R9_St_Jacques_Request_Form_WR20193044.pdf

Telecommunications Tower Project Request

SCOPE: This request covers: Replacement Radio Communications Tower New Tower with Service Request #:

Prepared By: Date Prepared:

Site Name:

RADIO TOWER LOCATION

Region: Forest: District: County: State:

Location Description:

’ ’ ft.

" Site Longitude: W ⁰

" Site Longitude: W ⁰ ’

” Site Elevation:

” Site Elevation: ft.

Location Site Latitude: N ⁰ Site driving direction:

Staging area Latitude: N ⁰ Staging Area driving directions:

Logistics Tower delivery address:

Will the tower be able to be stored at this location until the time of install (up to a year)?

Site Access Is this a drive to site?

Yes: The road is in great condition, can handle heavy equipment, has no sharp turns and has plenty of room at the top for large equipment.

Yes: The road is drivable but will need a four-wheel drive and some preplanning/repair.

Site Info:

Is a Telecommunications Equipment Shelter being proposed simultaneously?

If Yes, would a Shelter with attached extend-able mast meet the requirements?

City:

No Yes Are utilities available?

Access Restrictions or Concerns:

If access to the site is in disrepair will the Forest improve: No Yes, if no explain:

Where can the equipment (excavators & tractors, etc.) be stored?

Are there any requirements regarding inspection or washing of equipment to address noxious weed requirements?

No Yes, explain:

Will there be Special equipment required: Notes: Anything not covered above that might have an impact on the project?

(Combo or Key)

No: A helicopter install is necessary.

Description of installation site:

Other consideration for access to the site:

Is there a perimeter fence? Gate Locked?

Key access (POC) Phone Number:

Height

Base dimensions X X

Existing Tower:

Statement of Work:

Tower Make/Model

Additional considerations:

Site Specific Engineering Have NEPA, DM or LTF documents been completed and approved? if no explain:

Date: Name of NEPA Document:

Is the site listed as a Historical site? No Yes explain:

Is the site located on Private Land or will a Private Party need to be contacted: Yes explain:

Does the Engineering Staff concur that this shelter needs to be replaced?

Who will be the local Engineering COR for this project(tower base):

Engineer Contact: Phone#: Email: @fs.fed.us Local Engineer Contact(if other than above): Phone#: Email: @fs.fed.us (Please have the approving authority sign the signature page at the bottom of this document.)

Lands Use

Have all other communication sites options (leased/collocation) been reviewed and discarded?

No Yes Has it been determined that replacement is the only possible option? No Yes Other options considered:

Does this site have/require a Special use permit? No Yes If yes, has the Communication Site plan been completed? No Yes location:

Email:Forest Special Use coordinator: Phone#: @fs.fed.us Property Are any assets at the site on a Real Property Inventory?

Are any assets at the site on a Personal Property Inventory?

If yes NRM ID#

Phone#: Email: @fs.fed.usForest Property Management Officer

Vendor Bid Requirements:

Tower offered shall be equal with the detailed requirements listed below (unless otherwise noted)

• These specifications are not all inclusive.

• At any time the specifications in this request are in conflict, the vendor should utilize the more stringent specifications.

• The bid submission from each vendor will include:

o Exactly what they are offering for each category by manufacturer, brand and model.

Supporting data, including catalog pages, specification sheets, or similar data to support statements made.

Face dimensions ' ' ''

Age '

Contact information:

@fs.fed.us

Regional Radio Manager:

Radio Supervisor:

Local Service Technician:

COR NAME:

Local Forest/District contact:

Phone# Phone# Phone# Phone# Phone#

Email:

Email:

Email:

Email Email:

Yana Patton 530-226-2779

@fs.fed.us @fs.fed.us @fs.fed.us ypatton@fs.fed.us o Documentation for installation, operating and maintenance for each component of the system.

o Complete as-built and installed diagram (3 hard copies and one software copy in format as directed by local forest engineer), to include tower, antenna placement, foundation, and ground field.

o A plan or timetable to complete installation of the tower, ground system, foundation and attachments.

o A letter from the manufacturer that the tower and all coaxial cables will support the proposed tower for a minimum of ten (10) years from purchase date.

• All construction Documents will be approved prior to construction by the Local/Regional Forest Service Engineer and CIO representative.

