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Site utilitiesSite utilities punch checklist
Site utilities punch is where small misses become callbacks after the crew has demobilized. This checklist walks the finished work the way the owner and the next trade will see it, with the photo that closes each item instead of a note that reopens it. Work is commonly verified against IPC / UPC plumbing codes, the project specifications. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo evidence it needs
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Work the list here and watch the gate hold, or load it into RTI and let it enforce the real thing.
Settlement and grade
Trench lines checked for settlement
Surface over the trenches walked for dips or troughs, settlement cut back and recompacted rather than skinned over.
Rims, boxes and cleanouts adjusted to grade
Manhole rims, valve boxes and cleanouts brought flush to finish grade and operable, none buried under restoration.
Frames and adjusting rings sound at every structure
Each frame stepped on for rocking, adjusting rings and grout checked from the surface for cracks or displacement, reset and resealed where they moved.
Restoration
Surface restoration complete over the work
Pavement, curb and landscape restored over the utility work to match the surrounding surface, no open patches left.
Right-of-way restoration closed out with the permitting agency
Street cut and sidewalk restoration in the public way inspected under the permit and the closeout recorded, so the permit or bond can be released.
No photo
Lines and structures
Sanitary manholes viewed from the rim for infiltration and debris
Each manhole checked with a light from the surface for water weeping at joints and pipe entries, rock or grout in the channel, and silt washed in from the site.
Line under any settled trench re-televised before the patch
Where a trench has dropped, a camera run on the pipe beneath it reviewed for a sag, offset or broken joint before the surface repair is made.
No photo
Owner handover
Valve, curb stop and cleanout locations tied to fixed points
Swing ties or coordinates from permanent features recorded for each buried valve, curb stop and cleanout, so they can be found under snow or landscaping.
No photoOwner's operators shown the shutoffs and access points on site
Main valves, meter location, cleanouts and structure access walked with the owner's facility staff, and the walk noted in the closeout record.
No photo
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- A settlement trough over a trench filled with a skim of asphalt instead of cutting back and recompacting the fill.
- A valve box or cleanout left just below grade so it disappears under restoration and can't be found for operation.
Verified against
Common questions
6 answers
- What does this site utilities punch checklist cover?
- 9 items across 4 sections, covering settlement and grade, restoration, lines and structures, owner handover. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The GC's superintendent with the utility foreman, walking the completed lines after the surface has been back long enough to move.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- During closeout, after backfill has taken traffic and a wet season so any settlement over the trenches has shown.
- Why do these items ask for a photo?
- 5 of the 9 items call for photo evidence, 6 photos in all. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails a site utilities punch inspection?
- A settlement trough over a trench filled with a skim of asphalt instead of cutting back and recompacting the fill. A valve box or cleanout left just below grade so it disappears under restoration and can't be found for operation.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
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