Coordination with Mississippi 811 to prevent buried utility damage

Coordination with Mississippi 811 to prevent buried utility damage. Broadband service providers receiving a BEAD Award (subgrantees) must agree to hold a preconstruction meeting with a representative from Mississippi 811, the subgrantee’s contractors and subcontractors, the relevant county administrators or their designees, and buried utility owners, operators, and locators, at least thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of excavation. The subgrantee shall coordinate with Mississippi 811 as to the date, time, location, and appropriate attendees for such meeting. The subgrantee shall present at the preconstruction meeting a proposed excavation plan and receive comments from the attendees regarding any recommended changes. Within ten (10) days following the preconstruction meeting, the subgrantee shall provide all attendees and BEAM with its written excavation plan, incorporating changes made to the excavation plan as a result of the preconstruction meeting, if any. The excavation plan shall include, at a minimum: A. Prints/maps of the excavation route that includes which side of the road/street excavation will take place; B. The expected start and end dates for excavation routes within the project area; C. A list of the types of equipment that will be used for excavation in the project areas; D. A list of all contractors and subcontractors that will be working in the area and their contact information; E. A timeline of the project; F. Contact information for the subgrantee’s project manager or someone with authority to resolve unexpected issues. The subgrantee shall periodically update such excavation plan, as necessary, and provide any updates to all meeting attendees and BEAM. BEAM reserves the right to require additional meetings to be held if BEAM determines such to be necessary. The requirements in this rule do not alter, amend. or abrogate any party’s legal obligation to comply with the Mississippi DIG Law, Miss. Code Ann. § 77-13-1, et seq. A subgrantee’s failure to comply with the foregoing may result in loss/delay of grant funds.