intersections??

**yahoo** · April 21st, 2009, 08:34 PM

how far in footage, does your company and your cleints expect you to mark at every intersection .............for instance a local rd connecting to a state highway??????? hope this question is clear!!!!

**RD_Wrangler** · April 21st, 2009, 08:56 PM

We always did 30 ft. into (or is that away from?...either way up the road that intersects) intersections here, unless the request specifies farther at specific roads.

**Mke** · April 22nd, 2009, 09:44 AM

The contract locators are usually told 150' in all directions when given an intersections.

I usually call to figure out what they are doing in the intersections and i'll mark accordingly. It doesn't make sense to mark 300' of utilities if you don't have to.

If it is for DOT's do they have Survey Stakes up? you can read the stakes to figure where there stopping and starting points are and type of work to take place.

mke

**headcipher** · April 22nd, 2009, 11:44 AM

Just what they ask for.

If we have a question, we call.

If you build good relationshiips with your contractors, they'll usually give you the real dig area.

**Mr. Pittsburgh** · April 22nd, 2009, 08:36 PM

Communications build good relationships with your contractors. Taking that extra step to show you are committed to the highest standards of quality will reward your locating efforts time and time again. Locating intersection vary anywhere from 50' in all directions to 200'.

**yahoo** · April 22nd, 2009, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by Mke

The contract locators are usually told 150' in all directions when given an intersections.

I usually call to figure out what they are doing in the intersections and i'll mark accordingly. It doesn't make sense to mark 300' of utilities if you don't have to.

If it is for DOT's do they have Survey Stakes up? you can read the stakes to figure where there stopping and starting points are and type of work to take place.

mke

this is not for dotd!! this is for a private contractor putting down water lines...no survey stakes avail... contractor refuses to work with us...wants to make things hard on theirselves i guess!!!!

**scap** · April 22nd, 2009, 10:08 PM

edited, good god, i must have been trashed posting that dribble.

**sprayandpray** · April 22nd, 2009, 10:28 PM

Scap, I think you have been reading too many of the Sic1's posts or you been smoking some strange sh_t!

**Mke** · April 23rd, 2009, 09:06 AM

Sorry Yahoo,

If the contractor is a prick, he's a prick. What we used to do was team up with a Utility Locator (works for the utility) and would work with him to push the contractor to narrow down his scope. The Utility guys have a little bit more backing when it comes to telling the contractors to narrow the scope.

**yahoo** · April 23rd, 2009, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by sprayandpray

Scap, I think you have been reading too many of the Sic1's posts or you been smoking some strange sh_t!

it's a cajun thing Spray.......you know...... come on down ...you catch on real easy!!! hahhahahahahhahah

**yahoo** · April 23rd, 2009, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Mke

Sorry Yahoo,

If the contractor is a prick, he's a prick. What we used to do was team up with a Utility Locator (works for the utility) and would work with him to push the contractor to narrow down his scope. The Utility guys have a little bit more backing when it comes to telling the contractors to narrow the scope.

yeah 10-4 dude...we team up like that down this way and it works well but this is one those times where it just will not work our way.....comes with the territory as they say!!!!?????

**phoenix827** · April 23rd, 2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Mke

The Utility guys have a little bit more backing when it comes to telling the contractors to narrow the scope.

Unless it's the util calling it in! (no more comment, I KNOW my boss is on here!)

My sup is REAL good @ with stuff like this He's great @ jumping on contractors (when needed) then giving them a little ego stroking to calm them down. Normally it's whatever the ticket says, and or 50' past the premarks. HOWEVER! we have one "contractor" who calls in areas you KNOW he won't be working. if he is working on a line to one house, he isn't digging next door even if the ticket says he is.