Make-Ready Work
Gridlync land and infrastructure glossary.
Make-ready work is the modification of an existing pole or conduit, such as moving lines or adding capacity, needed before a new provider can attach its equipment. The attaching party usually pays the make-ready cost. The work can include raising or lowering existing lines, replacing an undersized pole, or adding guying to handle new load, and the attaching party typically funds it and waits for it to finish before installing. Make-ready delays are a common bottleneck in fiber and broadband builds.
Make-ready costs and timelines tie into pole attachment and joint use agreements. Gridlync keeps the related agreements and obligations in one record.
Example
To attach its fiber on 200 poles owned by Lakeside Power, Quantum Broadband pays $180,000 in make-ready costs to relocate existing electric lines and replace 15 poles that were too short to maintain safe clearance.