3. The Easy Bit
Project Framework
• What needs to be done?
• How are we going to do it?
• Who is going to do it?
• How are we going to pay for it?
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
4. The Easy Bit 2
Set up the Bid Development Team
• Chair
• Team Leader
• Financial Team leader
• Technical Team Leader
• LA & DCC / BDUK liaison
• Political
• Project Manager
• Demand Stimulation – Surveys – Web site?
• Press Officer
• Administration
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
5. The Clever Bit
Engaging the Community
• Community Partnership
• Grass roots support
Technical
• Go for the best solution you can afford and afford it anyway
Financial
• Develop a sound business plan
• Raise the finance
• Invest in getting accurate costings
Political
• MP
• District Council
• County Council
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
6. The Difficult Bit
The Funder
•Read the questions
•Insist on confirmation that your proposed project meets the funders
criteria
•Do not assume that the funder knows everything or indeed anything
•You are likely to have better knowledge than the funder
•Do not be cowed or overawed by local or central government
•Play the Community card to the hilt
•Supply all the data and do all the paperwork
•Be meticulous
•Stand your ground
•Beware of the bears
•Accept that if successful THEY will steal your thunder
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
7. The Difficult Bit 2 – Writing the bid
Project Overview Map Surveys
EoI Response Letter 2012 Survey
RCBF handbook North Dorset Business Park - NDBP
Full application Form Bid to GROWING PLACES fund
Appendix 1 & 2 NDBP Plot Layout
Appendix 3 Management Information
Part 1 Organisational Chart – Bid
Part 2 Development Team
Appendix 4 Organisational Chart – Project
The Business Plan Management Team
Articles of Association Milestones - Gantt Chart
Appendix 5 – Community Data Book Maps
Demographics Exchange Boundaries
Demand Project Overview
Broadband Landscape Trailway and Environment
Appendix 6 – Technical Details English Heritage & Environment
Appendix 7 – Everything Else Blandford Camp
RCBF EoI Documents Trailway Business by Post Code
Map – Dorset Speed Trailway
Polygons Trailway Postcodes
Map – BT Infinity NGA
DCC Support Letter
Condorfast Support Letter
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
8. The Difficult Bit 3 – Writing the bid
Letters of Support Superfast Dorset Support
MP Letter
MEP DCC Support Letter
DCC NDDC Annexes to LBP
LEP Condorfast Support Letter
Maps Business data
Trailway environmental Trailway Businesses
Designations Major Sector Count
Scheduled Ancient monuments Businesses per Post
Ancient Woodland Codes
AONB Fisher Mazes Case Study
Conservation areas DT11 Documents
Historic parks and Gardens DT11 Constitution
National Nature Reserves Copy of appendix to 2012
SNCI Broadband Survey
SSSI CPEND North Dorset
Dorset Local Broadband Plan Data – Broadband Review
LBP 2011 survey Report
Connecting Dorset Fast Local
Broadband Plan
INCA Seminar 6th March 2013
9. Fibre to everything
We’re passionate about the best communication possible
Brett Wilde, Rala AB
2013
10. Buildfibre.com
Be on top of your network - everywhere
Brett Wilde, Rala AB
2013
11. Pre-project buildfibre.com
byggafiber.se
byggafiber.se
Pre-project
Estimation
Estimation
Decision
Decision
Execution
Execution
Contractor
Contractor
Support
Support
Tobias Ahl, VD, Rala AB
2012
12. Rala’s service
• Free, cloud based, accessible
everywhere
• Identify properties/customers using
Google or postal mapping
• Join the dots to form a network route
• Identify a potential backhaul location
• Export to CAD to develop design
• Outputs
• Maps
• Fibre location, capacities and splice points
• Cabinet and access chamber locations
Tobias Ahl, VD, Rala AB
2012
17. Deliverables
• Bill of materials and labour costs required
for passive network build
• Based on 10+% over capacity for
secondary opportunities
• High level design for discussion with
contractor/s (facilitate detailed local
survey)
• Evaluate alternative scenarios based on
survey
• Compare with benchmarks (FTTH
Council*)
• Refine design, develop workflows
Tobias Ahl, VD, Rala AB
2012