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Commission approves custom steel utility pole purchase for North Industrial Park upgrade
Summary
The commission approved a purchase order for a custom 65-foot self-supporting steel utility pole (estimated ~$90,000) as part of a larger North Industrial Park substation and distribution upgrade funded from electric reserves.
Coffeyville ' The Coffeyville City Commission approved a resolution authorizing purchase of a custom 65-foot self-supporting steel utility pole for the North Industrial Park distribution upgrade, a time-sensitive component of a larger project staff said was budgeted in electric reserves.
City staff (agenda identified Executive Director of Electric Chris Weiner and superintendent Steve Pratt) told the commission the pole is a specialty, self-supporting structure ordered from an out-of-state manufacturer, with an estimated unit price of $90,000. Staff said the pole design reduces the installation footprint and limits night-time crew drilling near gas lines, reducing risk. The pole purchase is part of a larger distribution and switch-gear overhaul initially budgeted at roughly $2.5 million; staff said inflation and the missed pole item might bring the final total slightly above the previous estimate but that the project remains funded from electric reserves.
Commissioner Edwards moved approval and Commissioner Van Oster seconded; recorded votes on the record showed affirmative votes from Vice Mayor Faulkner, Commissioner Maples, Commissioner Edwards and Commissioner Van Oster. The resolution carried and staff may proceed with purchase to meet the project's timeline.
What happens next: The electric department will issue the purchase order and schedule delivery to keep the distribution upgrade on the timeline for early next-year installation.
