GOVERNMENTAL VOTING MEMBER

(Funded by City, County or Federal Government)
A governmental entity that registers as a member will pay dues based upon their annual message volume.

 

Ticket Receive Options / Billing Charges:
(O.U.P.S. Board of Directors sets all rates) 

• Computer / Printer / Email / Fax: Excavation Notices included in annual ticket volume

• Fax: All notices included in annual ticket volume billing (this also includes all after hour copies). In addition to annual dues, governmental entity will also be charged for faxes as follows: First 50 faxed locate messages per month are at no additional charge. Each additional message over the first 50 for the month incurs a cost per message charge billed monthly

• Manual: Incur a monthly cost per message charge

Service Area Selection:

You are entitled to create a unique service area database utilizing the latitude and longitude grid system. The O.U.P.S. computer uses this database to screen incoming excavating locations.

• Grid Cell: Register underground facilities by selecting grids cells from a correlating USGS map supplied by O.U.P.S. or online using Newtin Member Maintenance. Grid cells are equivalent to .5 minute x .5 minute latitude / longitude.

• Polygon: Register underground facilities by importing or creating a buffered utility database online. Service areas are defined by your company.

Additional Options available:

• Polygon Overlay: A special feature for members who wish to highlight and segregate excavation work notices in close proximity to their high-priority underground facility. This feature will create a polygon and associated ticket specified by the member so a particular underground facility may receive special attention

• Request more information about the above membership options or download a membership application.

 

 

Request more information about the above membership options or download a membership application.