Current through Register Vol. 34, No. 24, December 19, 2023
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.
18.60.5.12 NMAC - Rp,
18.60.5.12 NMAC, 8-15-12, Amended by
New
Mexico Register, Volume XXV, Issue 24, December 30, 2014, eff.
12/30/2014, Adopted by
New
Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 01, January 15, 2019, eff.
1/15/2019, Amended
by
New
Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, August 9, 2022, eff.
8/9/2022
