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The Inspector provides locate service for certain City-owned facilities. Locating services are <br />provided in conformance with ORS and related Oregon Administrative Rules as adopted by the <br />OUNC in the Standards Manual. Upon receipt of the 2 business day prior notice and before <br />commencement of the work, the Inspector shall endeavor to locate those "locatable" City owned <br />facilities within the proposed work area which are on record (i.e., wastewater collection system, <br />stormwater drainage system, and certain City telecommunications). The centerline and, when <br />exceeding two inches in width, the size of the facility should be marked. Where centerline marking <br />is not practical, offset marking or providing as-constructed drawings is acceptable. <br />The City facilities located shall be temporarily marked using green paint for wastewater and <br />stormwater lines, and orange paint for City telecommunications. Where the use of paint is not <br />practical, a written description of the facility upon wood stakes or providing as-constructed drawings <br />is acceptable. Once the Inspector has marked the located City owned facilities, the excavator is <br />responsible for taking reasonable steps to maintain these marks through the life of their project. <br />Several other City work units respond to certain utility locate requests. Due to the specialized <br />locating equipment needed, Public Works Transportation Division provides personnel to respond <br />to locate requests for traffic control and street light facilities. When requested by the Inspector, the <br />Parks Maintenance Section provides personnel to respond to locate requests for its facilities (e.g., <br />irrigation systems). Locate requests that may impact facilities maintained by the Wastewater <br />Division are forwarded to appropriate staff in that Division (wastewater pump stations, force mains, <br />etc.). Locate requests that may impact facilities maintained by the Airport Division are forwarded <br />to appropriate staff in that Division (excavations within or adjacent to airport property). Locate <br />`-requests that may impact facilities maintained by the Facilities Division are forwarded to appropriate <br />staff in that Division (e.g., power conduits in parks, excavations adjacent to City-owned buildings).. <br />Locate requests that may impact facilities maintained by the Information Services Division are <br />forwarded to the appropriate staff in that Division (e.g. City communication lines). <br />1.E.1 Requests for Emergency Locates <br />An emergency locate should not be requested unless it involves emergency repairs immediately <br />required to an existing facility within the public way. The City of Eugene attempts to regularly <br />monitor incoming locate requests; however, full-time monitoring is not practical. During normal <br />business hours, emergency locate requests for City facilities made through the OUNC are received <br />and dispatched through the Maintenance Planning office. The notification center typically calls the <br />City to ensure that emergency locate requests have been received. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. <br />and 4:30 p.m., emergency locate requests are forwarded to the Inspector. Locates needed outside <br />this time period may be placed through the OUNC who then must notify the City's after-hours <br />dispatch by telephone at 682-5111. Response to after-hours emergency locate requests is <br />coordinated by the Maintenance on-call supervisor. Emergency requests for locates involving <br />facilities located by other work units will be forwarded to the appropriate personnel <br />Utility & R/W Permit Policy <br />EXlllblt A - 5 r:\adminord\rules\OOrowrlexa.wpd(09/13/00) <br />