Primary Recipient

DE KALB, COUNTY OF (INC)

Amount

$11,864,164.00

Award Date

2/12/2010

Administering Agency

Commerce, Department of / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

CDFA Number

11.557

CDFA Program Title

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

Description

To utilize a partnership between governmental bodies and the private sector to build a county-wide fiber optic network. This will connect virtually all public entities and foster economic development by giving the private sector an opportunity to access a

Vendors Connected to Award

Vendor	Role	Amount
Baxter and Woodman, Inc. Consulting Engineers	Primary vendor	$100,475.00
DeKalb Fiber Optics, LLC	Primary vendor	$8,900,640.42
NBI Systems	Primary vendor	$260,167.07
Wendler Engineering Services, Inc.	Primary vendor	$32,800.00
Northern Illinois University Broadband Development Grou	Primary vendor	$79,942.70
Northern Illinois University Information Management	Primary vendor	$194,000.00
CenturyLink	Primary vendor	$89,388.53
Starved Rock Communications	Primary vendor	$34,989.50