STA 5+00 Act 3 of 3 · Deliver
Close Out
Hand over records that match the field.
Turn redlines into as-builts, compile test and splice reports, walk the punch list, close permits and reconcile quantities for final payment.
The checklist and Watch Out items are typical practice. Owner specifications, permits and the governing rules decide what applies.
Close Out Checklist
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Watch Out
- As-builts that do not match the field make the next outage take longer.
- Missing test data is a common reason final payment gets held.
- Open permits can keep bonds tied up.
- As-builts copied from the design instead of the field hide every change the crew made.
Why This Stage Matters
Closeout is how the owner gets paid for work it can find again, and how you get paid for work you did. Accurate records let the next locator mark your duct, the next splicer find the right fiber and the next engineer design around what is really in the ground and on the poles.
What Good Looks Like
- Aerial: cable tagged, heights and midspan clearances verified after sag settles, and as-builts submitted, as described in labeling, inspection and as-builts.
- Underground: as-builts drawn from bore logs and redlines with actual depths and enclosure locations, tracer tested and permits closed, as described in documentation and closeout.
- Splicing: splice reports with bidirectional averages, OTDR files in the standard .sor format (
Telcordia SR-4731) plus native vendor files where the owner asks for them, and photos of trays and labels, as described in documentation and handoff.
After Closeout
The records feed the owner’s GIS and the next project’s Plan stage. Good records shorten the next walkout.