Common use of Existing Utilities Clause in Contracts

Existing Utilities. The Contractor shall be responsible for checking actual utility locations in the field and checking with appropriate agencies that may have underground facilities within the project limits. The Contractor shall notify utility companies at least 2 business days, but not more than 10 business days before commencing any excavations. The excavator shall notify a utilities notifications system of the date, location, and depth of the proposed excavation and the type of work to be performed. Notifying a utilities notification system constitutes notice only to the participating members of that service. If no utilities notification system is available, or if the owner of the underground facilities is not a member of a utilities notification system, the excavator shall give the same notice to each owner of underground facilities who is known to the excavator or who can be identified and contacted by the excavator.