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records are used by the Utility Inspector to submit statistics to the LUCC and. OUCC to <br />. sist in tracking utility coordination-trends state-wide. <br />'I.D.2 Authority <br />The Utility inspector has the authority to order changes in construction technique or issue <br />"stop work" orders for non-compliance with the permit conditions or Standard <br />Specifications, as referenced later herein, if hazardous or improper methods are used. <br />The inspector is responsible for field review of the contractor's temporary traffic safety <br />measures. These measures shall be designed to maintain the flow of traffic, and to <br />protect vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and.workers during the length of the project. <br />Inspections are scheduled to monitor compliance with the established. Standards. The <br />contractor's work shall be reviewed for progress, proper location. and depth, width of <br />pavement cut, temporary placement of excavated materials, adequately compacted <br />backfill, proper temporary and permanent surface restoration, and, when complete, the <br />work site cleaning and restoration to its original condition. <br />The Utility Inspector has the authority to provide interpretation and, when necessary, <br />specific enforcement of the Eugene Code,-APWA Standard Specifications as amended by <br />the City, Traffic Control Standards*, and other related standards; policies and rules; <br />including those contained herein. This authority is applicable to all work conducted within <br />the public way and for those people or agencies undertaking such work. <br />Traffic Control Standards include the latest editions of: Part V1 of the Federal "Manual on <br />Uniform Traffic Control. Devices" (MUTCD); the Oregon Department of Transportation's <br />"Short Term Traffic Control Handbook' ;and the City of Eugene"Work.Zone Traffic Control <br />Standards Supplement". <br />7.E UTILITY LOCATING <br />The Utility Inspector is responsible for overall.coordination of underground utility locating <br />services provided by the City. The Utility Inspector regularly monitors locate. requests <br />placed through the Oregon Utility .Notification Center (OUNC) to the Maintenance Planning <br />office. The Utility Inspector periodically reviews OUNC information (usually at the <br />beginning, middle and end of each day) for requests by other agencies for the location of <br />City-owned underground facilities. This allows the ,Utility Inspector to coordinate locate <br />service as appropriate and provides a mechanism by which to monitor excavation work <br />proposed within the p.ubGc way. <br />The Utility Inspector provides locate service for certain City-owned facilities. Locating <br />services are provided in conformance with ORS and related Oregon Administrative mules <br />as adopted by the OUNC. Upon receipt of the 2 business day prior notice and before <br />..commencement of the work, the Utility Inspector shall endeavor to locate those "locatable" <br />City owned facilities within-the proposed work area which are on record at the Engineering <br />Division (i_e., sanitary sewer, storm sewer and certain City telecommunications). The <br />centerline and, when exceeding two inches in width, the size of the facility should be <br />Utility & R/W Permi# Policy 4 92/09 /97 <br />