DESIGN AND BID LOCATE REQUESTS

A project owner or project engineer shall request information regarding the location of underground facilities for design projects or bids in accordance with either Subsection A or B of this section, but may not switch methods once having made an election unless the existing utilities cannot be located by the UFO(s) in accordance with the requirements of applicable laws.#

A.Physical locates.#

(1)A project owner or project engineer may request a design or bid locate from one-call notification systems and non-member UFOs.#

(2)The one-call notification system and non-member UFOs for the intended excavation area shall issue a ticket marked "bid locate" or "design locate" as appropriate.#

(3)UFOs shall physically mark or clear the location of underground facilities on the site through a positive response system within two full working days from the date of the ticket.#

(4)If one or more underground facilities have not been marked and positive response has not been provided, a project owner or project engineer shall call the one-call notification system for verification that advance notice was transmitted to the UFO and to provide notice that the underground facilities have not been located or cleared via a warning locate request. UFOs shall promptly respond to warning locate requests, ideally within two hours.#

(5)Designers or bidders, as appropriate, shall capture data from the site within 10 working days from the end of the two day marking period.#

(6)A project owner or project engineer shall not request relocates or time extensions for a design or bid locate.#

B.Conferences.#

(1)A project owner or project engineer may request a design or bid conference a minimum of two working days prior to conference from the one-call notification system and non-member UFOs for the intended excavation area and provide the proposed date, time, and location for the conference.#

(2)A UFO shall contact the project owner or project engineer within two working days of the issuance of the conference ticket and confirm the proposed conference schedule, and if necessary, make arrangements to reschedule the conference not to exceed five working days from the proposed conference schedule on the conference ticket. A UFO shall be physically represented at the scheduled design or bid conference.#

(3)The one-call notification system for the intended excavation area shall process the request as provided in Subsection K of 18.60.5.8 NMAC.#

(4)UFOs shall arrange to provide information to designers or bidders within a reasonable time following the conference, but not to exceed 10 working days.#

(5)A project owner or project engineer and UFOs shall continue with utility coordination until the design is complete or bid for the project has been awarded and an excavator requests an excavation locate.#

History[18.60.5.12 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.5.12 NMAC, 1/15/2019; A, 8/9/2022]#