Underground Utility Contractor in Ocoee, FL

Ocoee is a city in Orange County with an estimated 51,269 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 16 square miles of land.

Pre-construction utility work

For a new commercial pad or a small development, the underground utilities are usually the first construction work on the site. Getting them in correctly, in the right order and at the right elevations, makes everything after them easier.

A typical scope might include:

• the storm system: inlets, pipe and structures to the pond or the public system, set to design grades;
• the sanitary connection: a lateral or a short main to the public sewer, at a continuous slope;
• water: a domestic service and, where required, a separate fire line, with valves and backflow arrangements as the utility specifies;
• conduit for power and communications, laid to the utilities' requirements and capped for later cable pulls.

Each connection to a public system is coordinated with its owner, and each is inspected and tested before it is covered. Where the site's lines must cross an existing road or drive, directional drilling may avoid cutting pavement already in service, and hydro excavation exposes existing utilities at those crossings.

We work for developers, builders and general contractors, and for homeowners and businesses on smaller jobs.

Notice before excavation

Sunshine 811 receives locate requests under Chapter 556, Florida Statutes. Section 556.105 of the Florida Statutes requires at least two full business days of notice, not counting weekends or holidays, and a ticket stays valid for 30 calendar days.

Ocoee and nearby cities

Winter Garden, Windermere, Oakland, Apopka, Montverde and Eatonville are close to Ocoee. We work in those cities too.

For a development, send the civil plan sheets and the construction schedule; for an existing property, describe the problem and where it shows up.

We read each request and reply with questions before proposing a method.