Denton Ionwave #9144 Addendum 1

Denton Municipal Electric joint-use and pole-attachment engineering services

The City of Denton is seeking a qualified engineering firm to manage telecommunications pole-attachment and joint-use work for Denton Municipal Electric (DME). - Government buyer: City of Denton, Texas — Denton Municipal Electric (DME), Purchasing. - Procurement: Qualifications for ongoing pole-attachment and joint-use engineering services across DME’s service territory. DME estimates approximately 20 poles per month across a system of about 18,000 distribution poles. - OEMs and named platforms: No equipment OEMs or engineering vendors are identified as suppliers. Microsoft Teams is named as a meeting platform; ESRI GIS/ARC FM Designer and SmartSheets are referenced as existing systems used in the work, not as products being purchased. - Services requested: Application intake, completeness and engineering reviews; pole-loading and replacement-design reviews; make-ready engineering; construction and post-construction inspections; as-built records and database administration; reporting, attaching-entity support and invoicing; technical assistance, special projects, surveys and audits; and safety and customer-contact reporting. No product part numbers or product quantities are specified. - Notable requirements: The firm must have at least three years of relevant organizational experience, be authorized to provide services in Texas, and hold a Texas Professional Engineering license. Engineering must be supervised by a Texas-licensed Professional Engineer, with documents sealed when required. Work must follow DME standards, the National Electrical Safety Code, and applicable laws; provide required processing, inspection, and reporting within DME timelines; protect City data; and include a collaborative workflow database. Relevant certifications and the ability to perform services in-house are favorable. Remote work is allowed, with no full-time onsite requirement, but business-hours availability is required. - Commercial and insurance considerations: Fees are negotiated with the selected firm rather than submitted with qualifications; contemplated pricing includes unit rates and time-and-expense work. Insurance requirements include commercial general liability, workers’ compensation/employers’ liability, automobile liability, and professional liability when applicable; claims-made coverage must continue after contract expiration.

Description

The City of Denton is requesting qualifications from engineering consulting firms to provide telecommunication pole attachment and engineering services throughout the Denton Municipal Electric service territory. Work includes reviewing pole attachment applications and pole loading analyses, field and construction inspections, make-ready engineering, closeout and as-built documentation, database administration, reporting, invoicing, and related special projects or site surveys. Respondents may submit for one or more service categories, and the firm must have at least three years of pole attachment and engineering services experience and a Texas professional engineering license. Submissions are accepted through IONWAVE or by hard copy; email submissions are not accepted.

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