PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Black & McDonald (B&M) maintains and services approximately 33,000 streetlights owned by Kansas City Power & Light (KCPL) in the greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

B&M SCOPE OF WORK

B&M’s KCPL Streetlight Maintenance Program includes:

• Working on all overhead and underground infrastructure
• Routine repairs to fixture, bulb, photocell, fuses, etc. within 48 hours of discovery
• Providing safe services on downed poles and damaged lines within one hour
• Conducting pole replacements for damaged, rusted, or rotted poles within seven days
• Troubleshooting underground cable and repair within 10 days
• Installation (directional boring or trenching) of conduit for line replacement
• Providing 24/7/365 help desk and central dispatch services
• Tracking all attributes of every asset using the work order management system,
• GPS location and work order history
• Evaluation of life cycle and asset management history for process improvements and budget forecasting
• Procurement and management of in-house inventory
• Providing 24/7 service truck support
• Guarantee of performance, offering monthly reporting showing response/completion times
• Performing LED upgrade of 30,000 fixtures from HID to LED between 2016-2018
• Managing waste disposal of hazardous materials per EPA guidelines
• Tracking material under warranty through Asset Management System
• Providing inventory/auditing services as needed utilizing inhouse GIS application to track additions, removals, or field issues
• Providing night patrol of the entire LED system on a quarterly basis using GIS technology
• Conducting bi-annual day time inspection/condition assessment utilizing GIS technology
• Partnering with MBE/WBE subcontractors and suppliers for labor, equipment, and materials

BENEFITS TO CLIENT

KCPL turns to B&M to keep its 33,000 streetlights on and the corresponding infrastructure live in the service of the more than 1.6 million customers it serves in Kansas and Missouri.