NOMINATION FORM
Excellence in Damage Prevention
Miss Utility Awards
Locator Achievement Awards
Since 2003, the Locator Achievement Awards has given organizations the opportunity to recognize the best partners in damage prevention: locating technicians. We all work with dedicated locating technicians who strive to improve the damage prevention process. This is your chance to give these professionals the recognition they deserve.
The Process
Nomination
The deadline to nominate locate technicians for the 18th Annual Locator Achievement Awards has passed. The nomination form for the 19th Annual Locator Achievement Awards will be available in early February 2022. Nominations are submitted by locating technicians’ managers using an online nomination form that is emailed to locating organizations via their call center district database email address. The link to the nomination form can also be requested by emailing locator.awards@gmail.com. Depending on the region as outlined below, 2-3 eligible locators can be submitted each year by locating using the nomination form.
The nine regions are:
- Region #1: Harford & Cecil County (max. 2 nominees)
- Region #2: Washington, D.C. (max. 2 nominees)
- Region #3: Montgomery County (max. 3 nominees)
- Region #4: Baltimore City & Baltimore County (max. 3 nominees)
- Region #5: Calvert, Charles & St. Mary’s County (max. 2 nominees)
- Region #6: Allegany, Garrett & Washington County (max. 2 nominees)
- Region #7: Anne Arundel County (max. 3 nominees)
- Region #8: Prince George’s County (max. 3 nominees)
- Region #9: Howard, Carroll & Frederick County (max. 3 nominees)
The Criteria
Eligibility Requirements
The eligibility period is the full year (January 1st to December 31st) prior to nomination. In order to be eligible for a Miss Utility Locator Achievement Award applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- Submitted individuals must have performed facility/utility location services as his/her FULL-TIME job in at least one of the above regions during the eligibility period AND must have responded to at least 1,500 locate requests during that time.
- Submitted individuals must have been employed by the nominating organization for at least 12 months at the time the form is submitted.
- Locator must understand and abide by Maryland Code Title 12 “Underground Facilities” and/or Washington D.C. Code Title 34 Public Utilities.
- Locator must have ZERO at-fault damages, ZERO safety violations and pass quality audits (if applicable) within his/her respective organization for the eligibility period.
- Locator must establish proactive working relationships in damage prevention.
- No more than two (2) or three (3) locating technicians per region may be submitted, as outlined by the regions above.
- You can only nominate your own company employee(s) (i.e. none of your subcontractors or contract locators).
18th Annual
Locator Achievement Awards
Miss Utility and the Board of Directors are recognizing these outstanding locators who have excelled in their field as damage prevention specialists.
For the past 18 years, the Locator Achievement Awards have recognized locators who maintain faultless safety and damage prevention practices throughout each calendar year. The eligibility criteria for the 2020 Locator Achievement Awards were:
- Submitted individuals must have performed facility/utility location services as his/her full-time job in Western Shore Maryland or Washington, D.C., from 1/1/2020-12/31/2020 AND must have responded to at least 1,500 locate requests during that time.
- Submitted individuals must have been employed by the nominating organization for at least 12 months at the time the nomination was submitted.
- Locator must have had ZERO at-fault damages, ZERO safety violations and passed quality audits (if applicable) within his/her respective organization between 1/1/2020-12/31/2020.
- Locator must understand and abide by Maryland Code Title 12 “Underground Facilities” and/or Washington, D.C. Code Title 34 Public Utilities.
- Locator must establish proactive working relationships in damage prevention.
This year, 47 locators are being recognized in Miss Utility’s 18th annual Locator Achievement Awards, including:
Anne Arundel Co. DPW
Cecil County Government Wastewater
Cecil County Government Wastewater
Charles County DPW/Utilities
Charles County DPW/Utilities
City of Aberdeen
City of Aberdeen
Dynamic Concepts Inc.
Dynamic Concepts Inc.
Dynamic Concepts Inc.
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Pro Comm ELS, LLC
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
Stake Center Locating
Stake Center Locating
Stake Center Locating
Stake Center Locating
Town of Williamsport
USIC
USIC
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
UtiliQuest
Washington County Maryland
Washington County Maryland