Associated General Contractors of Maine
Building a Better Maine... Since 1951
Chartered in 1951, Associated General Contractors of Maine, (AGC Maine) proudly enters its second half-century as a state chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). AGC Maine is dedicated to ensuring a sound and healthy construction industry, and providing the public with an assurance of the skill, responsibility and integrity of AGC-member firms.
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DigSafe Law Changes
Please note the following recently-enacted changes in the Dig Safe Law:
-Excavators now need to renew their Dig Safe tickets every 30 days, and they need to make sure they call 72 hours before the limit expires.
-For excavators performing their own notifications to Dig Safe and Non-Members, contractor waivers will be granted by PUC on a case-by-case basis. For those requests, excavators should contact Steve Lewis at 287-6704 or cell, 592-1098.
-For newly installed facilities, an operator shall mark the location of the new facility no later than one business day after that facility is covered with soil or other material. And the operator has 21 days to update their records and submit them to Dig Safe and Dig Safe in turn has 21 days to update its digital records.
-Under the new positive response system, if no facilities are present, facility operators may use one of three methods to contact excavators: (1) Fax; (2) Email; or (3) On-Site Markings.
-The directory of Dig Safe non-member utilities is up and running on the PUC’s OKTODIG system. Excavators should use the website www.oktodig.com or call 1-866-OKTODIG.
-PUC has new mapping requirements for Dig Safe members. All Dig Safe members’ facilities are required to be accurately mapped to within 500’ of their actual location. This will drastically reduce the number of notifications sent by Dig Safe and should allow the marking personnel more time on actual mark-out.
-PUC has a new Ascertainment of Utility/Facility Operator Response Before Excavating form which they are encouraging excavators to use to make sure they have covered all bases prior to digging. Download the form here.
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