Specifications include, but are not limited to: Receive and respond to all 811 excavation notices directed to Iowa DOT through the 811 One-Call Center in accordance with current State Laws. The contractor shall provide such markings and protection as may be required. Such protection shall include painting, flagging that has company name and phone number in accordance with the current State Laws governing the protection of underground utilities and Iowa DOT’s specifications. The contractor shall perform additional services, such as standby protection and DOT requested locates. - Standby protection, will require the contractor to arrange meetings with the excavator prior to excavation and have excavator hand digging the location of Iowa DOT facility’s. - DOT requested locates, are for recording the location of previously unknown or un-locatable buried utilities (including new builds and existing systems). This can include collecting the GPS coordinates for handholes, splices, of both power and communication cable.