Developing Opportunities: Telecom Modernization, Wi-Fi, Power Supply

One of California’s bulwark educational systems is in the early stages of seeking IT companies’ assistance with a variety of technology-related services.

The system is one of the state’s best-known higher education providers and serves nearly half a million students on 23 campuses and eight “off-campus centers” statewide.

The California State University’s (CSU) Multi-Year Plan, covering the 2021-2022 through 2025-2026 fiscal years, reveals a variety of funding for IT-related initiatives that are likely to progress during the 2022-2023 fiscal year that began July 1. Major funding in all instances derives from the Systemwide Revenue Bonds – Academic Program (SRB-AP). Per Industry Insider — California’s opportunities listings, this includes:

• More than $110 million in the 2021-2022 Capital Outlay Plan for an “Academic Building IV” at CSU Monterey Bay, with more than $10 million from “campus reserves” and more than $100 million from SRB-AP, according to pg. 13 of the document. Total project budget is $110.2 million. The project is in the “PWCE” phase, or “preliminary plans, working drawings, construction and equipment.”
• $18.4 million for “Parking Lots – Wi-Fi” at CSU Fresno. This is an academic project, according to pg. 15 of the document, and is part of the 2021-2022 Infrastructure Improvements Program Project List. Total project budget is $18.4 million; cumulative total project budget is nearly $334.8 million. The project is in the “PWC” phase, or “preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction.”
• More than $3.7 million in SRB-AP budget for “Student Access Enhancement and Cable Modernization” at CSU Bakersfield. This, too, is an academic project, according to pg. 14 of the plan, and is part of the 2021-2022 Infrastructure Improvements Program Project List. Total project budget is a little over $3.7 million; cumulative total project budget is nearly $33.2 million. The project is in the PWC phase.
• Nearly $2.6 million for “Datacenter Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems” at CSU Dominguez Hills in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to pg. 52 of the document. The funding is for PWC.
• $718,000 for “Telecom Modernization” at CSU Channel Islands in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, according to pg. 14 of the plan and the 2021-2022 Infrastructure Improvements Program Project List. The funding is for PWC. Total project budget is $718,000; cumulative project budget is nearly $41.4 million.