Chalfant Transfer Station Telecommunications Site Lease

Notice is hereby given that the Mono County Department of Information Technology calls for bids from interested personal wireless service providers and cellular service infrastructure providers to conditionally* license a portion of the Mono County Chalfant Transfer Station, for the purpose of installing telecommunications infrastructure and, thereafter, providing cellular service (whether directly or by subcontract or sub-license) to the Chalfant Valley and adjacent areas of Mono County (the “License”). The License would be for an initial term of ten years, with up to four additional automatic five-year renewals at the discretion of the Licensee and the County. The successful bidder (or its sub-contractor) would be required to meet specified performance standards for the provision of cellular service.

*The License is conditioned upon subsequent application for and receipt by the successful bidder of a conditional use permit and other applicable planning permits/approvals (the nature of which depend on the specifics of the proposal) for the use. That process includes compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.  In addition, the License would be conditioned upon amendment, by Mono County, of the joint technical documents for the Chalfant Transfer Station. Such amendment is subject to review and approval by CalRecyle.

The Bid Manual (Invitation For Bids, Instructions To Bidders, Site Map, Proposal Forms, and Proposed License Agreement) provides additional details regarding the County’s minimum requirements.

The Bid Manual may accessed online at https://bids.monocounty.ca.gov.

Each bid shall be made on the proposal forms contained in the Bid Manual and submitted online at https://bids.monocounty.ca.gov. To be considered, bids must be received by the County no later than 4:30 PM, July 30th, 2021.