Make-Ready
Make-ready is the utility field work required to modify utility poles before new cables or equipment can be safely attached.
What Is Make-Ready?
In joint use operations, asset owners and attachers must work together to prepare poles for attachments. Before an attaching company attaches a piece of equipment or cable, the partner companies must agree upon and sign a joint use agreement. Then, they submit the required permit to attach to the asset owner for review.
Companies must also prepare attachments to meet legal and compliance requirements, which include vertical distance and clearance minimums.
Asset owners must ensure the utility pole meets safety standards and is able to safely take on another attachment. They may need to rearrange existing attachments, replace hardware, upgrade the pole itself, reinforce the pole, or meet applicable construction requirements.
The make-ready process is as much a financial consideration as it is a procedural one. As such, asset owners and attachers must collaborate closely to ensure the process goes smoothly and safely.
FAQ
Asset owners, attaching companies, and internal and third-party construction and engineering service firms have key responsibilities during the make-ready process to ensure attachments are compliant, reliable, and safe for utility workers and the public.
Yes, as an all-in-one business process automation platform, Alden ONE provides the collaboration and standardization capabilities needed for asset owners,attachers engineering service firms, and construction personnel to prepare poles for attachment. Companies can speed up deployment by centralizing make-ready procedures in a single source of truth, a centralized database.
The make-ready process is vital to joint use operations, and keeping service delivery on schedule, as it ensures pole attachments will be safe and will meet compliance requirements. Effective make-ready processes can prevent costly or dangerous errors, while facilitating the communication needed to sustain joint use work long term.