Basic Specifications (Tower to meet or exceed ANSI1TINEIA 222 Rev. H )

Basic Specifications

• Tower Height: Feet

• Tower design based on the following:

• The following information is based upon datum from vendor referenced national standards and will be determined on a ‘site by site’ basis. Please select from the drop down menu for each category.

• Class of Structure:

Topography Category:

• Exposure Category:

• Site Class Definitions: Installer must verify that the actual site soil parameters meet or exceed TIA/EIA Normal” soil parameters and that the depth of standard foundations is adequate Ice Loading : Geographic Ice/wind loading will be acceptable according to ANSI TIA/EIA 222G but not below Forest Service input

Tower will come with:

• Installed Industry approved Anti-fall/safety climb device(s)

• Tower to be designed to support wind loading of antennas, mounts, and feed lines listed in this document.

• Tower to include three (3) sets of PE sealed documents. PE to be licensed in the

State of

Additional Requirements for Wind & Ice Load Calulations for all High elevation sites

If tower is provided by contractor it must be designed for these additional criteria

In addition to the requirements of ANSI/EIA/TIA-222, wind and ice loadings must meet the following minimum criteria or requirements for variance:

(1) Wind Load. MPH minimum

(2) Radial Ice Load. Weight of radial ice shall be 56 pounds per cubic foot. Radial ice loads are minimum

(3) Rime Ice Load. Rime ice loading is generally an unstable condition that occurs in light winds and specific moisture and temperature conditions. Rime ice should be considered for total tower loading, without wind and radial ice loading. Weight of rime ice shall be 30 pounds per cubic foot. Rime ice loadings are 10" to 12" minimum

General Considerations

Mobilization and demobilization requirements for the district for transport of heavy equipment

Details in the Comments section including wildlife or trees that would restrict us from getting in or out of the area

Installation Practices

• In accordance with good engineering standards and installation practices, the tower and all coaxial cables shall be connected to the single point ground system to be supplied with the tower.

Waveguide Ladder

• Waveguide ladder shall support a minimum of two (2) runs of cable over the current antenna system.

• The waveguide ladder shall have ¾” holes to accommodate Coax hangers.

• The vertical spacing between waveguide ladder rungs shall not exceed three (3) ft.

• All waveguide/cable to be secured to waveguide ladder.

Climbing Ladder • Climbing ladder to be provided that extends from the base to the top and situated for convenient climbing of tower.

Safety Climb Cable

• Safety climb cable is to be provided that extends from the base to the top and situated for convenient climbing of tower.

• The fall stop assembly must be removable to prevent weathering and corrosion.

Ice Bridge

• Ice bridge to be installed from the tower to the building entrance panel.

• The Ice bridge is to be self-supporting, galvanized, not connected to the tower or building and include a perforated or solid cover.

• Feedlines are to be supported via trapeze kits and appropriate hangers.

• Ice Bridge shall provide protection to the cables from falling ice and provide a means to support the cables from the tower to the building, cables shall not be unsupported for more than 4 feet.

• Ice Bridge posts shall be installed in the following manner; at the termination points of the bridge two posts shall be installed across from each other with no more than 12” of the unsupported bridge, mid-span there shall be no more than 4 feet of unsupported bridge with single posts installed in a staggered fashion.

Entry Panel(S)

• Entry panel(s) — minimum of 2 entry ports will be installed at building entrance and will include all necessary weather proof boots and cushions to accommodate the required number of antenna cables. All unused holes will be sealed with appropriate product plugs (silicon or foam is not acceptable.). Must allow for the minimum expansion of 2 additional antenna cables.

Ground Dispersion System

• The vendor is to design and install a ground system around the base of the tower according to NFPA 780 and TIA-222 current addition. The total ground resistance of this system to be ten

(10) ohms or less. Vendor to demonstrate and provide certification of measurement using the Standard Three Point/Fall of Potential method.

• A proposed design layout will be provided with initial bid with final change included in the final design

• All ground field connections and connections to the tower are to be exothermic welds using #2 solid copper cable or larger. The vendor will connect to all metal structures within 15’ of the nearest approach of the ground field conductors. This includes, but is not limited to, buildings, site fencing, propane tanks, generator, Ice Bridge, exterior ground bar, etc. These connections to be via exothermic weld when possible or a non-reversible ground lug connection otherwise. If ground lugs are used, they are to be of the appropriate finish to prevent corrosion due to galvanic action.

