Read the pattern
Before scheduling, confirm the address, exposed endpoints, completed joints, material markings, tracer provisions, cover conditions, access, water in the trench, corrections, and readiness of the whole segment.
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Move from evidence to a bounded authorization
Hold the safety line
Protect an open trench from occupants and weather. Do not request inspection where the line is underwater, hidden, unsafe to reach, or covered by stored material.
Place the Seattle boundary
SPU performs the utility service inspection and provides its report. Related fire, backflow, plumbing, street, or construction inspections can remain separate depending on the project.
Write the visit
Assign scheduling, site access, failed-inspection correction, reinspection cost, weather protection, backfill timing, surface restoration, and report retention to named parties in the contract.
Keep the closing evidence
Do not authorize cover until approval is documented. Store the inspection report with route measurements, material details, pressure results, and pre-backfill images.
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