Davey Resource Group’s (DRG) comprehensive joint-use management program is designed to serve clients with any and all facets of their joint-use program: from the initial permit application to pole loading analysis to the completion of transfer and double wood mitigation. We manage every step of the process, keeping our client’s goals and desired outcomes top of mind.
Joint-Use Audits
DRG’s joint-use audits include a field inventory of poles with communications, fiber, or other attachments to record the location and ownership of each pole. We work closely with utilities to ensure our data collection and project execution is in line with your joint-use program goals. We also communicate with attachers to negotiate contracts, manage attachment requests, audit payment records, coordinate right-of-way access, develop attachment databases and increase the overall efficiency of the joint-use management process.
Attachment Application & Make-Ready Engineering
DRG’s make-ready engineering services are customized to create a seamless process for both pole owners and attachers. We will review attachment applications to confirm that they meet the pole owner’s requirements, deploy professionals to complete field data collection, and manage the make-ready design and execution.
Our professionals make safety a top priority when evaluating poles for a new attachment. We provide detailed measurements of the pole and cable attachments in order to perform a structural load analysis to ensure a new attachment can be safely added to the pole. DRG is flexible when it comes to software solutions, so all the data we collect will be transferred to the work management system of your choice.
Doublewood Management
Two-pole conditions are both a safety hazard and threat to the integrity of attacher’s services. DRG takes a soup-to-nuts approach in managing our client’s doublewood maintenance programs.
Our team will evaluate your GIS data to determine how many two-poles conditions exist. We then assess the accuracy of the data by examining poles in the field. We work directly with attachers to complete transfers, remove poles, and bill all necessary parties. After the project is complete, DRG will update your GIS records to reflect what work has been done.
NESC Inspections
The National Electric Safety Code (NESC) outlines regulations for safely installing, operating and maintaining electrical poles and attachments. DRG’s knowledgeable professionals are up-to-date on regulations and will ensure your facilities adhere to NESC standards.
DRG administers NESC compliance inspections in conjunction with joint-use audits and other services. By examining ground wires, measuring clearance between attachments and electrical facilities, assessing the mid-span height of wires, and more, DRG can pinpoint hazardous areas. We collect reliable data to inform you of violations that need to be addressed and can perform repairs to eliminate minor infractions.
Storm-Related Assessment Services
When a severe storm hits a utility’s service area, the process of restoring power can be challenging. With hundreds of line miles to be responsible for, figuring out where severe line and pole damage has occured can be a daunting task.
Our professionals are able to identify any distribution and transmission equipment issues that may arise after a storm. Once identified, DRG’s highly-trained crews are able to digitally or physically tag any damaged utility pole or downed line and can use mapping tools or GIS data to pinpoint its location, allowing for quicker repairs by the utility’s crews.
Featured Client Success Stories
Electric Investor-Owned Utility
DRG Joint Use Application Review Helps Keeps PNM’s Customers Up To Date With Improved Technology
Davey Resource Group, Inc. performs a detailed review of Public Service Company of New Mexico’s joint-use applications, ensuring communications companies and other service providers can safely attach to PNM’s poles.
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Electric Co-op Utility
DRG Brings Presque Isle Electric & Gas Members One Step Closer To Broadband Internet Access
DRG performed a full-system inventory for PIEG to jumpstart the utility’s fiber to the home project.
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Electric Investor-Owned Utility
A Texas Utility Calls On DRG For Routine Pole Inspection & Restoration
A Texas utility stays ahead of outages by inspecting the distribution poles in their service area annually.
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Electric Co-op Utility
DRG Inspects 5,000 Poles In Oklahoma
Using sound and visual inspection methods, DRG assessed utility poles to help Southeastern Electric Cooperative prioritize pole replacements throughout their system
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