Lightning protection

• Air terminal will be installed no less than 6’ above the tallest antenna with an isolated lead run down the tower and tied into the grounding system according NFPA 780

Copper Ground Bar

• Copper ground bar, 4” x 24” x 1/4 to be installed beneath the buildings entry panel(s). External ground bar to be connected to the grounding conductors of the ground field using #2 solid copper cable or large. The below grade grounding connections are to utilize the appropriate antioxidant compound, and to be weather sealed.

• Each coaxial cable shall be grounded, using the appropriate sized ground strap, to the tower at the antenna, to the tower ground bar at the tower base and to the external ground bus bar at the building entrance. The tower ground bar is to be tinned copper. Attachment of the tower ground bar to the below grade ground may be with tinned non- reversible compression lugs and tinned #2 solid copper cable. Ground attachment points on the tower may make use of existing bolts, or may use beam clamps of galvanized or stainless steel construction

• Antennas and cabling to include antenna mounts, cable hoisting straps, cable attachment clips, grounding kits, external and tower ground bars as necessary

• An internal MGB will be installed in a location near the building entry

Cable Runs (Select Cable)

• cable (or equal) to be used for all runs. Vendor must supply documentation of cable specifications. All cables will be secured to tower using appropriate hangers. Cables to be installed on the cable ladder in an orderly fashion, with the highest antenna lines to be toward the center of the ladder. All cables will be grounded at the antenna, at the bottom of the tower and at the building entrance as stated above.

• Coaxial cables are to be labeled at the point where they leave the tower and at the inside termination. This labeling shall include the antenna make and model, frequency range, and location on the tower. The interior labeling may be label printer tape, and the outside labeling shall be stamped metal, laminated cardstock, or similar weatherproof method.

• All cables are to be terminated with N Male connectors (or as needed for direct attachment to antenna and Polyphaser protector). Cable shield ground attachment points and antenna connections are to be weatherproofed to industry standards, using mastic and tape or cold shrink protection, if mastic is used; a courtesy wrap is to be installed on antenna connections.

• Coaxial Cables will be secured to the standoff using an appropriate hanger (zip ties or metal banding will not be acceptable.)

• Coaxial line lightning/surge protection device, similar to Polyphaser IS-5ONX-C2-MA will be installed near to the internal MGB and grounded to the MGB Final mounting location to be determined at time of installation.

Special considerations for cable:

Antenna • All antennas except dish and Yagi to include an 18” to 36” standoff mount that attaches to single leg. Any standoff mounts are to be adjustable for leg tilt if present, so that antennas are installed vertically. All side-mounted antennas are to be secured to the tower at the top and bottom of the antenna mast or as otherwise directed by local telecom personnel. If specific antennas are stated below no antenna substitutions are allowed unless approved through the COR. All antennas will be identified and a list of the locations on the tower will be provided upon completion.

• Tower shall be designed to support a minimum of two (2) additional ANT-150F antennas above antenna identified below.

• number of antennas to be installed by vendor

• number of antennas to be installed after completion by cooperator

Models of the antennas to be installed by vendor:

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Antennas not installed by the vendor but identified for loading design:

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Additional antenna considerations:

Additional antennas will be documented on a separate page or comments field below.

• Final Orientation and location of antennas may vary from that described above.

Storage of Equipment

• The vendor will be responsible for acquiring and paying for all storage facilities required to house heavy equipment and all material required for this project.

Access To Site • Public roads to site will be accessible with travel available late spring through late fall.

• At the site, it will be the vendor’s responsibility to provide access to the construction site for their heavy equipment

• If no access road is provided, it is the responsibility of the vendor to return any and all areas to access to their original conditions.

• It will be the vendor’s responsibility to repair any damage to access road by project equipment and return it to its previous condition Excess Earth • All excess soil will be disperse according to the local Forest Service units regulations Garbage • All garbage to be disposed per Forest Service instructions.

Existing Tower Removal

• Removal of existing and/or replaced towers and materials to be discussed and offered as an option from the selections above.

• Excess Material from the tower removal will be the responsibility of the contractor to dispose of

• The removal of existing towers or Telecommunications structure will be done in a way that no damage will occur to remaining structures/ equipment

• Any damage caused by the removal of the structure will be the responsibility of the contractor to repair

• All concrete foundations and/or anchors will be removed to 18” below grade

Additional Comments

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Phone#: Email:Forest Supervisor or District Ranger :

CIO POC Signature:

Forest Engineer Signature:

Forest Supervisor or District Ranger Signature:

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