• The CONSULTANT shall have the responsibility of coordinating the Project development with all utilities that may be affected. All utility relocations shall be handled in accordance with the SCDOT’s “A Policy for Accommodating Utilities on Highway Rights of Way” and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 23, Chapter 1, Subchapter G, part 645, subparts A & B. • These services shall be performed by individuals skilled and experienced in utility coordination services. • The CONSULTANT shall work with designers of the Project to avoid conflicts with utilities where possible, and minimize impacts where conflicts cannot be avoided. This may include, but is not limited to, utilizing all available utility data, whether obtained from SUE services, as-built plans, or provided by the SCDOT or some other source. The CONSULTANT will be expected to determine all utility conflict points, including all work to properly analyze each conflict point, and make recommendations for resolution of the conflict where possible. • The utility company shall not begin their relocation work until authorized in writing by the SCDOT. • The CONSULTANT shall prepare and maintain a Utility Conflict Matrix (UCM) in order to track each utility within the project limits during the life of the Project. • Project tasks below that are identified with an asterisk (*) are tasks which are expected to be assigned man-hours. • All estimated direct costs for specific project tasks will require supporting documentation.
