On-Call Aerial Pole Services Invitation to Bid

The City of Portland is seeking bids for on-call aerial pole services to maintain and repair the city's aerial communications infrastructure. The contract term is 5 years, and the estimated total annual spend is less than $200,000. The contractor will be required to provide all equipment and labor to perform communication and traffic signal interconnect cabling make-ready, pole transfers, violation remediation, guying, maintenance, removal, and repair at various locations under the direction of the City Project Manager(s). Key responsibilities include adjusting cable sag, correcting pole horizontal and vertical clearance violations, tagging cables, and bonding attachments. The contractor must also provide a work report for each utility pole where work was performed, including information on the pole identification, owner, location, work performed, and finished attachment height and type. • The contractor must comply with the City of Portland's sustainability objectives, including reducing energy use, reducing air, water, and land pollution, and utilizing resources efficiently. • The contractor must also comply with the City of Portland's Standard Construction Specifications and the National Electric Code. • The contractor will be assigned work by the City, and work will typically reference a National Joint Utility Notifications System (NJUNS) ticket, a utility-pole owner violation or permit number, a utility pole number, location on a map, or street address. • The contractor must provide temporary traffic control and address any associated permits when occupying space within the public right-of-way. • The contractor must also identify and request help from City Project Managers with the identification of cables prior to invoicing.