Demarc wins $410K SELCO fiber contract in Shrewsbury

Demarc Telecom & Utility LLC secured a $410,000 SELCO fiber infrastructure contract through competitive bidding, extending its work on Shrewsbury’s municipal fiber network. The award follows several prior SELCO projects and adds to the contractor’s regional utility and cabling business across New England.

Why it matters: - The contract keeps Demarc involved in the expansion of Shrewsbury’s municipal fiber network. - The award reinforces Demarc’s role in public-sector telecommunications infrastructure work in Massachusetts. - The project adds to SELCO’s ongoing fiber buildout and maintenance capacity.

What happened: - Demarc Telecom & Utility LLC won a $410,000 SELCO fiber infrastructure contract through competitive bidding. - The award continues Demarc’s work for SELCO in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. - Randy Evans, president of Demarc Telecom & Utility LLC, said the company has spent several years working on SELCO’s network and welcomed the chance to continue that work in Shrewsbury.

The details: - Demarc’s prior SELCO work included aerial and underground fiber placement, fiber optic splicing and network testing. - Across earlier SELCO projects, Demarc says it contributed to about 800,000 feet of fiber construction, 230 splice enclosures and 10,000 recorded fiber test results. - Those figures refer to previous projects and are separate from the newly awarded IFB16 contract. - The company is based in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, and serves Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. - Demarc’s services include aerial and underground fiber optic cable placement, outside plant fiber construction, fiber optic fusion splicing and testing, Cat6 and Cat6A structured network cabling, campus fiber backbone installation and upgrades, data center fiber and MPO cabling, network closet cleanups and cabling improvements, and communications conduit GPS mapping. - Demarc’s work spans outside plant construction and in-building cabling infrastructure, from fiber distribution networks to campus backbones and network rooms. - Demarc Telecom & Utility LLC is a certified Minority Business Enterprise headquartered in Tyngsborough. - The company holds Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office and National Minority Supplier Development Council MBE certifications. - Founded in 2014, Demarc provides telecommunications infrastructure construction for municipal utilities, colleges and universities, government agencies, carriers and commercial organizations. - Demarc is also an awarded vendor on the Massachusetts ITT85 Statewide Contract for Category 1 Cabling Services. - More information is available on Demarc’s website. - Randy Evans’ LinkedIn profile is available here. - Demarc’s Facebook page is available here.

Between the lines: - The competitive-bid win suggests SELCO is continuing to rely on vendors with prior network experience. - Demarc’s previous project totals point to a long-running working relationship, which can matter in utility fiber jobs where familiarity with the plant can reduce execution risk. - The company’s mix of outside-plant and inside-building cabling services positions it for both municipal infrastructure and broader telecom work.

What's next: - Demarc is expected to continue fiber construction, splicing and testing work tied to SELCO’s network expansion. - The company will likely keep pursuing municipal, education and commercial infrastructure projects across New England. - Demarc’s existing statewide contract status could support additional cabling work in Massachusetts.