1507Utility Property and Service

1507.1GENERAL

The Contract will specify the utilities affected by the Project. The Department will direct the utility owners affected by the Project to relocate or adjust their facilities and related appurtenances within the Project Site at no additional cost to the Contractor, unless the Contract makes the Contractor responsible for relocating or adjusting designated utility facilities. The Department expects utility owners to complete utility relocations and adjustments as indicated in the Contract. The Contractor shall provide adequate notification of the scheduled Work to utility owners relocating or adjusting facilities during construction to prevent conflict with the Contractor’s schedule of operations. By submitting a Proposal for the Project as a Bidder, the Contractor has acknowledged that it has considered the following:

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Activities If utility owners fail to relocate or adjust their facilities as required by the Department and the Contractor sustains losses that could not have been avoided by the judicious handling of forces, E quipment, and plant, or by reasonable revisions to the schedule of operations, the Engineer will adjust the Contract in accordance with 1402, “Contract Revisions.” All utilities related to this Project are classified as “Level D.” This utility quality level was determined according to the guidelines of CI/ASCE 38 Standard Guidelines for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data. The Contractor agrees that it shall use the Plan to identify the location of Department storm water drainage facilities in order to meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 216D and Minnesota Rules Part 7560.0250 which apply to MnDOT storm water drainage facilities.

1507.2NOTIFICATION

The Contractor shall fulfill all the obligations of an excavator in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 216D and rules adopted to implement that statute. The Contractor's obligations include but are not limited to marking the proposed excavation, contacting “Gopher State One Call” at least 48 hours before starting excavation operations (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays), and providing support and protection for underground facilities in and near the construction area. When the Contractor works near electric power lines, the Contractor must provide for protection of personnel and the electrical power lines. The Contractor may work with the lines energized if the W ork can be done safely, otherwise the Contractor must:

The Department makes no promises or representation as to whether the utility will temporarily shut off power, insulate its line(s), or charge the Contractor a fee for preparing a safe W ork area for the Contractor. The Contractor shall employ special Equipment or construction methods, and hand labor if necessary, to accomplish the planned Work adjacent to utility facilities without damaging them. Any Work performed by the Contractor that does not comply with 1507.2, “Notification,” may be considered unauthorized Work in accordance with 1512.2, “Unauthorized Work.”

1507.3LIABILITY

If the existence and approximate location of utility property was available to the Contractor before the damage occurred, the Contractor shall reimburse the utility owner for damage to the utility property caused by the Contractor’s operations at no additional cost to the Department.