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Sep 1, 2021
Chapter 3
Designers’ and Contractors’ Duties
Authors: Ahmed Al-Bayati, Ph.D., P.E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-0638, Louis Panzer, Ahmed Al-Bayati, and Louis PanzerAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Underground Utilities for Construction Practitioners and Homeowners
Abstract
This chapter discusses basic duties, as well as desirable and undesirable actions, of designers, professional excavators, and nonprofessionals (homeowners) during planning and design phases. The processes by which contractors, including general contractors and subcontractors, make the majority of the construction phase requests to one-call centers are explored, along with the high proportion of damages to underground utilities resulting from construction activities. Examples are given to illustrate the importance of requesting the most specific information available about the location of the work to be done, as well as the actual type of work and its projected duration. The four nationally recognized steps in the safe excavation process are described: calling before digging, waiting the required time, respecting the marks, and digging with care.
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Al-Bayati, A. J., and L. Panzer. 2020. “Reducing damages to underground utilities: Importance of stakeholders’ behaviors.” J. Constr. Eng. Manage. 146 (9): 04020107. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001899.
Al-Bayati, A. J., L. Panzer, and A. Karakhan. 2019. “Reducing damages to underground utilities: Lessons learned from damage data and excavators in North Carolina.” J. Constr. Eng. Manage. 145 (12): 04019078. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001724.
Sweeney, M. 2010. “Clearing the utilities on time and under budget.” Leadership Manage. Eng. 10 (1): 16–20. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000039.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Construction methods
- Contracts and subcontracts
- Excavation
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Safety
- Special condition construction
- Subsurface utilities
- Underground construction
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Louis Panzer
Ahmed Al-Bayati
Ph.D, P.E.
Louis Panzer
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