Intermountain Gas 240724 Rupert Construction

IPUC Construction Inspection
Inspector(s): Galli Date(s): 07/24/2024
Company/Owner: Unit/OPID: 08160
Intermountain Gas Company (IGC)
Address: 1115 Bronze Drive City/District: Rupert
Contractor/Job #: Foreman: Employees: See Lineup
02251-621 Jeff Grant
Job Description: Install %" Service Lines System Type: ® Distribution ❑ Transmission
Operator Supervisor: Jake Hunter One-Call Ticket: 2024293709
On-Site: N
Total Inspection Days: 0.5 Construction,
0.5 Compliance follow up on 07/25/2024
Tasks: Rating Critical Procedure# Comments
1. Materials—Handling, Storage, SAT OPS 11
La cling
2. Trenching/Boring—Depth, Clearance N/A OPS 308
OPS 322
3. Bedding/Backfill N/A OPS 308
SF 418
4. Pipe Installation(Tracer Wire) N/A OPS 308
OPS 322
5. Valve Installation N/A OPS 703
6. Coating Condition N/A OPS 401
OPS 403
7. Manuals—Field Procedures, O &M SAT
8. Testing—Pressure, Duration, Type N/A OPS 505
9. OQ Qualifications UNSAT OPS 800 See additional comments
10. Casing Seal/Installation N/A OPS 325
11. Service Line Installation N/A OPS 302
12. Tie-In/Hot Tapping N/A OPS 600
13. Meter Location/Regulator Testing SAT OPS 302
14. Equipment Calibration Verification SAT OPS 501 See additional comments
15. EFV Installation SAT OPS 301 EFV 1200
16. MAOP N/A OPS 602
OPS 606
OPS 900
OPS 1000
17. Pure N/A OPS 603
18. Safety Equipment SAT SF 418 Fire Extinguisher and
SF 422 JSA
19. Abandonment N/A OPS 607
20. Line Locating N/A OPS 611
IPUC Form 4 Rev. 12/21/2023

IPUC Construction Inspection
21. Plastic Pipe UNSAT OPS 307 See additional comments
- Joiner(s) Qualified OPS 309
- Fusion Tools OPS 324
- Heat Plate OPS 325
- Joining Procedure OPS 800
-Squeeze Off
22. Steel Pipe N/A OPS 200
- Welder(s) Qualified OPS 201
Pipe/Coating—Inspected/Repaired OPS 202
- Cathodic Protection OPS 306
-Non-Destructive Testing OPS 401
-Welding Procedures OPS 407
- Removal of asbestos wrap OPS 402
- Exothermic Welding OPS 403
4800
Additional Comments:
IPUC inspector Galli observed KV, a contractor for IGC install 3/4" service line(s) in Rupert, ID.
Address: 1115 Bronze Drive, Rupert, ID
Observations Include: Safety equipment, verification of OQ records, line locating, EFV 1200
installation, mechanical fittings (coupler) and 1/" Met Fit T.
Discrepancies Found:
Inspector Galli observed KV build the service line on the trailer using all mechanical fittings to include
stab fittings and 3/" Met Fits. Per OPS 307, connections shall be made by butt fusion or electrofusion,
unless space does not allow the use of fusion machines and clamps. Since most of the service line was
built on an open trailer, butt fusions should have been the preferred method of connection.
Additionally, it was discovered that employees and contractors are not OQ'd to use 3/"Met-Fits due to
the differences of using a hand tool and a hydraulic tool. Per manufacture recommendations, 2" Met-
Fits must use a hydraulic tool. %"through 1 1/"require the use of a hand tool. Per OPS 204, the OQ
process qualifies an employee or contractor to join any size pipe regardless of the size they were tested
on.
Corrective Action Required: NOPV 1202409 Yes X No
Follow-up Required: By Date: Yes X No
Inspector(Lead): Date: 07/24/2024 -
Galli
Reviewer:
Brooks Date: g-
IPUC Form 4 Rev. 12/21/2023