Title
Arizona Blue Stake, Inc. doing business as Arizona 811
Description
For $16,800.00 in additional payment authority for Contract 144146 for Arizona 811 Associate Membership for Right-of-Way Excavation Notification Services for the Information Technology Services (ITS) Department. The contract provides ITS with a computer system to receive notifications of excavation activity within the geographic area in which the City owns and operates underground facilities. Per state law A.R.S. 40-360.21-32, participation in this program is a legal requirement for all underground facility owners/operators with the right to bury underground facilities in the right-of-way. Failure to receive excavation notices may result in damages to the City owned fiber optic cables, which can lead to service outages to the City's internal and external customers who currently use underground communication cables for voice, data, and video service.