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TXDOT RELOCATIONS Mario Mendez
Date
Safety is Intentional
Overview
Highlights of Master Utility Agreement
Buy America Updates
Q&A
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Master Utility Agreement
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Highlights of Master Utility Agreement
Outlines general terms and conditions that apply to utility accommodation activities on transportation projects, as well as roles and responsibilities of TxDOT and utility companies.
Provides assurance to utility industry partners that they can begin incurring charges for preliminary activities (outlined in the agreement), upon notification by TxDOT.
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Notice of Proposed Construction
A. Planning Stage
1. Upon initiation of a Project, TxDOT will provide a Notice of Proposed Construction (“NOPC”) to Utilities believed to have facilities in and around the Project, in a form substantially similar to the attached in Exhibit “A.”
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Avoid
Minimize
Accommodate
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RO
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Roadway
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Avoid Example
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L
Roadway
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RO
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Minimize Example
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L
Roadway
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RO
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Accommodate Example
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Notice of Required Accommodation B. UTILITY CONFLICT IDENTIFICATION
1. Once the Parties have identified a conflict between the Project and Utility's facility that cannot be feasibly avoided by design and requires the relocation of Utility’s facility, TxDOT will provide Utility with a Notice of Required Accommodation (“NORA”)…
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Property Interest
Yes – Reimbursable
Standard Utility Agreement
No –
Non-Reimbursable
Permit
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C. UTILITY RELOCATION AGREEMENT
1. Upon the Utility’s receipt of the NORA, TxDOT and the Utility will enter into a SUA in a form substantially similar to the attached in Exhibit “C.”
D. RELOCATION OF UTILITYFACILITY WITHIN HIGWAY RIGHT OF WAY
2. Upon determination of the new location of the utility facility within the highway right of way and application by the Utility, TxDOT will facilitate the timely issuance of a permit…
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Subsequent utility
activities
Change to schematics
or plans provided
Project Canceled
Reimbursement for applicable expenses regardless of the Utility’s
reimbursement status for the initial relocation…
E. UTILITY REIMBURSEMENT
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Utility TxDOT
Do not reach
agreement
F. FAILURE TO RESOLVE CONFLICT
Escalation
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One Master Utility Agreement
per company
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BUY AMERICA / IRON AND STEEL PROVISIONS Mario Mendez
November 6, 2018
Table of contents
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1 - 1 Buy America Compliance Guidelines
ROW Utility Manual Revisions
Utility Agreement Revisions
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Buy America Compliance Guidelines
Removed percentages
Provide example of
materials that may be
subject to Buy America
Requirements
Added language – verify
compliance prior to
installation
Added language –
acceptance of written
certification – in certain
instances
Added language –
betterments
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ROW Utility Manual Revisions
– Effective Date: September 10, 2018
• Chapter 7
– Section 4 “Buy America
Guidelines”
– Section 5: New Section Added
“Iron and Steel Preferences
Provisions in Improvement
Contracts”
• Chapter 12
– Section 14: Alternative Delivery
Project Agreement
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Buy America compliance
documentation
– Form 1818 AND
• Mill Test Reports (MTRs)
• When MTRs not available:
– Certification by an authorized
representative of the
manufacturer
– Certification by an authorized
representative of the vendor
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Steel and Iron Preference Provisions
– SB1289
– Transportation Code §223.045
– No federal participation, but state-
funding
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Steel and Iron Preference Provisions
compliance documentation
– Form 1818 AND
• Mill Test Reports (MTRs)
• When MTRs not available:
– Certification by an authorized
representative of the
manufacturer
– Certification by an authorized
representative of the vendor
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Invoicing and payment procedures
– Utility owner will provide one final
and complete billing of all costs
incurred, or of agreed-to lump-sum,
within one year following completion
of work
– Must maintain detailed billing
records demonstrating compliance
with Buy America or State Iron and
Steel Preference Provisions
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Utility Agreement Revisions
Added language –
specifically referring to Buy
America and Steel and Iron
Preference Provisions
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Utility Agreement Revisions
Added language –
consequences of non-
compliance Added language –
consequence of untimely
submission Revised language –
reimbursement requests to
be submitted within one
year of work being
completed
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