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REQUIRED
LOCATE REQUEST INFORMATION
Locate requests should be called in by the person or
company that will be performing the actual excavation in
order to be covered by the locate request number provided by
Miss. One-Call System, Inc.
MS Law 77-3-1 requires excavators to
notify owners of underground facilities at least two (2) and
not more than ten (10) working days (Saturday, Sunday and
legal Holidays excluded) before digging.
Marking your proposed excavation
site with white paint or white flags prior to calling in
your locate request will help confirm to the locator(s) the
exact location you will be excavating. Please inform us if
you have done so.
PHONE # - Phone number where
you can be reached at in case the utility owner or locator
needs to reach you if they have any questions. Provide a
contact cell phone number also if available.
COMPANY NAME -
Name of the company individual or resident that will be
performing the excavation.
ADDRESS -
Excavators mailing address.
NAME - Caller’s Name.
CALL BACK # - Secondary
contact number.
WORK TYPE - Type of work that
will be requiring excavation.
WORK DATE - The date the
excavation will start.
TIME - The time of day the
excavation will start.
COUNTY - The county the
excavation will take place within.
CITY - The closest
incorporated city or nearest community to the excavation
site.
ADDRESS - The address where
the excavation will take place.
CLOSEST INTERSECTION - The
closest major intersection or nearest intersecting road to
the excavation site.
GPS READINGS – Used to place a
point on the map by entering values gathered by GPS
equipment, geographically pinpointing the dig site. (GPS
readings are recommended, but are not required. Driving
directions will still be required, due to some locators may
not have GPS equipment.)
GPS Reading Acceptable Formats:
Decimal Degrees (D.D), Degrees Minutes
Seconds (D M S) or Degrees Minutes (D M.M)
DRIVING DIRECTIONS/MARKING
INSTRUCTIONS - Directions must begin from the
intersection of two roads. Travel direction from that
intersection (North, South, East, West) and approximate
distance (miles, feet, yards etc.) from that intersection.
The Customer Service Representative will be using these
directions to measure off the distance you give on a digital
map. They will then mark the excavation site that will
return a list of underground utility owners that will be
notified. Good driving directions are key to notifying the
correct utility owners.
Driving Direction/Marking Examples:
1.
From the intersection of HWY 111 and Smith Road go
East on Smith Rd. approximately five (5) miles. Turn right
on Blueberry Lane go approximately 500 feet site is located
on the right side of the road at 224 Blueberry Lane. Locate
the front of property.
2.
Begin locating at the intersection of Wild Wood Dr.
and Bramble Lane & continue south on the east side of
Bramble Lane 660 feet.
3.
Site located at the Post Office in the Northwest
corner of the intersection of Main Street and 2nd
Street. Locate the west side of the property.
EXPLOSIVES - Will explosives be
used in the excavation.
WHITE MARKINGS – Are there white
paint or white flags indicating your excavation site.
DIRECTIONAL BORING - Will you
need to bore under a road, driveway, sidewalk, etc.
CUSTOMER - For whom will your
company be doing the work for.
EXTENT - How long it
will take your company to complete the excavation.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS - We will
be happy to place any special instructions that you may made
need added to your locate request.
Special Instruction Examples:
1.
Contact caller before locating lines due to locked
gate.
2.
Request flags instead of paint.
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