Rural Broadband Middle Mile Fiber Construction
FTTP/Middle Mile OSP Construction | Central Iowa
Kramer Service Group was contracted by a regional investor-owned utility to engineer, procure materials for, and construct approximately 436 miles of dedicated fiber optic cable routes across Central Iowa.
The project encompasses three distinct route segments connecting multiple utility substations and facilities as part of the utility's broadband extension initiative under federal infrastructure funding.
KSG is responsible for delivering complete outside plant construction including route engineering, permitting, material procurement, conduit installation via HDD, trenching, plowing, fiber splicing, OTDR testing, GPS mapping, and as-built documentation.
- Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
- Trenching and Plowing – rural and suburban
- HDPE Conduit Installation – 1.25" and 2"
- Fiber Optic Splicing – 48-count and 96-count
- OTDR Testing per Telcordia Standards
- Route Engineering and Design
- Permitting – County, City, State DOT, Railroad, Army Corps
- GPS Mapping and As-Built Documentation
- Material Procurement and Staging
- Project Management and Field Inspection
Federal Compliance Execution
Full adherence to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates, Build America Buy America domestic content requirements, and Copeland Anti-Kickback Act provisions.
Multi-Route Coordination
Three simultaneous route segments totaling ~436 miles—Route C2 (148 mi), Route NW2 (105 mi), and Route SW1 (183 mi)—across multiple counties and substations.
Quality Control Protocol
100% of fiber strands tested via bidirectional OTDR with results delivered in Telcordia .sor and PDF formats.
Safety & Qualification Standards
Veriforce-qualified contractor status (B or higher score) including EMR, OSHA, and insurance compliance verification.
Kramer Service Group is delivering a comprehensive middle mile fiber construction program connecting utility substations across Central Iowa under federal infrastructure funding, demonstrating KSG's capacity for large-scale, multi-route OSP construction executed within federal compliance frameworks.