Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of San Bernardino seeks to identify met and unmet broadband infrastructure, service and access needs, and financing options to develop a baseline conditions scenario. This baseline conditions would be used to educate and inform city leaders, staff, resource providers, and other impacted stakeholders. The objective of this task is obtaining information about the city’s existing broadband infrastructure, the existing legal structure for which the city would own and operate a comprehensive broadband infrastructure network and identify any risks involved with that ownership and operation of said network, and identifying existing financial concerns and / or options, especially as it relates to financing the infrastructure through bonds, fees, and available grants. The consultant will gather this information from city staff through interviews and meetings and will educate the city leaders and staff about the baseline conditions and will inquire about other potential risks or issues that may arise if the city approves the establishment of a broadband infrastructure network.
