Vendors are the major user for pole attachments in the field. Performing a Vendor Audit allows QRS personnel to examine each utility owned pole and document which Vendor, Vendors or power utility is attached, along with listing vendor name and type of attachment (cable, fiber, coax, etc.).
The purpose of a vendor audit is to verify who's attached, what is attached and who the attachments belong to. There are several variations of a Vendor Audit. Vendor Audits are not to be confused with other types of audits, facility, GPS audit, NESC, Special audits, Test & Treat, etc.
Vendors are looking for the most cost effective method to provide their service. Utility companies can provide that method by allowing the Vendor the use of an allocated space on their poles. Attaching to an existing pole is a major saving over new construction but someone like the utility pole owner has already paid a costly amount to have the pole there.
Allowing vendors to attach to their pole provides a system to recoup some of their cost. It's a win, win for both parties. However, it is very common for the vendor to fail to notify the pole owner that they have attached.
The problem is the vendor forgets to tell the owner of the pole their attached and what they have attached to the pole. This is common in the industry for several reasons, but mainly, the vendor just forgot or the paper information got shuffled some where else.
Vendor Audits allow QRS personnel to examine each utility owned pole and document which Vendor or Vendors are attached, along with verifying what vendor is attached and type of attachment. The documentation is then transferred to a client utility specified file system for identification and documentation. This file system can then be used to assess an attachment dollar rate for each pole user.
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