Safety Precautions Required for (Election) Billboard Signage Installations

Please note that the installation of billboard signage, particularly those used during election campaigns, can cause damage to NV GEBE’s electrical and water grid. This could also result in untimely service disruptions throughout the community. Moreover, the community is urged to please be mindful that excavation in high-tension areas could possibly result in the electrocution of the person(s) doing the excavation work.

For proper safety precautions, those planning to install any signage that requires digging and excavation are urged to please contact NV GEBE’s Distribution Office in Sucker Garden (former Potelco building). Please inform NV GEBE about the specific location(s) where billboard signage is being installed, for thorough review and evaluation. This would allow NV GEBE to assess the area(s) in question and provide guidance on the technical infrastructure, as well as any potential dangers of the underground utilities in those respective areas. Once NV GEBE’s assessment has been conducted, and that area has been declared safe, a waiver will be provided with clearance for excavation in the intended area(s).

Kindly visit NV GEBE’s Distribution Office or, provide images or drawings of the locations via e-mail to NV GEBE as follows: busby.sheffield@nvgebe.com; smithen.maria@nvgebe.com; secretary@nvgebe.com.

Once received, NV GEBE’s technicians will review the area(s) in question and highlight the utility locations on the drawings/images. If it is not safe for installations to be done, as indicated on the documents provided, the utilities will be traced and marked in the field with recommendations for placement in other areas. If it is safe, N.V. GEBE will provide a waiver for those specific areas, as outlined on the documents/images provided.

Please provide N.V. GEBE with a minimum 2-3 days’ notice to thoroughly review the respective areas and provide a response. These are essential safety precautions for all concerned and the uninterrupted continuation of utility distribution to the entire community.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this serious matter.