HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - April 2, 2003 E-05AGENDA TITLE, Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
wood utility poles (EUD)
MEETING DATE. April 2, 2003
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the specifications and authorize
advertisement for bids for thirty 45 -foot, and twenty-five 50 -foot
Class 3 wood utility poles.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: These poles are needed to replenish inventory for replacement of
damaged or deteriorated poles, and for routine line maintenance
and upgrades.
BID OPENING:
Prepared by Joel Harris, Purchasing Officer
Electric Utility Department's Fiscal Year Plan, Pages D-37,38,
Estimated Cost, $23,000
April 16, 2003
Alan N. Vallow, Electric Utility Director
= Manager, EUD Engineering and Operations
APPROVED'
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These specifications cover the minimum acceptable quality of full-length wood
poles for use in the City of Lodi's overhead distribution and subtransmission
system.
X Poles and methods of manufacturing shall be in accordance with
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Rural Electrification
Administration (REA) and American Wood Preservers Association
(AWPA) latest revision, except
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B. of shall be cut, marked and bored as specified in Section 6.0 of this
specification.
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APrior to treatment, poles shall be seasoned to a maximum of twenty-five
percent (25%) moisture content of the sapwood based upon the oven -
dried weight.
B, Poles shall be Douglas Fir and press u re -treated with pentachlorophenol in
accordance with the requirements of AWPA Standards C1, "All Timber
Products - Preservative Treatment by Pressure Processes," and G4,
"Poles - Preservative Treatment by Pressure Processes," or the latest
revisions thereof.
CThe pentachlorophenol shall meet the requirements of AWPA Standard
P8, "Standards for Organic Preservative Systems," or the latest revision
thereof. The carriers shall be a petroleum solvent in conformance with the
latest edition of AWPA Standard P9, "Standard for Hydrocarbon Solvents
for Oil -Borne Preservative."
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Poles shall be permanently marked on the face and the batt of each pale
in accordance with ANSI Standards.
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