Nobody likes project surprises, especially unknown utilities in the construction stage. Include our SUL team during your project’s design to locate utilities, determine conflicts, and evaluate alternatives to keep your project on schedule, reduce contractor claims and delays, enhance construction safety, minimize budget contingencies, and prevent service interruptions. Even if utility issues arise during construction, we can respond quickly to solve problems on multiple project types.  ​

Defining a standard of care when mapping the underground is paramount. SAS has adopted the internationally-recognized American Standard ASCE 38-02 for all SUL projects. By defining a standard of care, SAS can help clients manage and transfer risks associated with underground facilities:

• Quality Level A:
  • Utility locating, via vacuum excavation or potholing
• Quality Level B: Utility designating
• Quality Level C: Survey of visible surface features
• Quality Level D: Records research
• 2D or 3D Utility Mapping in MicroStation or AutoCAD format

 
UTILITY COORDINATION 
Our Utility Coordination (UC) team uses SUL and design plans to determine conflicts and evaluate alternatives to resolve conflicts. When possible, SAS’s UC professionals will recommend minor design changes to avoid costly future utility relocations, saving our clients time and money. The UC team will coordinate with each utility owner, coordinate new locations for affected utilities, review relocation plans for conflict resolution and compliance, prepare and review utility agreements/permits, and coordinate construction phasing/sequencing.

We work with DOTs, airports, railroad and transit authorities, developers, government authorities, utility owners and clients throughout the utility coordination process to develop an approach for each unique project type.

 
RESOURCES:

• Electromagnetic, Magnetic and Ground Penetrating Radar Systems
• Remote Sensing Technologies & Mobile Mapping
• 3D Imaging and Lidar Systems
• 2D and 3D Project Delivery Formats
• Public and Private Subsurface Utility Mapping Projects

SERVICES:

• Utility Data Mapping Service
• Air Vacuum Excavation Test Pitting
• Utility Locating
• Utility Designating
• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
• Pipe Inspection

PROJECTS REQUIRING A PRIVATE LOCATE:

• Engineering Projects - Plan & Design Phase
• Excavators & Property Owners
• College & University Campuses
• Industrial & Manufacturer Sites

EXAMPLES OF PRIVATE UTILITIES:

• Utilities Not Covered by 811 or needed during the design process
• Gas, Electric, Telephone, Sewer, Water etc.
• Utilities typically owned by the Property Owner 
• Underground Vaults and Tanks