Common use of Utility Layout Clause in Contracts

Utility Layout. The Engineer shall maintain a utility layout in Microstation format. The information must be provided in a format compatible with the current Computer Automated Design and Drafting (CADD) system used by the State. This layout shall include all existing utilities which are to remain in place or be abandoned, and all proposed adjusted utilities. These layouts are required to establish the location of the utility in plan view the limits of the project & profile view at locations mutually agreed upon by the State. This layout shall be utilized to compare all utility locations in relation to State’s plan & profiles, storm sewer drawings, bridge layouts, retaining walls as well as any other pertinent design in which the utility may effect, monitor the necessity of proposed adjustments and evaluate proposed alternatives. All facilities/utilities shall be noted by size, location, ownership and number of lines in particular. Hard copies of all utility layouts shall be available to the State, as needed. The Engineer shall contact all utility companies within the project limits and obtain hard copies or electronic copies of the utility companies’ location maps. The Engineer shall review and incorporate these locations into the utility layout file. The Engineer shall review all existing utility location data collected and make a determination of the following: 1. Facilities in conflict with the proposed project that are to be relocated. 2. Facilities to be abandoned. 3. Facilities to remain in service and in place as a result of roadway design adjustments and meeting the current Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR). 4. The engineer shall establish a conflict list of all utilities that are in direct conflict with the proposed design to help in the evaluation of all conflicts. This list shall note all conflicts by station number, right or left, note what the utility is in conflict with, such as pavement, storm sewer, bridge layout, retaining wall, or other roadway designed feature. The Engineer shall consider the location of all utilities and the impacts of the utilities on the project with the goal to avoid utility adjustments to the extent allowable and minimize the potential costs and delays relating to the utility adjustments to the extent practicable and allowable. The Engineer shall work with the State and each utility company to achieve the least amount of impacts as practicable to the utility with the intent to suggest possible changes to the roadway design where possible. All utility conflict lists shall be updated to the extent possible and shall be provided to the Utility Companies/Owners and to the State at the periodic meetings.

Utility Layout. The Engineer shall maintain a utility layout in Microstation format. The information must be provided in a format compatible with the current Computer Automated Design and Drafting (CADD) system used by the State. This layout shall include all existing utilities which are to remain in place or be abandoned, and all proposed adjusted utilities. These layouts are required to establish the location of the utility in plan view the limits of the project & profile view at locations mutually agreed upon by the State. This layout shall be utilized to compare all utility locations in relation to State’s plan & profiles, storm sewer drawings, bridge layouts, retaining walls as well as any other pertinent design in which the utility may effect, monitor the necessity of proposed adjustments and evaluate proposed alternatives. All facilities/facilities and utilities shall be noted by size, location, ownership and number of lines in particular. Hard copies of all utility layouts shall be available to the State, as needed. The Engineer shall contact all utility companies within the project limits and obtain hard copies or electronic copies of the utility companies’ location maps. The Engineer shall review and incorporate these locations into the utility layout file. The Engineer shall review all existing utility location data collected and make a determination of the following: 1. Facilities in conflict with the proposed project that are to be relocated. 2. Facilities to be abandoned. 3. Facilities to remain in service and in place as a result of roadway design adjustments and meeting the current Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR). 4. The engineer shall establish a conflict list of all utilities that are in direct conflict with the proposed design to help in the evaluation of all conflicts. This list shall note all conflicts by station number, right or left, note what the utility is in conflict with, such as pavement, storm sewer, bridge layout, retaining wall, or other roadway designed feature. The Engineer shall consider the location of all utilities and the impacts of the utilities on the project with the goal to avoid utility adjustments to the extent allowable and minimize the potential costs and delays relating to the utility adjustments to the extent practicable and allowable. The Engineer shall work with the State and each utility company to achieve DocuSign Envelope ID: ED57FAE2-481A-4535-A126-CE7F0E526760 the least amount of impacts as practicable to the utility with the intent to suggest possible changes to the roadway design where possible. All utility conflict lists shall be updated to the extent possible and shall be provided to the Utility Companies/Owners , Owners, and to the State at the periodic meetings.