CITIZENS' TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE
Citizens will expand existing open-access fiber in rural Virginia, making affordable, high-speed broadband service a reality for unserved and underserved areas.
This "middle-mile" project traverses a seven county region, including Wythe, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, and Botetourt.
Initially this 186 mile route will be 200Gbps and include eight primary interconnection points that are strategically positioned to provide service to unserved and/or underserved areas and to tie into other open access networks.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
NT10BIX5570093 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Commerce |
| Total Award Amount |
$9,237,760 |
Project Location - City |
Christiansburg |
| Award Date |
07/22/2010 |
Project Location - State |
VA |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
24073-0000
|
| Jobs Reported |
119.00 |
Congressional District |
09 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
|
CITIZENS' TELEPHONE CO-OPERATIVE |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
175409010
|
| Recipient Address |
220 PARKWAY LN S |
| Recipient City |
FLOYD |
| Recipient State |
Virginia |
| Recipient Zip |
24091-4170 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
09 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Recovery Act - NRV-ROAN |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Contract I:Nichols Construction,LLC has completed all fiber construction on the contract except for a 1-mile aerial section in Pulaski Co. that has been delayed by difficulty in easement obtainment and aerial make ready that is required from Verizon. This make ready work is in progress and easements should be obtained by the end of the month. Splicing of fiber on all constructed areas is complete. Currently Nichols Construction has a crew performing testing on fiber and correcting attenuation issues in the fiber storage loops. This testing should be complete by April 30, 2013. By the end of the quarter, Nichols had installed a total of 102 miles (99%) of the proposed 103 mile contract.
Contract II:Lambert?s Cable Splicing,LLC completed construction along Rte 8 in Montgomery Co. that was delayed by aerial make ready work needed by AEP and Verizon. Splicing of the fiber along Route 8 was completed on April 9, 2013. Testing of fiber to resolve attenuation issues along the fiber routes should be completed by April 30, 2013. By the end of the 11th quarter, Lambert?s had placed 70.5 miles (99%) of the proposed 71 miles of fiber on this contract.
Contract IV:Edwards Telecommunications,Inc. completed construction on the underground section of fiber along Route 100 from Pulaski Co. to Giles Co. on December 20, 2012. Splicing and testing of this section of fiber was completed on December 28, 2012. Edwards has completed all final clean up on this section of the contract. The remaining section (5.2 miles) of construction is aerial cable that is being held up by make ready work that is needed by AEP and Verizon. No time schedule for completion of this work has been announced by these companies. By the end of the quarter, Edwards had completed construction on 18.8 miles (78%) of the proposed 24 miles of fiber for this contract.
By the end of the 11th qtr, a total of 179.8 linear miles (97%) of the proposed 186 linear miles of the NTIA/BTOP project had been completed. |
| Jobs Created |
119.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Engineers, Power Equipment Operators, Backhoe Operators, General Laborers, Flaggers, Carpenters, Landscapers, Electricians |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
13-0554 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
07/22/2010 |
| Award Number |
NT10BIX5570093 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
13 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Commerce |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
13 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Commerce |
| Amount of Award |
$9,237,760 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$7,332,434 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$7,332,434 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Dennis Reece |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
DennisReece@citizens.coop |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
(540) 745-9528 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
220 Webbs Mill Rd |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Floyd |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
VA |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
24091 |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
237130 |
| Activity Description |
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
37º 7' 38",
-80º 25' 26" |
| Congressional District |
09 |
| Address 1 |
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| Address 2 |
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| City |
Christiansburg |
| County |
Montgomery |
| State |
VA |
| Zip |
24073-0000 |
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