Memorandum
Date: May 9, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Stephen Carter, Assistant County Administrative Officer
Benjamin Rickelman, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Matthew Rothstein, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of an Update on the Broadband Action Planning Process, by CBG Communications, Inc.
Executive Summary:
As you will recall, on December 20, 2022, your Board adopted an Agreement with CBG Communications, Inc., for Broadband Action Plan Consulting Services, in the not-to-exceed amount of $245,000. Tom Robinson, CBG's Chief Executive Officer, appeared before your Board on that date:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C91AzJsY0SE
A summary of CBG's actions and progress to date is attached to this Memo, and Mr. Robinson will again be present via Zoom, to answer your questions, and discuss next steps. Administration staff will likewise be available for this item, and look forward to any discussion and/or direction.
Background
On July 19, 2022, your Board approved allocation of up to $300,000 to fund an Agreement for a Broadband Action Plan Consultant. RFP 22-32 was issued August 5, 2022, with a submission deadline of Thursday, September 15, 2022. Six Proposals were ultimately received and determined to be complete. A Consultant Selection Panel was convened Tuesday, October 11, 2022, and the Panel conducted follow-up interviews Thursday, October 27, 2022, with the two provisionally top-ranked candidates. As a result of that process, CBG Communications, Inc., was identified as the most suitable firm to conduct the Scope of Work envisioned by RFP 22-32. Your Board awarded a Contract to CBG, in the not-to-exceed amount of $245,000, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The CBG team has been working in earnest in the months since, and the attached document describes their progress, to date.
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