of Fiber Optic Cable
All relocations of Fiber Optic Cable, regardless of reason, will be managed by
the segment contributor. All relocations will be managed as a part of and
under the terms and conditions of existing Project Agreement s that controlled
the original construction and installation.
Except for emergency situations, the Facility Owner will give the Lead Agency
at least ninety (90) days notice of the need to relocate any components of the
Fiber Optic Project located within or on Facilities.
The cost of any and all relocations of infrastructure will be borne by the
segment contributor or facility owner. For purposes of this agreement
“infrastructure” shall include all physical assets, including fiber optic cable,
conduit, handholds, vaults, poles, and appurtenances which are owned or
leased by the jurisdictions wherein the project is built, as described in the
Project Description above.
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E. Confidentiality
The information contained in this Agreement is considered confidential and is
for official use only (FOUO).
All or part of this document may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to RCW
42.56. 001 et seq. of the Washington Public Disclosure Act, RCW 42.56. 001
et seq. It contains information about the infrastructure and security of Valley
Communications Center, the City of Sumner and the City of Auburn,
Washington’s computer and/or telecommunication networks. Accordingly,
every effort must be made to control access to this document and the
information contained within the document. Requests for public disclosure of
this document, or any parts thereof, should be immediately referred to
ValleyCom’s records department, the City of Sumner and the City of Auburn
for more information.
F. Insurance
The Participating Agencies that are a party to this Agreement shall maintain in
full force throughout the duration of this Agreement membership in a
municipal self-insurance pool.
Prior to undertaking any work on the facilities subject to this Agreement, a
Participating Agency shall ensure that a contractor has obtained, at no
expense to the Participating Agency, the insurance coverage enumerated
below and has provided to the Participating Agency acceptable evidence of
the policy or policies.
Commercial General Liability insurance: the insurance coverage shall be as
broad as ISO occurrence form CG 00 01. The insurance shall be endorsed to
provide a per project general aggregate limit using ISO form CG 25 03 05 09
or an endorsement providing at least as broad coverage. There shall be no
exclusion for liability arising from explosion, collapse or underground property
damage. The Participating Agency shall be named as an additional insured
under the Contractor’s Commercial General Liability insurance policy with
respect to the work performed using ISO Additional Insured endorsement CG
20 10 10 01 and Additional Insured-Completed Operations endorsement CG
20 37 10 01 or substitute endorsements providing at least as broad coverage.
The Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written with limits no less
than $2,000,000 each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate and
$2,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate limit.
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V. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
A. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY—LEAD
AGENCY
The Lead Agency, when acting in that capacity, shall not be liable, in
law or in equity, to the Facility Owner, Participating Agencies, or any
subsequent user for any damages, losses, costs, or liabilities relating
to the interruption of service or interference with the operation of the
Fiber Optic Cables subject to this agreement, except to the extent
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Lead Agency.
The Facility Owners and Participating Agencies shall indemnify and
save harmless the Lead Agency, its officers, employees, and agents
from all claims, actions, liability, costs, and damages of any nature
arising out of any act or omission, except in the event of negligence
or willful misconduct by the Lead Agency in connection with this
Agreement.
If any claim arises to which this indemnification provision may be
applicable, the Facility Owner shall immediately upon learning of
such claim, notify the Lead Agency, and upon such notice, the Lead
Agency shall promptly notify the Participating Agencies. The
Participating Agencies may, at their option, settle or compromise
such claim. In no event shall the Facility Owner or Lead Agency
have the right to pay, settle or otherwise compromise such claim
without the prior written consent of the Participating Agencies who
shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
THE LEAD AGENCY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE FACILITY
OWNER, PARTICIPATING AGENCIES OR THEIR USERS OR ANY
SUBSEQUENT USER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
DAMAGES ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN DUE TO AN
INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR DAMAGE TO ANY FIBER
OPTIC CABLE OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
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B. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY—FACILITY
OWNERS
Facility Owners, when acting in that capacity, shall not be liable, in
law or in equity, to the Lead Agency, Participating Agencies, or any
subsequent user for any damages relating to the interruption of
service or interference with the operation of the Fiber Optic Project,
except to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct
of the Facility Owner. The Lead Agency and Participating Agencies
shall indemnify and save harmless Facility Owners, their officers,
employees, and agents from all claims, actions, liability, and
damages of any nature arising out of any act or omission, except in
the event of negligence or willful misconduct by the Facility Owner in
connection with this Agreement.
