Tower / Mount Structural Analyses and Engineering Services

Tectonic has been retained for a three (3) year term contract with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission performing engineering design services and structural analyses for communication towers. Services include:

• Tower / Mount Inspections And Mapping
• Structural Analysis
• Foundation Investigation
• Design Of Tower / Mount Modifications
• Review Of Plans And Reports Prepared By Others
• Alignment Surveys
• Development Of Standard Procedures And Specifications

Tectonic is providing these services for self-supporting towers and monopoles located throughout the nation.

Tectonic was retained to provide project coordination and design services for over 40 transmission line structures.

Provided detailed structural analyses of the existing towers to evaluate capacity to support the proposed installation of antennas by various telecommunications providers, as well as for additional equipment required by Consolidated Edison. The services provided included the structural analysis of each tower, preparation of engineering reports, design of antenna mounts, cable attachments, and structural modifications, and preparation of construction drawings. Reinforcement design of the towers as needed to satisfy the requirements of current codes and standards, including bills of material and as-builts.

The work included Consolidated Edison’s and current NESC loading conditions, as well as the recent recommendations of the New York State Public Service Commission.

Programs used include PLS tower.

Tectonic was retained to provide structural engineering services for the proposed upgrade of two existing four-circuit electrical transmission towers that bridge the Hudson River in New York.

The existing towers were evaluated for their capacity to support the proposed installation of antennas by various telecommunications providers, as well as for additional equipment required by Consolidated Edison. The services provided have included a structural analysis of the tower, preparation of an engineering report, design of structural modifications, and preparation of construction drawings, as well as detailed steel fabrication and erection drawings, including bills of material.

The work included incorporating current NESC and Con Edison loading conditions, as well as the recent recommendations of the New York State Public Service Commission, all of which are more stringent than the criteria used at the time of the original design and construction. The towers are being reinforced to satisfy the requirements of current codes and standards.

Tectonic was exclusively retained by Verizon to conduct site audits for existing Alltel Sites purchased by Verizon. There are over 400 sites in the region. Tectonic’s services included tower inventories, tower analysis, structural design, site design drawings for construction and zoning, due diligence and construction oversight. Sites are located in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.

Services Provided:

• Site Inspections
• Engineering Drawings
• Structural Analysis
• Tower Mapping Inventories
• Tower Analysis of Alltel Towers
• Construction Inspection
• Antenna Upgrade Programs
• Electric Upgrades
• New Shelters
• Emergency Generators

Tectonic is also providing on-going services for their LTE, LTK and new build pipeline program.

Tectonic has been exclusively retained by American Water (AW) since 2002 to provide program management for the development of wireless telecommunications facilities on their water tanks, rooftops and rawland properties. AW has over two thousand sites located in 27 states including Arizona, Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Tectonic’s responsibilities include lease negotiations, site visits, engineering design and construction documents, construction compliance oversight, as-built drawings, and coordination of homeland security access requirements.

Tectonic has been retained by Verizon Wireless since 1997 to provide Turnkey Services including Project Management, Site Acquisition, Engineering Design Services, Permitting, Environmental Services, Professional Land Surveying, Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering for the New Build deployments in multiple markets. Tectonic has completed, or is working on over 15,000 sites. These sites range from rawland builds to rooftops to colocation sites on existing structures. They consist of coverage, capacity or gap sites. These services are performed in house by Tectonic’s personnel.

Services provided include the following:

• Program Management
• Site Identification
• Design Site Visits
• Constructability Review
• Leasing
• Lease Exhibits
• Environmental/Regulatory Review
• Professional Land Surveying
• Zoning and Construction Engineering Plan Preparation
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Photo Simulations/Viewshed Analysis
• Building Permit Application
• Close Out Documentation

Tectonic was retained to provide structural engineering services for the proposed upgrade of two existing four-circuit electrical transmission towers that bridge the Hudson River in New York.

The existing towers were evaluated for their capacity to support the proposed installation of antennas by various telecommunications providers, as well as for additional equipment required by Consolidated Edison. The services provided have included a structural analysis of the tower, preparation of an engineering report, design of structural modifications, and preparation of construction drawings, as well as detailed steel fabrication and erection drawings, including bills of material.

The work included incorporating current NESC and Con Edison loading conditions, as well as the recent recommendations of the New York State Public Service Commission, all of which are more stringent than the criteria used at the time of the original design and construction. The towers are being reinforced to satisfy the requirements of current codes and standards.