
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
EBS Wireless Broadband Network Design, Deployment, and Operations
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES
October 5, 2026
ISSUED BY:
Colorado River Indian Tribes
Tribal Council
26600 Mohave Rd.
Parker, AZ 85344
Important legal notice: Nothing in this RFP or any resulting contract shall be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
CRIT is soliciting proposals from qualified design-build entities to deliver an integrated wireless broadband project consisting of two coordinated scopes under a single procurement.
Scope A is a mandatory point-to-point (PtP) institutional transport/backbone network using CRIT’s 2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Service (EBS) spectrum and related facilities as appropriate. This scope is tied to CRIT’s EBS Tribal Priority Window license performance obligations and must be engineered so that CRIT can rely on the resulting operating links for FCC compliance.
Scope B is a mandatory point-to-multipoint (PtMP) access network serving the ACA grant locations identified in the attached service-location schedule. This scope is funded separately from the EBS compliance scope and must therefore be priced, invoiced, documented, and asset-tracked separately even where infrastructure is shared.
CRIT is not seeking a generic feasibility study or a high-level concept paper. CRIT seeks a practical, field-verifiable, design-build solution that can be permitted, constructed, placed into operation, tested, documented, and accepted.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) is accepting bids from qualified contractors for the installation of 14 Septic system across the reservation. The project consists primarily of abandoning existing septic tanks and installation of new septic systems at various locations throughout CRIT.
Work will include abandoning existing septic tanks and installation of new septic tanks, drainfields, distribution boxes, associated piping and appurtenances, and related work required by the project plans and specifications.
Pre-Bid Conference: Friday, October 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM
Location: CRIT Utilities Transfer Site, 26600 Mohave Road, Parker, AZ 85344
Request for Information Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2026
Bid Due Date: Friday, October 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM (Arizona Time)
Bid Submission Location: CRIT Utilities Transfer Site, 26600 Mohave Road, Parker, AZ 85344
Interested contractors should contact Alex Covarrubias, CRIT Utilities Director, and copy David Akakpo, IHS Field Engineer, to request a complete electronic copy of the bidding documents.
Alex Covarrubias
CRIT Utilities Director
(928) 575-6417
The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) is accepting bids from qualified contractors for improvements to the CRIT water distribution system. The project consists primarily of replacing 16 inoperable water valves and 24 fire hydrants at various locations throughout CRIT.
Work will include removal and replacement of the existing valves and hydrants, associated piping and appurtenances, surface restoration, testing, disinfection, and related work required by the project plans and specifications.
Pre-Bid Conference
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM (Arizona Time)
Location: CRIT Utilities Transfer Site, 29550 Highway 95, Parker, AZ 85344
GPS Coordinates: 34.158081, -114.250889
(Use of GPS coordinates is recommended, as the Transfer Site can be difficult to locate by street address.)
The pre-bid conference is informational, and attendance is not required to submit a bid. Interested contractors may attend in person or virtually via Microsoft Teams.
The conference will provide prospective bidders an opportunity to learn more about the project and ask questions regarding the bidding documents and proposed work. Any changes or clarifications to the bidding documents resulting from the conference will be issued by Addendum to all plan holders. (more…)