If any claim arises to which this indemnification provision may be
applicable, the Facility Owner shall immediately upon learning of
such claim, notify the Lead Agency, and upon such notice, the Lead
Agency shall promptly notify the Participating Agencies. The
Participating Agencies may, at their option, settle or compromise
such claim. In no event shall the Facility Owner or Lead Agency
have the right to pay, settle or otherwise compromise such claim
without the prior written consent of the Participating Agencies who
shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
THE FACILITY OWNER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES OR THEIR USERS OR ANY
SUBSEQUENT USER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
DAMAGES ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN DUE TO AN INTER-
RUPTION OF SERVICE OR DAMAGE TO ANY FIBER OPTIC
CABLE OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
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C. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY—
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
A Participating Agency, when acting in that capacity, shall not be
liable, in law or in equity, to the Lead Agency, the Facility Owners or
any other Participating Agency, or any subsequent user for any
damages relating to the interruption of service or interference with
the operation of the Fiber Optic Project, except to the extent caused
by the negligence or willful misconduct of that Participating Agency.
The Lead Agency, the Facility Owner and the other Participating
Agencies shall indemnify and save harmless a Participating Agency
and its officers, employees, and agents from all claims, actions,
liability, and damages of any nature arising out of any act or
omission, except in the event of negligence or willful misconduct by
that Participating Agency in connection with this Agreement.
If any claim arises to which this indemnification provision may be
applicable, the Facility Owner shall immediately upon learning of
such claim, notify the Lead Agency, and upon such notice, the Lead
Agency shall promptly notify the Participating Agencies. The
Participating Agencies may, at their option, settle or compromise
such claim. In no event shall the Facility Owner or Lead Agency
have the right to pay, settle or otherwise compromise such claim
without the prior written consent of the Participating Agencies who
shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
A PARTICIPATING AGENCY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE
LEAD AGENCY, THE FACILITY OWNER, OR OTHER
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES OR THEIR USERS OR ANY
SUBSEQUENT USER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
DAMAGES ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN DUE TO AN
INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR DAMAGE TO ANY FIBER
OPTIC CABLE OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
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VI. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. Laws, Licenses, and Permits
1. General Requirement
All work done under this Agreement shall comply with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws, and all rules, regulations, orders, and
directives of the administrative agencies and officers thereof.
2. Licenses, Permits and Similar Authorizations
The Participating Agencies shall have and maintain in effect at all
times all necessary franchises, licenses, permits, consents and
easements from federal, state and local authorities and the owners
of rights-of-way and private property for the lines the agency will
contribute to the Project, as shown in section II.D. The Participating
Agencies will comply with all requirements thereof to install,
construct, maintain, operate and remove any fiber optic
installation(s).
3. Subject to Laws
This Agreement is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local
laws, and regulations, rulings and orders of governmental agencies.
Any Participating Agency may terminate its obligations under this
Agreement if ordered to do so by the final order or filing of a court or
other governmental agency or if such order or ruling would make it
impossible for any Participating Agency to carry out its obligations. In
addition, if at any time during the term of this Agreem ent , the action
of a governmental agency requires modification of any terms and
conditions in order to meet legal requirements, or renders
performance by any Participating Agency unreasonable, the
Participating Agencies will enter into negotiations to achieve an
equitable adjustment and accounting of any increased costs or
liabilities incurred by any Participating Agency as a result of such
required modification. The preceding section shall not apply to a
court order determining that the Participating Agencies' use violates
a private easement.
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B. Performance
Each Participating Agency will perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement in a reasonable and timely manner. The standard for
such performance will be the normal industry standard in the
relevant market. Where any Participating Agency's approval,
satisfaction, authorization, or similar approbation is required, such
approval, satisfaction, authorization, or similar approbation will be
forthcoming in a timely manner and will not be unreasonably
withheld.
The Participating Agencies, in their capacity as Facility Owners,
warrant that each has no actual knowledge of any restriction in their
agreements with third parties which would prohibit the Participating
Agency’s use of Facilities as contemplated herein. Nonetheless,
each Participating Agency acknowledges that the Facility Owners
have done no special searches or investigations with respect to
restrictions in their agreements with third parties that may affect the
use of Facilities as contemplated this Agreement.
