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MBI Municipal Workshop
April 2015
Becket
Ashfield
New Salem
Workshop Agenda
Workshop Goal: Engage in productive dialogue over Last Mile initiative
and town objectives, questions, concerns.
 Program Overview
 Roles & Responsibilities
 MBI
 Municipalities/MLPs
 Private Sector
 Anticipated Project Types
 Regional FTTP Network through a municipal cooperative (e.g. WiredWest)
 Regional FTTP Network with municipal RFP for operator/enterprise partner
 Independent municipal build with enterprise partner
 Design, Construction & Program Management
 Grant Application Process & Planning Grants
 Open Conversation & Next Steps
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Last Mile Program Overview
Last Mile Program Goal:
 Partner with towns to extend broadband service in every unserved
community.
 Build a sustainable, state-of-the-art network cost-efficiently and
professionally.
 Extend broadband service in high-cost towns with existing cable providers.
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Last Mile Program Overview
Progress To-Date:
 $50 million secured from Legislature and Governor Baker.
 Cable/Broadband Workshop held 3/5/15.
 Construction model of 44 town pure fiber network.
 Premise counts/mapping of all unserved and cable towns.
 Municipal assistance program with FRCOG on borrowing, warrants.
 MBI ready to launch grant process & next steps.
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Roles & Responsibilities: MBI
MBI’s role is to provide state support (financial and otherwise) for
municipal projects extending broadband service to town residents.
 Grant administration and management of state funds.
 MBI expertise to assist towns selecting broadband options.
 Transparency to the public and municipalities.
 No MBI ownership of Last Mile network.
MBI Services & Support to Towns can Include:
 Technical assistance, legal advice & consultation.
 Project management, design & construction for regional network.
 RFQ/RFPs for design & engineering, construction, operators & ISPs.
 State grants to reduce town costs for Last Mile construction.
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Roles & Responsibilities: Towns & MLPs
 Decide what, if any, Last Mile solution is right for its residents.
 Make decisions regarding network build, and issues of costs, ownership,
and operations.
 Commit to town share of project costs.
 Towns have through June 2016 to vote – MBI will maintain each town’s
share of state funding for qualifying projects.
Towns May Choose To:
 Partner through a municipal cooperative (e.g WiredWest) to develop &
operate a regional network.
 Seek private sector partners for its network build or for an operator or
ISP.
 Seek alternative technologies (to fiber) for service in its town.
 Request assistance from MBI.
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Roles & Responsibilities: Private Sector
Private vendors and contractors can be involved in the Last Mile, from design,
construction and project management, to potentially including the network
operator and ISP.
Towns need to:
 Following legal and prudential requirements for procurement (RFPs).
 Review legal agreements for enterprise partners.
 Protect themselves on issues of network solvency, ownership, operational
costs and other issues.
MBI can help.
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Program Assumptions
 Estimated cost $112-119M.
 Desktop modeling performed for all cost estimates.
 Modeled costs are based on a GPON-FTTP build across 44 towns.
 Residential services can include Data-Internet, Voice & Video-TV.
 Alternatives to fiber-only based on town request.
 Project complexity requires strong program management.
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GPON-FTTP Model: Network Architecture
For our network model we applied an architecture consistent with Fiber-ToThe-Premise best practice deployments.
Core Network
Distribution Network
Local Network
Aerial Cable
(Unarmored)
NAP
Multiport
Hut
144F
Cabinet
OLT
POI
Optical Line
Termination
Network Components
Core Network
POI:
• Connect Cost
• Backhaul and
redundancy
Fiber:
• 12F Cable
• Core Network
Labor
Underground
Cable (Armored)
Distribution Network
Hut:
• Construction (w/
components)
• Environmental
• Permitting
Fiber:
• 12F Armored Cable
• 12F Unarmored Cable
OverLashing to MBI123
Network
Drop
Optical
Network
Terminal
12F-144F
Fiber
Manhole
Vault
Local Network
Cabinet:
• 144F (w/ components)
Fiber:
• 12F-144F Armored Cable
• 12F-144F Unarmored Cable
NAP:
• 4-port Multiport
• 8-port Multiport
• 16-port Multiport
OverLashing to MBI123 Network
Drop
Optical Network Terminal
Fiber:
• 2F Drop Cable
• Drop Installation Labor
Broadband Modem
Video CPE
Driveway Length
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Work Breakdown: “Pure Fiber”
Scope
Items/Tasks
Last Mile
Pole Count
62,000
Fiber Miles
2000
POI / Network Hut
Customer Premises
44
26000
Executing the Project:

Utilize Design-Bid-Build Process

Stakeholders: State, Towns, WW, Private Sector, & Utilities

Functional areas and procurements; OPM, Design-Engineer, Construction
Firm(s) & Systems Integrator

