Underground Utility Contractor in Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis is the largest city in Hennepin County and in Minnesota, with an estimated 428,579 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 54 square miles of land.

Dense blocks, many owners

In a dense city, a single block can hold lines owned by half a dozen parties: the public water and sewer systems, the storm system's owner, the gas and electric utilities, telecom carriers and the property owners whose services branch off to each building. Any underground job on that block has to respect all of them.

A Minneapolis request is planned with that in mind:

Locate

Gopher State One Call receives the locate request, and the marks are compared with the owner's records and any utility maps.

Expose

Lines near the planned work are uncovered with hydro excavation, which removes soil with water and vacuum instead of a bucket.

Excavate or bore

A trench is opened where the surface can be, and a directional bore is considered beneath streets, alleys or plazas that must stay open.

Install, inspect and restore

The line is installed or repaired and inspected by its owner where required, and the surface is restored to the standard of whoever owns it.

We work for building owners, developers, general contractors, homeowners and public owners, and provide vacuum work for pits and structures at industrial sites.

Gopher State One Call before excavation

Minnesota's notification center is Gopher State One Call, under Minnesota Statutes chapter 216D. Notice must be given at least 48 hours ahead, without the day of notice, weekends or holidays, and at most 14 calendar days ahead, and the ticket lasts 14 calendar days (section 216D.04). Work in public streets also follows the right-of-way owner's conditions.

Minneapolis and nearby cities

Lauderdale, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, Falcon Heights, Robbinsdale and St. Anthony are among the cities near Minneapolis. We work in all of them too.

Send the address, the kind of line, the work you need and any drawings or photos. We read each request ourselves and come back with questions and a proposed approach.