of Estimated Costs (in dollars) Existing Towers Towers without sufficient documentation of specifications may need to be – mapped prior to completion of a tower load study. Tower mapping for an undocumented/poorly documented tower and preparation of documentation 16,000 - 25,000 necessary for tower load study Structural engineering load study for documented tower 5,000 - 12,000 Structural engineering tower load study for a documented tower with candelabra 15,000 - 19,000 Minor tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample minor modifications) 100,000 150,000 – Major tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample major modifications) 300,000 400,000 – Serious tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample serious modifications) 500,000 1,000,000 – New Towers Cost includes constructing a new tower, priced per foot. – New tower between 1000’ and 1500’ without elevator, presumptive soil conditions 2,500 New tower between 1500’ and 2000’ without elevator, presumptive soil conditions 3,000 Note: Costs may be higher for tower sites with difficult soil or other site conditions and for towers with an elevator. Costs may be lower for towers under 1,000 feet Tower Rigging Costs include fees paid to expert tower crews for equipment removal and installation, – such as removing an existing antenna and installing a replacement antenna, and removing an existing transmission line and installing a replacement transmission line. Tall Tower (greater than 500’) 100,000 200,000 – Short Tower (less than 500’) 60,000 80,000 – Complex Tower (includes, towers with candelabras and/or stacked antennas) 100,000 400,000 e.g., – Helicopter Lift (e.g., for a rooftop tower, complex tower, tall structure, or terrain constrained variable location requiring helicopter lift) INTERIM FACILITIES Stations may need to use interim facilities in order to avoid prolonged off-air periods during the repacking or to enable stations to meet their construction deadlines. Some stations currently either have a licensed auxiliary facility or own backup equipment that they can repurpose for this use post-auction, while others may need to purchase or rent equipment or facilities. Range of Estimated Costs (in dollars)
of Estimated Costs (in dollars) Existing Towers – Towers without sufficient documentation of specifications may need to be mapped prior to completion of a tower load study. Tower mapping for an undocumented/poorly documented tower and preparation of documentation necessary for tower load study 16,000 - 25,000 Structural engineering load study for documented tower 5,000 - 12,000 Structural engineering tower load study for a documented tower with candelabra 15,000 - 19,000 Minor tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample minor modifications) 100,000 – 150,000 Major tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample major modifications) 300,000 – 400,000 Serious tower reinforcement/modifications (see Fig. 2 for sample serious modifications) 500,000 – 1,000,000 New Towers – Cost includes constructing a new tower, priced per foot. New tower between 1000’ and 1500’ without elevator, presumptive soil conditions 2,500 New tower between 1500’ and 2000’ without elevator, presumptive soil conditions 3,000 Note: Costs may be higher for tower sites with difficult soil or other site conditions and for towers with an elevator. Costs may be lower for towers under 1,000 feet Tower Rigging – Costs include fees paid to expert tower crews for equipment removal and installation, such as removing an existing antenna and installing a replacement antenna, and removing an existing transmission line and installing a replacement transmission line. Tall Tower (greater than 500’) 100,000 – 200,000 Short Tower (less than 500’) 60,000 – 80,000 Complex Tower (includes, e.g., towers with candelabras and/or stacked antennas) 100,000 – 400,000 Helicopter Lift (e.g., for a rooftop tower, complex tower, tall structure, or terrain constrained location requiring helicopter lift) variable INTERIM FACILITIES Stations may need to use interim facilities in order to avoid prolonged off-air periods during the repacking or to enable stations to meet their construction deadlines. Some stations currently either have a licensed auxiliary facility or own backup equipment that they can repurpose for this use post-auction, while others may need to purchase or rent equipment or facilities. Range of Estimated Costs (in dollars)
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