Tight controls on the Pole Application & Make Ready process

Create logical & geographic areas : “Zones & Clusters”
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Construction Zones & Clusters
Monroe
Florida
Rowe Heath Colrain
Leyden
Warwick
Royalston
Charlemont
New
Ashford
Savoy
Hawley
Hancock
Lanesborough
Windsor
Plainfield
Leverett*
Cummington
Hinsdale
Alford
Egremont
Petersham
Princeton
New
Braintree
Becket
Worcester
Tyringham
Monterey
Otis
Blandford
Montgomery
Sandisfield
Mount
Washington
Shutesbury New
Salem
Worthington
Chesterfield
Middlefield
Washington
West
Stockbridg
e
Goshen
Peru
Wendell
Ashfield
New
Marlborough
Tolland
Springfield
Benefits:
 Drives down cost of mobilization.
 Develops logical work groups for Make Ready work activities.
 Run parallel projects with multiple construction companies.
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Scope of Work for Major Procurements
Project Management
Vendor management
and third party rights
License
applications
Permitting
Design and
Engineering
Cost
accounting
Construction
management
Construction
Bid
packages
Field
supervision
Acceptance
process
Construction Firm(s)
Systems Integrator
 Preliminary Design of
Network Architecture
 Installation of all Fiber Huts
 Commissions Network
into Service
 Conduct Detailed
Engineering Study to
confirm project costs
 Integration of Fiber into
Middle Mile and Backhaul
connectivity
 QA/QC all Construction
work
 Equipment Manufacturer
Selection (via RFP) and
Product Compliance
 Installation of all Strand and
Fiber and Equipment (OSP)
 Commission End User
Services
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Design Considerations
 Town Participation & Premise Count
 Network Architecture
 GPON, XPON Versus Active Ethernet
 100% Premise Coverage Versus Pre-Subscription
 IPVideo - TV Versus Other-the-Top (OTT)-Streaming
 Designing by Adjacent Town Population Centers
 Pole Licensing & Asset Ownership
 Agent Relationship with Multiple Attachment Agreements
 Overlashing & Leasing Rights
 Transferring Ownership
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Construction Timeline: “Cluster Example”
Construction Timeline Factors:
•A 30-month duration to complete
each 10,000~ pole construction
cluster.
•6 – 9 towns per construction cluster.
•The initial town approval date, which
determines cluster assignment.
Ready for Service
Systems Integration
and Commissioning
Construction
Final Design &
Procurement
Make Ready
Initial Town
Approval
Month 1
Month 14
Month 30
Month 29
Month 28
Month 16
Timeline Assumptions:
• Clusters will be staggered to
minimize gridlock (90 days).
• Cluster scheduling takes into
account: geography, population,
utility capacity, and preliminary
design completion.
• Avg. pole span is 180’.
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Last Mile Construction Timeline
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2014
State Allocates $50M
Construction Cluster 1
OPM RFP
Community Outreach:
Establishing Priorities
OPM Selected
Construction Cluster 2
Design Firm
Selected
Construction Cluster 3
Construction Cluster 4
Construction Cluster 5
Pole Survey Apps &
Make Ready for Clusters
1 & 2 (10-18 towns)
Pole Survey Apps &
Make Ready for Clusters
2 -3-4 (10-25 towns)
Pole Survey Apps &
Make Ready for Clusters
4 & 5 (20-44 towns)
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Major Milestones
Milestones
Dates
Select Board Resolution
By December 31, 2014
Town Meeting Approves Bond Debt
Rolling basis: Spring 2015 through Summer 2016
Owners Project Manager Selection
Summer 2015
Engineer Firm Selection
Summer 2015
Preliminary Design and Pole Survey
Rolling basis: Fall 2015 through Winter 2016
Make Ready Process
Rolling basis: Winter 2015 through Winter 2017
Construction Period
Rolling basis: Fall 2016 - on
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Grant Process: Why & Who
 Process Transparency
 Consistency & Equity Across Towns
 Fiduciary Responsibility
 Eligible Applicant(s)
 Town(s)
 MLP(s)
 MLP Cooperative
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Grant Process: Allocation
 Allocation Model – $40 Million
 18M Professional Services, Engineering & Legal
 22M Make Ready & Construction Costs
 Initiative Types
 Scenario 1: Regional Network Project
 Scenario 2 : Independent Town Project
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Grant Process: Eligibility Criteria
 Be one or more of the “unserved” towns.
 Propose a Last Mile deployment project to provide
affordable, high-speed broadband access.
 Demonstrate capacity to operate, maintain and provide
services or describe plan to obtain services.
 Demonstrate a commitment to fund town costs of the
project (beyond state grant amounts or enterprise
investments).
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Last Mile Broadband Services Grant
Solicitation
 Solicitation Description
 Application
 Introduction
 Approach to Project Implementation
 Approach to Operations and Service Provider
 Legal Compliance and Authority
 Agreement(s)
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Broadband Planning Assistance Grant
Solicitation
 Eligible Applicant(s)
 Town(s)
 MLP(s)
 MLP Cooperative
 Amount - $5,000 per Town
 Uses
 Planning
 Preliminary Marketing
 Feasibility
 Legal & Financial
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Grant Timing
 Last Mile Broadband Services Grant Solicitation:
 Release of final Grant Solicitation mid-May 2015
 See released Grant Solicitation for final dates (rolling basis)
 Last Mile Broadband Planning Assistance Grant
Solicitation:
 Release of final Grant Solicitation mid-May 2015
 See released Grant Solicitation for final dates (rolling basis)
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Questions &
Discussion