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FAC 01 -05
Reclamation Manual
Directives and Standards
be responsible for initiating the transfer. For transfers involving O &M responsibility, the
official transfer inspection will be initiated and scheduled by the area office having
jurisdiction over the facility being transferred.
Initiation of the transfer process begins with a memorandum to appropriate offices in the
regional and area offices (construction, O &M, SOD). For work performed under
Denver - issued specifications, the following groups or offices in Denver should be
notified of the transfer inspection: the principal designer, the Construction
Management Group (D- 8160), the Operation and Structural Safety Group (D- 8470),
and the Commissioner's Program Analysis Office (D- 5500); and any other Reclamation
office needing to be aware of the transfer. The memorandum will include a description
of the facility to be transferred, important or unusual problems, such as contract
considerations, and the date(s) of the transfer inspection. If the transfer involves a SOD
modification, information on the design intent will be included.
B. Transfer Inspection Participants. Participation in a transfer inspection will be
determined by the office in charge of construction or Reclamation area office based on
whether the facility was a SOD modification, constructed under Denver- or regional -
issued specifications, or in Reclamation O &M status. The person responsible for the
design will participate in the transfer inspection, if applicable.
C. Transfer Inspection Report Contents. Following the transfer inspection, the office
which initiated the inspection will prepare an inspection report which includes the
following information:
(1) A general description of the facility being transferred, including equipment and
buildings. If a SOD modification, state purpose.
(2) The specifications number.
(3) The original transfer date and O &M history of the facilities, citation of project
authority, authority for transfer, contract number, and/or effective date of any
repayment contract, as appropriate. (It should be noted that contracts for
repayment of construction costs for specific project works describe the
responsibilities and liabilities of each party relative to O &M of the project works.)
(4) The Reclamation office or water user organization to which the facility is being
transferred.
(5) The date of the transfer inspection.
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