BEAD Area 216 fiber materials
Lewis PUDWashington- Detected
- Oct 20, 2026
- 14 days ago
- Sector
- Information Technology
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From the meeting
On October 20, 2026 the commission was asked to award Bid No. 26-054-IFB for fiber materials for BEAD Project Area 216 to Stuart C. Irby Company, LLC d/b/a Irby Utilities.
00 including tax. The district said the complete bid was chosen over lower line-item alternatives because of risk and administrative burden. This is another funded fiber build package with likely follow-on delivery and construction work.
- Meeting date
- October 20, 2026
- Agency
- Lewis PUD
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