Natural-Gas Contractor Readiness Checklist

1. Define the scope

• Write the specific tasks you intend to self-perform.
• List the states and operator territories where you intend to perform them.
• Identify which tasks are likely covered tasks under the operator's qualification program.

2. Confirm operator-specific gates

• Prequalification portal registration and current submission.
• Master services agreement status and insurance limits confirmed in writing.
• Operator orientation, badging and site-access requirements.
• Subcontractor flow-down terms if you are working under a prime.

3. Confirm people qualifications

• Current OQ records per individual per covered task, with evaluation and expiration dates.
• Drug and alcohol testing program enrollment where Part 199 applies to the functions performed.
• Required safety training: excavation competent person, confined space, first aid/CPR, equipment-specific training.
• Driver files and CDL medical currency where applicable.

4. Confirm field and locate readiness

• 811 locate process, ticket retention, and positive-response handling documented.
• Protective systems and spoil-management plan for planned trench depths.
• Purging, pressure testing and tie-in procedures matched to the operator's specifications.
• Emergency contact tree, including operator control room numbers.

5. Track it where people can see it

A spreadsheet that shows every crew member, their covered-task qualifications and the next expiration date prevents the most common mobilization failure: a qualified crew that is one lapsed evaluation short of being allowed on site.