17 AAC 15.421. Construction and inspection

(a) Whenever practicable, a utility shall schedule the work of relocating its facilities so that the work can be completed before the department's construction work begins. When the utility relocation work is to be performed along with the department's construction work, the utility shall coordinate the work schedule of its own personnel or of its contractor with the work schedule of the department's contractor. The utility shall work with the department's project engineer in order to effect this coordination.

(b) The utility is responsible for identifying and locating its facilities. The utility is also responsible for extra costs resulting from delays to the department contractor's operations if the utility facilities are not relocated in accordance with the relocation agreement, except when the delays are beyond the control of the utility.

(c) Unless otherwise provided in the relocation agreement, the utility shall give the department written notice not less than 10 days before the utility intends to begin work on the relocation of its facilities.

(d) If required by the relocation agreement, the utility shall furnish the department with records of all work performed and all materials installed or removed.

(e) The utility shall stockpile all unusable materials removed from the project and shall notify the department when these materials are available for inspection. The department's inspector and a representative of the utility will inspect these materials and record their disposition in order to determine if any credit is due the department.

(f) When an unforeseen problem arises during utility relocation work, the department will confer with the utility or utilities involved and will endeavor to bring about a satisfactory resolution of the problem. If the problem cannot be resolved by the parties, it will be referred to the commissioner or his designee for consideration. The commissioner's decision is final.

History: Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82

Authority: AS 02.15.020

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