
Click Before You Dig MB is a service brought to you by the Manitoba Common Ground Alliance (MCGA), of which the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association is a member.
This service provides underground facility screening and notification for safe excavation for contractors who intend to disturb the ground in Manitoba and the utility operators who register their buried utilities.
To submit a locate request please click here.
MANITOBA HYDRO LINE LOCATE MEETING
On April 3, 2023 MHCA, with Manitoba Home Builders’ Association and WCA, met senior Hydro officials re locates, specifically a potential strike and the impact it will have on locate requests/provision of service.
MB Hydro committed to working with industry to ensure any strike does not significantly impact locate service
- Training contingency workers on line locates
- Many are same contingency workers called in to help during 2021 strike
- Will follow same model as in 2021, with some improvements
- Hydro confident impact on industry will be mitigated
On general issue of locates
- Industry associations want to review definition of turnaround time for locates
- Allows industry to measure Hydro against expectations
- Hydro and industry agree may be beneficial to have Hydro customer service rep on Manitoba Common Ground Alliance