Underground Utility Contractor in Durham, NC

Durham is the largest city in Durham County, with an estimated 301,870 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 119 square miles of land. Most of the city lies in Durham County and a part extends into a neighboring county.

Laboratories, campuses and medical buildings

Campuses with laboratories and medical buildings depend on reliable utilities and are strict about how work near them is done. Water and power interruptions have to be planned; excavation near sensitive buildings has to be controlled; and many of the lines on such a campus are private, maintained by the institution's own staff.

Work for these owners usually begins with their documents: utility drawings, outage procedures, site rules and specifications. From there:

• existing lines are confirmed by exposing them with hydro excavation before any trench or bore comes close;
• directional drilling is considered for routes beneath roads, walkways and service yards that must stay open;
• tie-ins and shutoffs are scheduled with the facility's operators;
• excavations are kept short-lived, protected and restored to the owner's standard.

We also take on smaller jobs, such as water services, sewer laterals, storm connections and conduit, for residential and commercial owners in Durham, and larger projects for public owners.

NC811

Under North Carolina's Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, a locate request goes to NC811 before excavation. The law sets the notice at no less than three full working days before excavation, and a ticket expires 28 calendar days after the work start date. Because Durham spans a county line, include the exact address of the site.

Around Durham

Chapel Hill, Morrisville, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Butner and Cary are among the communities near Durham. We serve all of them as well.

Institutional owners can include the facility contact and the drawings for the area; others can start with the address and a description.

We reply with our questions first. Once the scope is agreed, we schedule the work.