Special Construction and Non-Recurring Costs. Offerors submitting proposals including special construction must enter separately in the pricing sheet the costs for special construction, non-recurring costs, and monthly costs. In addition, special construction shall comply with all State of New Mexico construction requirements to include performance and payment bonds as well as prevailing wage rate determinations. Eligible components of special construction are construction of network facilities, design and engineering, and project management. Other one-time up-front costs such as network equipment are to be categorized as non-recurring costs and must be entered into the pricing sheet accordingly. The E-rate program will only provide funding for strands of fiber that will be lit when the network is turned up. Initially the SEN intends to light two strands per location for both the backbone and last mile connections. The SEN requires a minimum of 12 strands to each location. If two strands of fiber are less expensive than 12, Offerors must identify the incremental cost difference. Further Offerors may decide that a greater strand count is warranted. If the additional strands add cost to the project, Offerors must identify the incremental cost. Offerors should note that FCC rules allow vendors to place additional strands, beyond the 12 strands required by SEN. On approved projects E-rate will pay special construction charges, defined in the Second E-rate Modernization Order as construction of network facilities, design and engineering, and project management fees, only for the fiber strands that will initially be lit by the applicant. The successful Offeror will pay for the incremental cost of additional fibers that will not be leveraged by the SEN. For self-provisioned fiber responses, Offerors must include identification of aerial vs. buried fiber segments, detailed drawings showing fiber and equipment locations, and any other pertinent details. During creation of the consortium’s E-rate application, applicants must provide the total cost per foot associated with special construction requests. During the application review process following submission of the E-rate application, Offerors may be required to provide to USAC details about a new fiber build including but not limited to: the number of route feet; cost per foot; details of the fiber routes being constructed; and/or the breakdown of costs for network equipment, labor, and the total cost per foot for all three types of plant mix/fiber install...
