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ALUMINUM LIGHT POLE WITH 14" TENON I. Quantity
ALUMINUM LIGHT POLE WITH 14" TENON


I.
Quantity

The base bid shall be for the indicated number of aluminum poles furnished and
erected as hereinafter specified at locations shown on the drawings.

II.
Material

The aluminum pole shall be as follows: The shaft shall be a one piece, round,
tapered aluminum tube, satin ground, having a base welded to the lower end and
complete with bolts, aluminum transformer base, and 2" diameter by 14" long
horizontal tenon near the top of the shaft for side mounting a rectangular lighting
fixture. The complete unit shall be designed for wind loading of 90 miles per hour,
the shaft shall have no longitudinal or circumferential welds except at the lower end
joining the shaft to the base. The shaft shall be 8" x 4.5" x approximately 28'-4" with
minimum wall thickness of 0.156 inch. The shaft shall have a true continuous taper
except for the bottom sections which may be straight. No more than 40 per cent of
the total shaft shall be straight. The top of the shaft shall be equipped with a cast
aluminum removable pole top held securely in place by means of set screws. The
pole shall be furnished with a two piece base cover.

The aluminum transformer base shall be 20" high, 15 ½" square at the base and
11-3/4" square at the top. The door shall be attached to the base with a stainless
steel piano hinge. The hinge shall be placed at the top of the door and attached to
the base and the door with stainless steel rivets. The door shall be held in place
with a tamper resistant fastener at the bottom. Each base shall be provided with
four (4) loose bearing plates and nuts to fasten the base down to the anchor bolts.
The transformer base shall fasten to the shaft anchor base by four (4) loose bearing
plates and four (4) hot dipped galvanized hex head steel machine bolts and nuts.
All bearing plates shall be hot dipped galvanized. A ½" -13 UNC tapped hole shall
be provided for a grounding lug.

Four (4) 1" x 40" high-strength, hot dipped galvanized, steel anchor bolts, each
fitted with a hex nut, shall be furnished with the pole. Each anchor bolt shall have a
4" "L" bend at the bottom end and be threaded at the top end. Threaded ends and
all nuts shall be galvanized.




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All hardware (bolts, nuts, and washers - but not including anchor bolts) not otherwise specifically designated in this specification shall be aluminum or
stainless steel (at the option of the supplier). Pole shafts and tenons shall be
tire-wrapped with a heavy water resistant paper for protection during shipment and
installation.

The complete pole shall be Hapco-Division of Kearny National Inc. 30' lighting pole
as per drawing No. B67777, or approved equal in design, quality and performance.

All aluminum surfaces on the pole and base cover shall be rotary sanded to a satin
ground finish and brackets shall be etched to a matte finish. The shaft, bracket,
and transformer base shall be finished dark bronze (color specification
#B73737-030). The finish shall be an electro-statically applied polyester or
urethane powder coat, oven cured and bonded at approximately 400 degrees F, to
a dry film thickness of 2-4 mils.

III.
Installation

The poles and bases shall be set on the foundations and securely anchored to the
anchor bolts. Base shall be properly plumbed by means of metal shims. After
erection, each light pole shall be adequately grounded, and have transformer base
doors fastened in place.

IV.
Quotation

The aluminum poles furnished and erected as herein specified shall be paid for as
a unit price each as stated in the proposal.














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