WOOD POLES SECTION 839
515 839.3.3 Removing Poles.
A.Remove hardware and connections attached to the pole, including the ground rod.
B.Extract the pole from the ground.
C.Backfill the remaining hole with Type F Borrow to 95 percent compaction in accordance with
leave it in place.
839.4Method of Measurement.
The Department will measure the quantity of wood poles as the number of wood poles provided and placed or cut, stabilized, and removed.
839.5Basis of Payment.
A.The Department will pay the quantity of wood poles provided, installed, and accepted at the
contract unit price.
1.Price and payment constitute full compensation for:
a.Providing the wood pole;
b.excavating the hole;
c.setting the pole;
d.providing and placing the butt plates and ground rods;
e.providing and installing fasteners for the ground wire; and
f.backfill and backfilling;
B.The Department will pay for ground wire in accordance with Section 832.
C.The Department will pay the quantity of wood poles cut and accepted at the contract unit price.
Price and payment constitute full compensation for all work required to cut the wood poles:
D.The Department will pay the quantity of wood poles removed at the contract unit price.
1.Price and payment constitute full compensation for:
a.Removing and disposing of the pole and attached parts;
b.backfill and backfilling;
c.grading;
d.providing and placing topsoil; and
e.stabilization.
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT 839001 PROVIDE AND INSTALL WOOD POLE EACH 839002 CUTTING OF WOOD POLE EACH 839003 REMOVAL OF WOOD POLE EACH DOWN GUYS AND ANCHORS SECTION 840
516 SECTION 840 — DOWN GUYS AND ANCHORS
840.1Description.
This work consists of providing, placing, relocating, or removing down guys and anchors.
840.2Materials.
A.Guys and Anchors Section 1077
840.3Construction.
A.Provide and Place Down Guys and Anchors.
1.Provide all materials to place down guys and anchors.
2.Drive anchors at a 45 -degree angle away from the pole into firm and undisturbed ground. Drive
the anchor until no more than 6 -inches of the rod, including the eye, remains above ground.
3.Attach the down guy or sidewalk guy wire to the pole at the location on the pole determined by
the engineer. Install the guy wire in accordance with applicable electrical and safety codes.
4.Install the strain insulator based on field conditions as determined by the engineer. Install the
strain insulator no less than 8 feet above the ground, if the guy is broken below the insulator. Install a guy wire protector with the bottom at ground level and anchored to the guy wire. Bond the guy wire to the wood pole ground.
B.Relocate Down Guys and Anchors.
1.When moving the location of a down guy or a sidewalk guy and the associated anchor, keep the
guy attached to the pole while changing the anchor location.
2.Salvage as much of the existing guy as possible.
3.Submit the down guy or the sidewalk guy relocation method to the engineer for approval.
C.Down Guy and Anchor Removal.
Submit the anchor and the down guy or the sidewalk guy removal method to the engineer for approval.
D.Providing and Placing Overhead Guys.
1.Provide and place overhead guys in accordance with applicable electrical and safety codes.
2.Install a strain insulator based on field conditions and as directed by the engineer. Install the
strain insulator at a location such that the strain insulator is no less than 8 -feet above the ground, if the guy is broken below the insulator. Bond each end of the guy to the wood pole ground.
E.Relocating Overhead Guys.
Submit the overhead guy relocation method to the engineer for approval.
F.Overhead Guy Removal.
Submit the overhead guy removal method to the engineer for approval.
Source: Delaware Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2025 Edition. Pages 525–526 of 779.