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The ORCGA led discussions on Late Locates at thirteen chapter meetings across the province to give stakeholders an opportunity to voice concerns. Over 500 stakeholders participated and the ORCGA saw repeated themes emerging. All comments were captured, summarized, sorted by stakeholder group and ranked according to discussion frequency, as indicated here:
Industry News
Source: ORCGA
Late Locates are a serious problem. To help generate solutions that would impact the future delivery of locates, a Late Locate Symposium was held in December 2019. Twenty-five industry leaders consisting of Excavators, Utilities, Municipalities, Locate Service Providers (LSPs), and representatives from Ontario One Call actively participated.
As a result, five initiatives were developed.
Source: multiVIEW Locates Inc.
The key to delivering efficient, timely locates lies in a joint commitment among industry stakeholders.
Source: Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
Contractors are frustrated by the lack of timely locate responses in Ontario. In many cases, locates are provided weeks after the deadline.
Source: Ontario One Call
Requesting a relocate to try and resolve a late locate issue is not an effective method as it often results in notification issues. Follow the Late Locate Protocol found here:
Source: Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association, Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors’ Association
For any construction projects that require excavation (e.g., sewer and watermain, roads, foundation, new housing developments, etc.) the most significant of these bottlenecks is the utility locate system.
Source: ORCGA
Construction contractors face long delays in waiting for utilities to provide complete and reliable
locate information. The delays are compounded by the fact that utility locates have a relatively short validity period, and once expired a request must be resubmitted.
Source: Ontario One Call
Ontario One Call recommends each company responsible for an excavation has their name associated with the locates that are on site. If you plan to share your locates with a subcontractor, be sure to include the subcontractor on your request at the time of submission.
Source: ORCGA
A comprehensive review of Ontario’s existing law compared to the United States finds it is a
significant limiting factor in establishing a complete damage prevention system in scope and
accountability. This article uses CCGA Best Practices to identify and advocate for comprehensive improvements to Ontario laws. The Ontario law is compared to other dig safe laws across North America and explains how system gaps contribute to late locates.
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