NAC408.343. Authorization of Department for adjustment of facility.

     1. The Department will, for a project relating to the adjustments of a facility, provide the utility with specific authorization for each phase of the project. The Department may authorize:

     (a) Preliminary engineering services, including examinations at the site of the project and the preparation of plans, estimates and proof of reimbursable costs; and

     (b) The utility to begin the adjustment or relocation if a written agreement has been entered into between the Department and the utility.

     2. Any work which a utility performs before it receives authorization from the Department or which exceeds the scope of the authorization is not eligible for reimbursement.

     3. The Department may issue a written authorization for specific items, including the relocation of a facility, except that the costs incurred by the utility must be limited to those facilities for which the utility establishes proof of compensable interests.

     4. The Department may authorize a utility to begin work on the adjustments before it has entered into an agreement with the utility if:

     (a) The utility has submitted to the Department an estimate of the cost for the adjustments; and

     (b) A written agreement between the Department and utility is entered into as soon as possible.

     5. If a proposed relocation or adjustment authorized by the agreement is determined to be unfeasible, the Department will authorize a written change order to the agreement for any change which is required for the proposed relocation or adjustment. The utility must provide a written analysis and a revised estimate of the costs and plans to justify the change order.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation, eff. 1-6-95)