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Tower Inspection and Cathodic Protection RFP Question Responses
1) Does the State of SD require a bid bond and/or performance or payment bonds if awarded? If so, what % of contract amount does the bid bond need to be?
No.
2) Are you able to provide the number of anchors for each guyed tower? We will assume most are three anchor towers.
| Tower Site |
| Number of Anchor Points |
| Slim Buttes |
| 0 - Self supporting |
| Sly Hill |
| 0 - Self supporting |
3) Will you confirm if all towers will have step bolts and/or climbing ladder, and safety climbs available for tower crews accessing the towers?
| Tower Site |
| Climbing Notes |
| Aberdeen |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Billsburg |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Bowdle |
| YES, safety climb cable on ladder inside tower |
| Brookings |
| YES, safety climb cable outside on North face of tower |
| Castle Rock |
| YES, safety climb cable on ladder inside tower |
| Crandall |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Edgemont |
| NO safety climb cable, outside climb |
| Huron |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Herreid |
| YES, safety climb cable on outside of tower |
| Iona |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Ipswich |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| McPherson |
| YES, safety climb on tower steps, outside climb |
| Miller |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder. Tower has Bridge Strand guy cable - Upper 2 guy levels |
| Mitchell |
| NO safety climb cable, outside climb 3 ft face tower |
| Mt. Coolidge |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Pierre |
| YES, safety climb cable between step bolts |
| Ridgeview |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Shadehill |
| NO safety climb cable, outside climb 18" face tower |
| Slim Buttes |
| NO safety climb cable, step bolts on one leg |
| Sly Hill |
| YES, safety climb cable, step bolts on one leg |
| Summit |
| NO safety climb cable, outside climb 3 ft face tower |
| Terry Peak |
| NO safety climb cable, tower face horizontals outside climb |
| Toronto |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Turkey Ridge |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Webster |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
| Willow Creek |
| NO safety climb cable, inside climbing ladder |
4) Will the owner allow the use of UAV technology in place of a climbing assessment which is proven to be safer and more cost effective?
a. If yes, to the previous question, is there a required process to pre-qualify contractors to fly UAVs?
b. If no, can contractors bid on the Anchor Inspection and Anchor Guard scopes while not bidding the Tower Inspection scope?
Climbing assessments are requested under this RFP. Bidders are asked to bid on all items requested as a complete offering for a tower.