# We'll Design Your First 20,000 Linear Feet of Fiber Network. Free. No Commitment. **URL:** https://draftech.com/free-design **Canonical:** https://draftech.com/free-design **Updated:** Not stated **Description:** Get production-ready fiber network CAD drawings, pole loading analysis, and material takeoff for your BEAD project: free, no commitment. 5 slots per quarter. **Visible word count:** 1539 **Source:** derived from free-design.html by scripts/sync_blog_ai_mirrors.py - do not hand-edit --- Free Offer — BEAD Subgrantees & Broadband Teams Production-ready CAD drawings, pole loading analysis, and a full material takeoff for your actual BEAD project — not a template, not a sample. The same work we do for paying clients. > "Most broadband teams don't have a funding problem. They have an engineering execution problem. We've seen BEAD awards sit idle for 8 months because the subgrantee couldn't find a firm that understood BEAD compliance from day one. This offer eliminates that risk — before a dollar of your budget is committed." — Julio Martinez, CEO, Draftech International Only 3 free design slots remaining this quarter Claim Your Free BEAD Network Design Takes 2 minutes. A Draftech engineer calls you within 1 business day. Don't fill this out: First Name * Last Name * Company / Organization * Work Email * Phone Number * Project State * Select state… Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Estimated Route Miles Select size… Under 5 miles 5–20 miles 20–50 miles 50–100 miles 100+ miles What Do You Need Most? * Select your situation… BEAD subgrantee — need engineering for full network design BEAD subgrantee — need help with permitting and make-ready BEAD subgrantee — need as-built documentation for closeout ISP / contractor — need OSP engineering capacity Evaluating options — not committed yet Claim My Free BEAD Design → Takes 2 minutes · Engineer calls within 1 business day By submitting, you're asking a Draftech engineer to contact you by phone and email about this project. We don't sell your information. [Privacy Policy](https://draftech.com/privacy). ✅ ### You're Confirmed. A Draftech engineer will call you within 1 business day to scope your route and discuss your project. Check your inbox — a confirmation is on its way to your email. No spam No commitment Respond in 1 business day [MBE Certified](https://draftech.com/about#mbe-certification) firm 44,000+ Route Miles Designed 2.6M+ Addresses Served 24 Active States All 50 States Available MBE Certified Why We're Doing This ## The Engineering Bottleneck Nobody Warned BEAD Subgrantees About When we started working with BEAD subgrantees in 2024, we kept hearing the same story. A rural ISP or municipality wins a BEAD award — $4M, $12M, sometimes $40M. They celebrate. Then reality sets in. **Their timeline shows construction starting in 90 days. They have no engineering firm. The firms they call are already booked.** The ones that aren't booked don't understand BEAD compliance documentation. And the clock on their grant is ticking. We've seen projects lose 6–8 months sitting in this gap. We've seen subgrantees request construction bids from contractors who quoted based on guesswork because there were no actual design drawings yet. We've seen BEAD compliance reviews come back with 14 deficiencies — all engineering documentation issues. > The bottleneck isn't funding. It isn't construction capacity. It's engineering. And the easiest way to prove we can solve it — is to just solve it. For free. On your actual project. So here's what we do: we design the first 20,000 linear feet of your route — real CAD drawings, pole loading, material takeoff — at no cost. You see exactly how we work, what our deliverables look like, and whether we understand your project. No pitch. No pressure. Just the work. **That's the offer. That's why we do it.** What's Included ## Production-Grade Deliverables. Free. You get the same work we deliver to paying clients — full-quality engineering output for the first 20,000 linear feet of your route. 📐 ### Production-Ready CAD Drawings Full AutoCAD design files for the first 20,000 LF of your route. Aerial, underground, or direct bury — built to your spec and carrier standards. Plan view at 1"=50'. Typical value: $4,200–$8,000 ⚡ ### Pole Loading Analysis We run O-Calc Pro pole loading for every attachment on your route. NESC compliance verified. No make-ready surprises. Delivered with your drawings. Typical value: $1,500–$3,500 📋 ### Material Takeoff Fiber, strand, hardware, splice closures — everything counted and specified so you can order materials and build a real project budget before committing. Typical value: $800–$1,800 🗺️ ### GIS-Ready Route Data Shapefile export of your route geometry with coordinate accuracy to 0.5 meters. Referenced to NAD83. Ready for your BEAD reporting and permit submissions. Typical value: $600–$1,200 📞 ### Engineer Scoping Call A Draftech OSP engineer calls within 1 business day to scope your route, review any existing data, and answer your BEAD engineering questions directly. Typical value: $350–$500 ✅ ### BEAD Compliance Check We flag any design decisions that could create issues with NTIA technical review or grant closeout documentation — before they become expensive problems. Typical value: $500–$1,000 How It Works ## Three Steps. 