
LEGAL NOTICE – BID OPENING
MANASSAS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
FIRST FLOOR
9027 CENTER STREET
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA 20110
At the Manassas City Council meeting on Monday, April 27, 2026 the City Council will accept bids pursuant to Virginia Code Sec. 15.2-2101 from persons interested in obtaining a City-wide nonexclusive franchise for the installation, operation and maintenance of underground telecommunication conduits in public right-of-way within the City of Manassas. The term of the franchise will be forty (40) years, subject to such other terms and conditions as are set forth within the proposed franchise ordinance, the full text of which is on file in the Office of the Clerk of City Council, 9027 Center Street, 4th floor, Manassas, Virginia 20110. The minimum acceptable fee for the conduit franchise shall be no less than $1.00 for each linear foot of each conduit installed within any City right-of-way.
Interested parties are invited to submit bids for the conduit franchise. Bids must be in writing and should be delivered to the Clerk of City Council at 9027 Center Street, 4th floor, Manassas, Virginia 20110, in a sealed envelope, on or before Monday, April 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Each bid shall describe the benefits, financial, and otherwise, that the bidder offers to the City in return for the privileges set forth in the proposed franchise, and shall identify the bidder by name.
The City of Manassas reserves the right to reject a higher bid in favor of a lower bid if it is in the best interest of the City to do so, or to reject any or all bids received in response to this advertisement. The person or corporation to whom the franchise is awarded shall reimburse the City for the cost of this advertisement.