Replacement of primary neutral conductor across the McChord Field distribution system at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, performed for City Light & Power JBLM under its utility privatization of the base electrical system as phase 2 of the overhead neutral program. Cannon installed 123,943 feet of primary neutral wire in four conductor sizes on existing poles, with the pole hardware, anchors and grounding that went with it, and wrecked out the existing neutral wherever the print set called for removal. The distribution system stayed energized throughout and the work was sequenced around base operations, tracked pole by pole against the master tracker.

Services Employed:

• 123,943 feet of primary neutral conductor installed on existing poles
• Four conductor sizes installed per print set: number 2, number 6, 4/0 and 336 kcmil
• Pole hardware, anchors and grounding installed with the new neutral
• Wreck out and removal of the existing neutral where called out on the prints
• Union line crews, equipment and flagging across an active joint base
• Installation tracked pole by pole against the owner’s master tracker
• Service Contract Act wage determination with certified payroll
• Distribution system kept energized throughout