Title
Arizona Blue Stake, Inc., dba Arizona 811
Description
For $56,500 in additional payment authority for Contract 144146 through Nov. 30, 2027, 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 mobile field workforce software to receive, respond and manage notifications of excavation activity within the geographic area in which the City owns and operates underground facilities. Per Arizona Revised Statutes 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 City-owned fiber optic cables, which can lead to service outages for the City's internal and external customers currently utilizing underground communication cables for voice, data, and video service.