10–15 Business Days. 1 #### Submit the Form Above Tell us your route, geography, and project scope. Takes less than 2 minutes. No long questionnaires, no RFP process. Takes 2 minutes 2 #### Engineer Scoping Call A Draftech engineer calls you within 1 business day. We scope the route, collect any existing pole records or permit data, and align on your BEAD compliance requirements. Within 1 business day 3 #### Drawings Delivered Production-ready CAD drawings, pole loading results, and material takeoff — delivered within 10–15 business days. You keep everything. No strings. No commitment to continue. 10–15 business days We Hear These Every Day ## What's Holding You Back — Answered 🤔 **"Why would you do this for free?"** Because the best way to earn a client is to do the work first and let the quality speak. We've designed over 44,000 miles. We're confident you'll want to continue. If you don't — you still walk away with real drawings for your project at zero cost. ⏰ **"We're not ready yet — still in planning."** That's exactly when to claim this. Engineering during the planning phase prevents the most expensive mistakes. The free design gives you real cost data, buildability confirmation, and permit readiness before you commit budget to construction. 💰 **"We already have an engineering firm."** Perfect — use this as a second opinion. Compare deliverable quality, BEAD compliance accuracy, and turnaround time. You're making decisions worth millions of dollars. A second set of drawings costs you nothing and confirms you're on the right track. 📍 **"We're in a state you might not cover."** Draftech is active in 24 states and available to deploy across all 50 U.S. states. We've supported projects from Florida to Montana. Your location is not a limitation. 🔒 **"Will there be hidden commitments or a sales pitch?"** No. We deliver the drawings, answer your questions, and step back. If you want to continue the project with us, we'll provide a proposal. If not, the drawings are yours — no follow-up pressure, no invoice. What Clients Say ## Engineers Who've Been There "We had a BEAD award and a 90-day clock. Draftech had drawings in our hands in 12 business days. The pole loading caught three violations our previous contractor missed entirely." Network Engineering Director Rural Electric Cooperative — Midwest "I was skeptical about the free offer. The CAD files we received were indistinguishable from what we'd paid $18,000 for on a previous project. We signed a full engagement the next week." VP of Infrastructure Mid-size Regional ISP — Southeast "The BEAD compliance check alone was worth it. They flagged two documentation issues before we submitted our first disbursement request. That could have been a $200,000 clawback problem." Broadband Program Manager State-funded Broadband Authority — Mid-Atlantic Everything You Get ## Here's The Full Value What this package would cost at standard engineering rates: Production-Ready CAD Drawings (20,000 LF) $4,200–$8,000 O-Calc Pro Pole Loading Analysis $1,500–$3,500 Full Material Takeoff $800–$1,800 GIS-Ready Route Shapefiles $600–$1,200 Engineer Scoping Call $350–$500 BEAD Compliance Documentation Check $500–$1,000 Total Value $7,950–$16,000 $0 Your price — 5 slots per quarter ## 3 Free Slots Left This Quarter. Don't Wait. BEAD construction timelines don't have room for 6-month engineering delays. Claim your free design now — before the slots fill and before your project window closes. Claim My Free BEAD Design → Prefer to talk first? Call [305-306-7407](tel:3053067407) or email [info@draftech.com](mailto:info@draftech.com) ## What the Free BEAD Network Design Includes Our **free BEAD network design** covers the first 20,000 linear feet of your fiber optic network — a real OSP engineering deliverable, not a rough sketch. You get a route-level HLD with proposed fiber path, structure count, estimated pole attachment and make-ready scope, and a preliminary construction approach (aerial vs. underground by segment). This free fiber network design is produced by a licensed OSP engineer using GIS-based route analysis and is sized to give your team enough to validate project feasibility, scope your BEAD application budget, or present to a municipal broadband board. Draftech is an MBE-certified fiber optic engineering firm active in 24 states — we offer this free BEAD network design because we know that most subgrantees underestimate early-stage engineering costs, and a strong initial design prevents the scope creep that kills project budgets later.