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New Service Design and Construction Checklist

WE WILL NEED FROM YOU

Copies of:

• Legal description of property from the deed
• Official (physical) address of property
• Mailing address (where you will receive the bill at time of connect)
• County permit
• Site plot plan (drawing of how you will develop your property)
• Billing deposit of $250 or letter of good credit from previous electric company. (Amount of deposit may vary. See fees.)

Site improvements will be required to qualify for a footage allowance of 600'. It is the determination of the Design Department upon field inspection whether you have met the necessary site improvements (refer to “Site Improvements Required for Footage Allowance”).

If you do not qualify for the footage allowance, you may be required to pay a non-interest bearing, refundable cash “footage deposit” which is returned to you when all improvements have been met, within a five year period of time.
Extensions over the 600' footage allowance will be required to pay an up-front, non-interest bearing, refundable cash deposit based on the total estimated cost of the line extension, less the footage allowance. The deposit will be refunded according to the contract signed.

You must also obtain an office estimate (no field work) to build power lines to your property. This takes approximately two weeks.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Placing a four-foot wooden stake in the ground where you want your meter located so it faces a driveway or alley. Please be sure the view is clear of any obstacles, such as buildings or trees. Do not place any buildings or structures over or under electric power lines. You must call us at 744-2944 to tell us when the “stake is in” so we can begin designing your service.
• Marking your property corners. (If we can’t find them, you may be required to hire a surveyor to reestablish them.)
• Calling Blue Stake at 1-800-782-5348 to mark any underground utilities (BEFORE you dig).
• Getting easements (if required) signed, notarized, and paying all fees involved.
• UG (Underground Service): CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGGING AND BACKFILLING ALL TRENCHES along Trico’s approved route! (Permits are required if you dig in any right-of-ways or cross any paved roads.) You will need to construct your pedestal and stand it in the end of your trench.
• Spec sheets given:
  • Trenching
  • UG Temp
  • UG 400 Amp (load calcs req’d)
  • Pedestal
  • UG House
  • OH (Overhead Service): CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING THE METER LOOP!
• Spec sheets given:
  • OH/Pole
  • OH/House w/overhang
  • OH/House w/parapet
  • OH 400 Amp (load calcs req’d)
  • Street Light or Dusk to Dawn Light
• Getting PERMITS:
  (1) Mobile/mfg. homes require county and state permits
  (2) Well requires county permit
  (3) Upgrade or meter move requires county permit
  
  

  PIMA COUNTY Central Permits 201 N. Stone, 1st Floor Tucson, AZ (520) 740-6510	CITY of TUCSON 240 N. Stone Tucson, AZ (520) 791-4591
  PINAL COUNTY 30 N. Florence - Admin. #2 P.O. Box 2973 Florence, AZ 85232 House: (520) 868-6455 Mobile Home: (520) 868-6442	TOWN of MARANA Building Services Dept. 11555 W. Civic Center Drive Marana, AZ 85653 (520) 382-2600

The Work Order Process

• Apply for service by calling 744-2844, ext. 1309, or ext. 1364.
• Call the Member Accounts Representative when your “Stake Is In.”

After you have called to tell us your stake is in the ground, your work order goes to our design department. Designers will travel to your property and design your electric service from our closest source of power to the stake you have placed in the ground.

Your work order will be in the design department for about two weeks, provided no problems occur such as: distance away from power, insufficient site improvements, costs or right-of-way/easements. (If there are costs involved or easements required, it will take longer than two weeks.)

If you have specific questions about pedestal, meter panel, trenching, the cost to bring electric service to your property, or the status of your work order, you will need to call our design department.

If you have questions regarding easements, right-of-ways or the costs to bring you service, call our right of way agent at ext.1324. You may also call ext. 1333 or 1523.

When the design is complete, your work order will go to the construction department where personnel will send you a copy of the drawing to show you where to trench from.

• Call the construction scheduler at ext. 1355 to schedule a date for the construction of your service.
• Call the county and/or the state for your inspections. (Our cable does not have to be in the ground before you call for your inspections.) You may call for the county inspection when your ground rods are in and connected to the panel with the grounding wire. You may call for the state inspection when your mobile home is on your property and completely set up. WE CANNOT CONNECT YOUR SERVICE UNTIL WE RECEIVE A CALL FROM THESE AGENCIES TELLING US YOU HAVE PASSED YOUR INSPECTION! Once we have received the clearances and your trenches are covered, your service should be connected within 24 to 48 hours, excluding weekends, holidays and pending emergencies.
• Call 744-2944, ext. 1355, to verify that your clearances have been called in.
• STATE OF ARIZONA Div. of Mobile & Mfg. Housing Standards, 400 W. Congress, #121, (520) 628-6920.
• Provide Trico with safe and reasonable access to your property every month to read your meter.
• MAKE SURE TRICO MEMBER ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT HAS YOUR CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AT THE TIME OF CONNECT. (We do not want your service disconnected for nonpayment because the bill was sent to the incorrect address and you never received it!)
  

FEES

• $100 connect fee (plus applicable taxes, billed on your first bill)
• $12 per month fixed monthly charge - residential only (plus applicable taxes)
• $50 return trip fee (for new construction and service connections)

By becoming a member of Trico, you are agreeing to follow the policies, rules, rates and schedules of Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. A copy of the Rules, Regulations & Line Extension Policies approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), 402 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701, (520) 628-5555 is available upon request.

These instructions may not cover all situations. Some situations might require special written agreements or studies.