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housands oi dollars are spent Ynu might smrt looking ior services relocation pmjed costs paid in iull.
every year repairing relocating oiiered by a vendor that can include This includes a clear scope oi work, a
and installing iacilities. oiten responding onsite, completing an signed agreement prepayment and a
detemiiriing whu's to blame investigation, invoicing and Filing suit customer service approach. Pursuing

or who’: responsible (or these costs to recover the repair costs. To retirrn reimbursement aiter the plcrjecl is

can be a challenge. sometimes getting these dollars to your construction complete iriay result in the utility

them to pay is nearly impossible. This budget the company you engage must absorbing the cost.

can all be overwhelming, especially ii be an expert in tort law, know how E ‘ A . 1.

you already ieel like you're just trying to overcome disputes oi liability (low ‘“"‘°" °‘1“"‘ ‘“"

to shy ailoat. This article disorsses hanging wires or inacorrate locates) Many landowners do not understand
reimbursement ior 3rd party damage and have the ability to negotiate the importance oi cable inirastructure,
claims and iorced relocation requests, payments in iull. The company must the reason and need ior a proposed
easement acquisitions, and the potential also have access to obtain copies of project or the processes in place

need to find a vendor so you, the utility, police/are reports and be Expens in governing an easement acqulslriull.

can iocus on connecting and servicing iinding good phone numbers and lt is impnrham to ineet with the

your customers. addresses ior the negligent party. landowner to explain the purpose oi
Reimbursement on 3rd party subscriber property damages: 9“ "'°'““' “°3“'“'“ "‘ 57°“ ma"

. iile the easement and deliver and
pmpefly damage claims companies doing construction on your 1 th I d .5 I
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All utilities suiier an expense my The my mm might the landowner. This includes someone
when repairing darriaged iaoilities. 3:: (mm a me “my HM“ that reads plat maps, is iamiliar with
The dainager might be your own .3. ‘ . .3 the courthouse and understands
. a customer liaison research to identity , .
subcontractor, a (encmg company, a the vmdm and wmk Wm‘ the right-oi-way agreements. There irught
homeowner, an operator oi a motor . also be other documents pertaining to
. . subcontractor to repair or reimburse the .
velucle, an excavator, a tree triinrner, my Wm dim” can Sm mg additional workspace or access roads.
someone shooting at squirrels, truck W? _ _ Y . All documents need to be signed in
. utility thousands oi dollars paid.

drivers and more. The root cause oi the iront oi a notary public.

dainagemay identify a negligent party Prepayment to relocate your 1“ mansion, Wu might ajk "WM
that is diiierent than the person who cut facilities ._ t __, C d

or hit the iacility. who pays the cost to E t fl _ in n t m. I ‘gaff’ 9;“; V'°““"l‘d fax“! 1‘
repmnd '*s*°'*v°“'P'°P"*v'°“s .e'i'.;ftZ?iaifa;“t'i??§ig?.'fbe'3u§ io.§'vL3’naor»"v"vi.”.Yi‘?‘.'s iii ‘"3
P“'d""‘“5‘d °°“d‘“““7 to new construction or the simple solutlnn?" vendors need to be ilexible
with a complete iact-based- desire to have aerial iacilities buried iocus on iacts, be good listeners and
investigation, damage pictures, predigs underground. Many utilities choose work proiessionally on your behali.
and knowledge oi the dig law you will to invoice relocation costs to the party Membendriven associations can oiten
be successiiil in invoicing the negligent requesting the work however this recommend service pmviders which
party. Getting paid on the invoice might be urisuccessiiil when pursuing may include discounted fees.-
reouires knowledge oi tort law, statutes, payment. cetting reimbursed takes

and past mlings. The iunds iriight coirie many iollow up phone calls or even (at V

out oi pocket, irom your subcontractor, times) litigation. For mm M/WM!-M av mtrsh-ms Mvd-rile
(mm an msmmm mmpany D, mm 3 I am be contacted at 51z—3s4—2s5s or

imam mmpmy Fmdms a Vefldm WM Imvlfifliems Mi'chc11r_tIgsiai1@Phaenialosscoviliolcam.

' best practices will result in more iorced
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