Central Office / Remote Central Office Site Selection:

• Understanding topography, utilities, access requirements and centralized facility placement requirements

• How environmental factors can help and hinder access, i.e. snow removal, parking lots with high traffic volumes

Rights of Way/Easement Development:

• Understanding the development of ingress & egress requirements for not only permanent facilities such as conduits, shelters, cabinets but the support and the ease of access for engineers and technicians on a 24x7x365 schedule

• Understanding the permanent encumbrance of a property once an easement is recorded

Municipal Lease Agreement versus Private Lease Agreements. Colocation Agreements and Access and License Agreements:

• Assisting an organization to make the determination of the type of agreement best suited for the organization’s network requirements

• Municipal versus Private Lease Agreements and other contractual negotiations

• Is this a simple colocation agreement with another carrier already housing a Central office facility

VISIO based Construction Drawings:

• Training OSP Engineers on best practice methods to develop Central Office Planning and Construction documents

Construction Planning and Execution:

• Assist with recommendations for construction related services:

  • Power Plants (AC versus DC)

  • HVAC (single systems versus dual systems)

  • Fire Suppression Systems if required

  • Backup Generation requirements

  • Fuel Sources

  • Conduit placement requirements

    • Electronically survivable?

    • Structurally survivable?

Assisting with negotiations – Upon successful site selection, working through the contractual details with host entity is critical to effective development and deployment of a Central Office Facility. All parties as signatories to the agreement must be satisfied upon contract execution or the development process and ultimately the facility life cycle could be jeopardized

Integrating the OSP Designs with Central Office Designs:

• Assist with Construction Print Planning and execution

• Assist to validate contractor bid packages

• Ensuring various engaged contractors understand where and how Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) begins and ends

• Assist with the Project and Program Management Requirements to ensure overall project scope and timelines are met