Dawson/Itemization of AM Tower Site DevelopmentCost Estinates
From: Benjamin Dawson, Hatfield & Dawson Engineers
To: Kalispell City Airport
This is a complete list of the possible costs to replicate the current KGEZ radio
tower array at the new location. The towers will be the same height, aligned on the
same azimuth as the current towers. These prices are the worst case scenario.
Initial Site land survey
$
2,500
Engineering analysis of site suitability
$
4,000
Antenna system design
$
8,000
FCC application for CP engineering
$
4,500
Estimated legal costs for CP application
$
2,500
Site prep (land clearing, grading, etc.)
$
12,000
Site survey for facility layout
4,000
Land use application, including environmental
$
10,000
Equipment building design and building permit application
$
5,000
Equipment building construction, 'including HVAC & Class 2
$100,000
Tower specification and design
$
5,000
Tower manufacture
$
70,000
Tower erection and ground system installation
$
76,000
Ground system materials
$
20,000
Antenna feed system design
$
4,000
Antenna feed system manufacture
$115,000
Transmission lines and sample system lines
$
3,400
Electronic equipment *installation, including feed system
$
31,000
Antenna system adjustment and commissioning
$
12,000
Engineering analysis for license application
$
2,000
Estimated legal costs for license application
$
2,500
Total Estimated Cost $493,400