Fiber & telecom · Nationwide
Fiber Estimating, Bid and Procurement Support
Useful pricing and procurement records show what the quantities and assumptions represent. True North coordinates takeoffs, bid information and supplier documentation around the current fiber design.
For network owners, operators, contractors and property teams nationwide. Technical design, field work and operating decisions remain assigned to the qualified, authorized parties.
Request a project reviewWhat the scope can include
Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.
Design quantities and scope boundaries
Organize method-specific route lengths, structures, cable, ducts, restoration and other scoped quantities. Record design maturity, measurement basis, exclusions and items requiring confirmation.
Bid and commercial interfaces
Coordinate bidder questions, alternates, allowances, work-package boundaries and updated documents. Separate professional fees, property/permit costs, make-ready and physical construction scope.
Material and supplier records
Track approved specifications, lead items, compatibility, proposed substitutions and required product evidence. The owner and responsible designers evaluate technical changes before procurement relies on them.
Keep procurement aligned with the route
Reconcile design revisions, accepted substitutions, delivery information and contract milestones. Funding-specific records follow the actual award and authorized compliance review.
Prepare for the assignment
You can start with incomplete records. Tell us what is available and what still needs to be established.
Information to bring
Design quantities, owner specifications, bid boundaries and supplier information. Provide the current versions and identify information that remains unverified.
The agreed handoff
A documented quantity/bid support package and procurement register tied to the controlled design and assumptions.
Decisions, fees and timing
Scope and dependencies determine the proposal. No universal price or approval date is assumed.
Confirm the basis and responsibility
Review the available records, intended endpoint and authority to use the information. Assign missing inputs, technical decisions and the parties who can authorize changes.
Coordinate and review the work
Prepare the included documents from agreed inputs, resolve interfaces with responsible specialists and track revisions. Record external decisions and conditions separately from work prepared for review.
Account for project-specific dependencies
Design maturity, lead items, restoration quantities and contract boundaries. The proposal separates professional work, outside charges and review dependencies.
Deliver the defined milestone
Provide the controlling documents and remaining-action record. Identify what is accepted, what still requires a decision and what belongs to a separately contracted next stage.
BOM, BOQ and comparable bid quantities
Use the controlled design revision and the agreed measurement rules so the owner can see what each quantity includes. Existing quantity, bid and substitution controls remain part of the assignment.
Materials, measured work and bid comparison
A fiber bill of materials (BOM) identifies specified materials and components. A bill of quantities (BOQ) organizes measured work items for pricing; its quantities and units depend on the procurement basis. A quantity takeoff derives counts or lengths from stated drawings and assumptions. For bid comparison, reconcile installation methods, slack allowances, restoration, exclusions and alternates before treating totals as comparable. Revise the records when routes or approved materials change; a preliminary takeoff is neither purchase authorization nor a guaranteed installed price.
Before you begin
Common questions
Are quantities construction commitments?
No. They are based on the stated information and measurement scope. Contract commitments, field conditions and changes must be addressed through the applicable agreement.
How are supplier substitutions reviewed?
Collect product-specific information and route the proposal to the authorized owner and technical reviewers. Record its disposition and update affected drawings and schedules.
Your next step
A project in mind?
Let’s give it direction.
Start with what you know. We’ll help define the path ahead.