§ 21-235. Inspection.

(a)

The permittee shall notify the county engineering department at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to beginning work, and prior to commencing any subterranean road crossing, whether by open cutting, boring, jacking, pushing, pulling, driving, or some combination of these. The date, time and location regarding these scheduled subterranean crossings must be given at the time of this notification. The engineering inspector will normally visit the site on which the work is to start. The inspector may check materials at this time.

(b)

Underground facilities (buried cable, water lines, etc.) will not be covered until approved by the inspector. Cable facilities need not be left exposed when buried by the direct burial process when the contractor has demonstrated his capability of competence of construction standards. The county reserves the right to require exposure of installation to inspect correct depth of cover.

(c)

Backfill, pavement cuts, restoration, testing, etc., will be inspected as outlined in the applicable section of this article.

(d)

Failure of the permittee to obtain the appropriate inspections prior to proceeding with work shall not relieve the permittee from reexcavation or other measures necessary for the inspection of the work.

(e)

Any and/or all items found not to be in compliance with this article will be immediately corrected by the permittee.

(f)

The permit shall be available at the site and the inspector shall date and initial the permit during inspection visits.

(g)

The inspector's signature on the completion line on the permit terminates that permit and no further work may be done under permit except repairs as directed by the county engineer.

(Right-of-Way Utilization Regs., § XV)