INNOVATIVE NEW BIDDING STRUCTURE SAVES TIME, EXPENSE FOR UTILITY COMPANY AND SERVICE PROVIDERS NIPSCO NIPSCO partners with Davey to create an innovative approach to bidding line maintenance work that saves time and expense for all involved. THE CHALLENGE Finding the optimal bid structure for a project can help reduce costs and improve efficiency for both client and service provider—but finding one that works well for all parties isn’t always easy. Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) had been bidding line clearance work on a quarterly basis. In the face of an increasing volume of work, the quarterly bidding process was becoming cumbersome. NIPSCO wanted to switch to an annual or multi- year contracting period to streamline the contracting process for both the

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