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C. Force Majeure
Any Participating Agency may suspend performance under this
Agreement and such non-performance will be excused where
performance is rendered impossible or impracticable for reasons
beyond such Participating Agency's reasonable control, such as, but
not limited to, acts of nature, war or warlike operations, civil
commotion, riot, labor dispute including strike, walkout, or lockout,
sabotage, or superior governmental regulation or control. Upon
removal or termination of the force majeure event, the Participating
Agency claiming force majeure shall promptly perform the affected
obligations in an orderly and expedited manner or procure a
substitute for such obligation. The Participating Agencies shall use
all reasonable efforts to eliminate or minimize any delay caused by a
force majeure event.
D. No Waiver
No term or provision hereof shall be deemed waived or consented
to, and no breach excused unless such waiver or consent shall be in
writing and signed by the Participating Agency claimed to have
waived or consented.
Failure of any one or more Participating Agencies to insist upon strict
performance of, or a Participating Agency's waiver of, any of the
terms, conditions, or obligations of a specific Project Agreement,
shall not be a waiver of any other term, condition, covenant or
obligation, or of any subsequent default by breach of the same or
other term, condition, covenant or obligation contained herein by any
one or more particular Participating Agencies, nor shall such action
or inaction by any one or more Participating Agencies be constructed
as to bind or prejudice any other Participating Agency .
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E. Severability
In the event any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of a specific
Project Agreement is adjudicated to be invalid or illegal by a court
of last resort and of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the a
specific Project Agreement shall be unaffected by such
adjudication and all other provisions shall remain in full force and
effect as though the section, clause, or phrase so adjudicated to be
invalid had not been included herein. The Participating Agencies
agree to then negotiate, in good faith, a replacement section,
sentence, clause, or phrase which is legal and most closely
represents the original intent of the Participating Agencies.
F. Rights Cumulative
The rights and remedies of the Participating Agencies provided for
in this Agreement are in addition to any other rights and remedies
provided by law. The failure to exercise on any occasion any right
shall not operate to forfeit such right on another occasion. The use
of one remedy shall not exclude or waive the right to use another.
G. Contractual Relationship
This Agreement does not establish any Participating Agency as the
agent or legal representative of a Facility Owner or other
Participating Agency for any purpose whatsoever. The Participating
Agencies are not granted any express or implied right or authority to
assume or create any obligation or responsibility on behalf of or in
the name of the Facility Owner or to bind the Facility Owner in any
manner or thing whatsoever.
H. Headings
The titles of sections are for convenience only and do not define or
limit the contents.
I. Applicable Law and Venue
This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Washington. The venue of any action
brought hereunder shall be in the Superior Court for King County.
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J. Binding Effects
The provisions, covenants and conditions in this Agreement apply to
bind the Participating Agencies, their legal heirs, representatives,
successors, and assigns.
K. Assignment
No Participating Agency or Lead Agency shall assign its rights or
assign its duties under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other Participating Agencies, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
L. Notices
All notices and other materials to be delivered hereunder, shall be in
writing and shall be delivered or mailed to addresses of the Members
as maintained by the Consortium’s Fiscal Agent.
M. Modification or Amendment
No modification to or amendment of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be effective unless in writing and signed by authorized
representatives of the Participating Agencies to the Agreement. The
Participating Agencies expressly reserve the right to modify this
agreement, from time to time, by mutual agreement.
N. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which so
executed will be deemed to be an original and such counterpart
together will constitute on and the same agreement.
O. Authority
Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other parties that it
has the right, powers, and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to fully perform all of its obligations hereunder.
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P. Compliance with Consortium Policy
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Community
Connectivity Consortium Project Agreement Template Policy
(version 3), adopted by the Consortium on May 12, 2016. If any of
the terms of this Agreement conflict with policy provisions, the
former shall govern to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict.
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VII. Definitions
Whenever used in this Agreement with initial letters capitalized, the following
terms shall have the following specified meanings, unless the context clearly
requires a different meaning:
A. Agreement
Refers to this document.
B. Building Entrance
Conduit or Conduits usually connecting a Vault, Handhole, or Maintenance
Hole in the public right-of-way to a building.
C. Common Fiber Spares
Fiber strands installed as part of a Fiber Optic Project held in reserve solely
for replacement of disabled fibers.
D. Conduit or Duct
Enclosed runway or tube designed to house cables for their protection.
E. Dark Fiber
An optical fiber strand not coupled to an optical light source.
