We bored for much lower than the number I posted, but the contractor was also doing our residential installs so did all of the backbone boring at cost.
- Josh On Apr 26, 2017 8:44 AM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: I let contracts and collect competitive bids for this all the time. I have not seen HDD below $13.50 in the past 3 years around here. *From:* Mike Hammett *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:42 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] "blowing conduit" The ARRA funded project by me was $7/foot for installation and I thought that was high. ;-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> ------------------------------ *From: *"Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> *To: *af@afmug.com *Sent: *Wednesday, April 26, 2017 8:41:38 AM *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] "blowing conduit" Looks a bit low to me. *From:* Josh Reynolds *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:39 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] "blowing conduit" - Josh On Apr 26, 2017 8:24 AM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > You really ought to consider directional drilling. Really cuts down on > clean up and road repair. Contractors will do it for about $15/foot. Or > just go rent one from Ditch Witch for a week or so. They will even do some > of it for you for free during the demo phase in hopes you will buy the > machine. > > Yeah, they blow it it... into existing conduit. > > *From:* Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:54 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] "blowing conduit" > > > We are finalizing plans to put fiber throughout a business park and there > 9 locations where we are planning on crossing private “roads” to connect > the builldings with conduit (aerial not an option). Its asphalt in 8 of > the 9 spots, and the plan was to cut the asphalt (pretty sure our > ditchwitch will go right through it) go down about 36” fill it in and have > the local “asphalt dude” seal it up. > > > > I met with the “superintendent” for the park and he said “Why don’t you > just blow the conduit in?” I laughed at first but he insisted it’s a > “thing”. Says AT&T does it all the time. My only thought is directional > boring, and he insisted No, that they “blow it in”. Of course I assume > directional boring costs (sub contracting) would cost be a lot more than > just cutting through the asphalt, thus my plan. > > > > I don’t want to chase my tail so am seeking enlightenment. > > > > *“blowing in conduit” ???* > > > > Paul 😊 > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > >
