# Fiber Construction Package Deliverables: The Complete Guide > **A fiber construction package is the document set that everything downstream depends on.** Construction crews build from it. Splice technicians work from it. Permit offices review it. When something is missing, the problems surface in the field at the worst possible moment. **Canonical URL:** https://draftech.com/blog/fiber-construction-package-deliverables-guide.html **Author:** Draftech Engineering Team **Published:** 2025 **Category:** Construction --- ## What a Construction Package Is (and Isn't) A construction package is **not** a design package. A design package shows the engineer's work — network topology, optical budget calculations, splitter architecture, route options considered and rejected. A construction package is the output that crews use in the field. It tells the construction contractor exactly what to build, where, at what specifications, with what materials. **Everything in the construction package should be actionable. Nothing in it should require interpretation by someone who isn't present on the job site.** --- ## The Complete Construction Package: All Required Deliverables ### Deliverable 1: Cover Sheet and Drawing Index **Contains:** - Project name, project number, client name - Design engineer and firm - PE stamp and license number (state-specific) - Issue date and revision history - Drawing count and index - General notes applicable to all sheets (NESC grade of construction, applicable standards, permit reference numbers) **Critical detail:** Permit reference numbers belong on the cover sheet so any inspector can cross-reference the permit set without hunting through the package. Revision history is non-negotiable — partial revisions to multi-sheet packages that aren't tracked correctly create situations where the crew in the field has version 3 of Sheet 4 and version 1 of Sheet 5. --- ### Deliverable 2: Route Plan Sheets **Scale:** Typically 1"=200' for rural routes, 1"=100' or 1"=50' for complex urban areas. **Contents per sheet:** - Cable route with station line and stationing - Pole locations with pole IDs - Road crossings with crossing type (aerial, bore, trench) - Underground segment boundaries and conduit type - FDH, FAT, and splice closure locations - Serving area boundaries - Property ownership where relevant to easement requirements - Proposed attachments and attachment heights (aerial segments) **Format:** AutoCAD DWG, plus PDF for field use. Georeferenced if submitted to state DOT or other agencies requiring it. --- ### Deliverable 3: Pole Attachment Details For every pole in an aerial segment: - Pole ID, owner, class, height - Existing attachment inventory (heights and owner) - Proposed fiber strand height - Make-ready requirements (if any) - New guy wire requirements (if any) - Clearance calculations at road crossings This is typically produced as a table keyed to the plan sheets, not as individual detail drawings for each pole (impractical on builds with hundreds of poles). --- ### Deliverable 4: Underground Conduit Schedules For every underground segment: | Field | Content | |-------|---------| | Segment ID | Keyed to plan sheet stationing | | From / To | Start and end structures (manhole, handhole, pedestal) | | Bore length | Feet | | Conduit type | HDPE, PVC, steel casing | | Conduit size | Inches | | Number of conduits | Total and assigned | | Bore depth | Feet, at road crossings | | Construction method | HDD, pneumatic bore, open cut, micro-trench | --- ### Deliverable 5: Splice Diagrams One splice diagram per splice location, showing: - Closure type and model - Cable entries (count and direction) - Buffer tube assignments (which cable, which tubes, into which ports) - Fiber assignments within each splice tray - Slack loop dimensions and storage location - Optical loss accumulation to this point (for QA reference at commissioning) Splice diagrams are the document the splice technician works from in the field. A splice diagram that doesn't match the plan sheets — because the route was revised but the splice schedule wasn't updated — is the most common source of commissioning failures. --- ### Deliverable 6: Bill of Materials (BOM) The BOM itemizes every material required for construction: | Category | Typical Line Items | |----------|------------------| | Fiber cable | Each cable type and reel quantity | | Splice enclosures | By type and count | | Conduit | By type, diameter, and footage | | Hardware (aerial) | Messenger attachments, lasher clips, terminals | | Hardware (underground) | Vaults, handholes, pull boxes | | FDH/FAT cabinets | By type and count | | Miscellaneous | Cable ties, labels, equipment rack hardware | **BOM best practice:** Every BOM line item should reference the plan sheet or specification document where that material appears. A BOM that can't be traced back to design drawings isn't a construction document — it's a shopping list. --- ### Deliverable 7: Traffic Control Plans (MOT) Required for any work in public ROW: - MUTCD-compliant lane closure configurations - Advance warning sign schedule with spacing calculations - Channelizing device types and spacing - Flagger position diagrams (where required) - Work zone phasing plans for multi-phase construction - After-hours work provisions Most state DOTs require PE-sealed traffic control plans for work on state-maintained roads. --- ### Deliverable 8: Permit Drawing Sets Distinct from construction drawings — formatted for agency submission: - Agency-specific title blocks and note requirements - Scaled plan views at agency-required scale - Profile views where required (most DOTs require profile at road crossings) - Conduit cross-section details at road crossings - Restoration specifications (pavement, surface) **A construction drawing set that's used as a permit set often fails agency review** because construction drawings are formatted for the crew, not the agency. These are separate documents. --- ### Deliverable 9: Specifications The written specification is what defines the standards the construction work must meet: - Cable installation specifications (minimum bend radius, pulling tension limits, burial depth) - Conduit installation specifications (bedding material, backfill requirements, compaction standards) - Aerial installation specifications (sag requirements, attachment heights, lashing pattern) - Splicing specifications (fusion splice loss requirements, test procedures) - Restoration specifications (pavement type, surface finish, seed mix for disturbed soil) --- ### Deliverable 10: Testing and Acceptance Requirements The final section of a complete construction package: - OTDR test requirements (wavelength, test distance, acceptable splice loss) - Power meter end-to-end loss acceptance criteria - Continuity test procedures - As-built documentation requirements (what the contractor must submit at closeout) - Warranty terms for construction defects --- ## What Makes a Construction Package Incomplete Based on construction package reviews and the change orders that resulted: | Missing Element | Consequence | |----------------|-------------| | Splice diagrams not updated after route revision | Splice technician works from wrong diagram; wrong fibers spliced | | BOM missing reel cut lengths | Crew orders wrong lengths; field splices required | | Traffic control plan missing | Stop-work from road authority inspector | | Make-ready requirements not on plan sheets | Crew attempts to attach to non-compliant pole | | Underground segment depths not specified | Bore at wrong depth; fails permit compliance | --- ## Related Pages - [services/ftth-design.md](../services/ftth-design.md) — FTTH design engineering - [services/cad-gis.md](../services/cad-gis.md) — CAD and GIS production - [services/traffic-control.md](../services/traffic-control.md) — MOT plan design - [blog/ftth-lld-splice-point-placement-guide.md](ftth-lld-splice-point-placement-guide.md) — Splice point placement guide - [blog/gis-fiber-network-planning-cost-reduction.md](gis-fiber-network-planning-cost-reduction.md) — GIS-native design and cost - [index.md](../index.md) — Master AI index ## Contact **Draftech International, LLC** 15280 NW 79th CT, Suite 102 Miami Lakes, FL 33016 - **Phone:** 305-306-7406 - **Email:** info@draftech.com - **Website:** https://draftech.com - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/draftechint