F. Demarcation Point
A point agreed to between the facility owner and lead agency that documents
where one party’s responsibilities end and the other begins and is required to
be documented, agreed to and approved in the Project Agreement.
G. Indirect Costs
Indirect costs are costs determined in accordance with a Participating
Agency's standard methodology for computing indirect costs. Indirect costs
shall include costs of labor, benefits, equipment usage, miscellaneous
materials, material handling, and administrative and general charges. This
definition also applies to Facility Owner indirect costs.
H. Facility or Facilities
A structure including but not limited to: Buildings, Vaults, Maintenance Holes,
Handholes, Conduit, Building Entrances.
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I. Facility Manager
The person designated by the Facility Owner to manage the Facility, including
granting access, determining and approving its use and terms and conditions
for such use.
J. Facility Owner
The Participating Agency that is the legal owner of a Facility or Facilities or the
Participating Agency holding the legal right to grant permission to occupy, use
or modify Facilities.
K. Fiber Optic Cable
A cable installed by the Participating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement that
is composed of strands of glass fiber, each strand which is designed to
conduct signals of modulated light (optical signals) from one end to the other.
L. Fiber Optic Project
The Work associated with the installation of fiber optic transmission materials,
pursuant to this Agreement.
M. Project Agreement
An agreement for a specific Fiber Optic Project with Participating Agencies
that specifies the contractual relationships between and among the
participants.
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N. Fiber Strand or Strand of Fiber A single thin transparent fiber of glass
enclosed by a material of a lower index of refraction that reflects light
throughout its length by internal reflections.
O. Handhole
An underground structure (usually concrete) providing an opening in a Conduit
in which workers may reach into but usually do not enter for the purposes of
installation and maintenance of cable.
P. Lead Agency
The Participating Agency designated by mutual consent in a Project
Agreement that is responsible for managing Fiber Optic Project related Work,
including entering into construction contracts and overseeing the construction
work for the Participating Agencies and ongoing maintenance of the Fiber
Optic Project(s).
Q. Make-Ready Work
Any and all planning, analysis, design, review, adjustment to equipment,
construction, and/or other activities (such as tree trimming) necessary to
prepare existing Facilities for use by the Lead Agency as determined by the
Facility Owner.
R. Participating Agency
A public agency that is a signatory to this Agreement for the purpose of
engaging in the shared Fiber Optic Project(s).
S. Participating Agency Facilities
Those Facilities owned, managed, occupied, by a Participating Agency
Department or Division.
T. Pathway Aerial or underground
Facilities used for the purpose of placing fiber optic cables, splice cases, trace
wire, etc.
U. Project Budget(s)
A required section of all Project Agreements which identifies the total
anticipated costs for Work performed as part of that agreement, including
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contingency, and allocates responsibility for those costs, including ongoing
maintenance, to all parties to that Project Agreement.
V. Splice
The point where two separate optical fiber strands are joined together either
mechanically or by fusion to make one continuous optical fiber strand.
W. Telecommunications Service(s)
Telecommunications service(s) is the transmission of information over Fiber
Strands from one location to another (not including services provided between
two areas within the same building) meeting industry accepted transmission
standards, their equivalent or replacement service. Such information includes
but is not limited to voice, video, data, pictures, and facsimile.
Telecommunication service(s) does not include Dark Fiber or servic es other
than transmission services.
X. Work
All activities related to the planning, right-of-way acquisition, scheduling,
analysis, design, engineering, preparation, construction, installation,
evaluation, maintenance, repair and operation of a Fiber Optic Project as
provided for in this Agreement including Make-Ready Work but not including
work done prior to the execution of a Fiber Optic Project
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VIII. Approvals
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Project
Agreement on the respective dates indicated below.
City of Auburn
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Signature Date
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Name (Printed)
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Title (Printed)
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IT Director
2/5/2025
David Travis
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City of Sumner
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Signature Date
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Name (Printed)
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Title (Printed)
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Brian Cunningham
IT Manager
1/21/2025
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Valley Communications Center
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Signature Date
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Name (Printed)
__________________________
Title (Printed)
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Chief Information Officer
Kristin Meitzler
1/24/2025
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Addendum 1 – Fiber Routes
Exhibit A. Auburn/Sumner North-South Backbone Route
Description
Exhibit B. Sumner City Hall to ValleyCom – Sumner Link to C3 Ring
Route Description
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