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File #: 25-1701   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 8/27/2025 Final action: 8/27/2025
Title: Communication Tower Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - IFB 18-112 - Amendment (Ordinance S-52228) - Citywide
District: Citywide

Title

Communication Tower Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - IFB 18-112 - Amendment (Ordinance S-52228) - Citywide

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 148450 with Arizona West Builders and Communications, Inc. to extend contract term and add additional expenditures. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $100,000.

 

Report

Summary

This contract will continue to provide communication tower inspection maintenance and repair services for the Information Technology Services Department. These services support the radio infrastructure used by public safety and municipal members of the Regional Wireless Cooperative and include maintenance and support of radio towers and communication equipment located throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Support services include the supervision, labor, materials and equipment necessary to perform inspections, maintenance, repairs, installation or removal of equipment or cabling, tower remediation or modification, painting, testing and structural engineering analysis.

 

This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.

 

Contract Term

Upon approval the contract will be extended through August 31, 2026.

 

Financial Impact

Upon approval of $100,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,824,999.99. Funds are available in the Information Technology Services Department’s operating budget.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

The City Council previously reviewed this request:

  • Communication Tower Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - Requirements Contract 148450 (Ordinance S-44996) on September 19, 2018.
  • Communication Tower Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair Contract 148450 (Ordinance S-49954) on June 28, 2023.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson and the Information Technology Services Department.