Empire State Development is looking for a contractor to build and maintain fiber network segments running from New York City up to Albany, with bids due November 13.
The job, listed as the Excelsior Broadband Network Fiber Construction Services and Network Maintenance ITB (an Invitation to Bid), is filed under solicitation number CR#2140120. No specific location breakdown, trade requirement, or dollar value is given in the posting itself — just the segment description and the due date.
Here's the bigger picture behind it: the state is standing up a whole new public broadband system called the Excelsior Broadband Network, meant to run from Buffalo all the way to New York City, hitting Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Albany, and Binghamton along the way. The first piece of that network is a fiber line running the entire length of the New York Thruway — so this NYC-to-Albany segment bid is part of a much longer build, not a standalone job.
If you're an electrical or telecom contractor who's done fiber or conduit work, this is the kind of job worth watching closely — it's not a one-off, it's the opening piece of a statewide build, and whoever gets in early on network maintenance work could be positioned for more segments as the state rolls the rest of it out.
Get the full ITB documents under CR#2140120 from the New York State Contract Reporter and confirm the actual scope, trade requirements, and any bonding or prequalification rules before the November 13 deadline.
On the record: Excelsior Broadband Network (EBN) Fiber Construction Services & Network Maintenance Segment: NYC - Albany, ITB, issued by Empire State Development. Solicitation CR#2140120. Bids are due November 13, 2026. The listing on NY State Contract Reporter: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/Ads/Details/2140120. Full record on The RFI Wire's board: https://therfiwire.com/rfi/RFI-004957.html.