Underground Utility Contractor in St. Paul, MN

St. Paul is the largest city in Ramsey County, with an estimated 307,465 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 52 square miles of land.

Public buildings, institutions and homes

In a city with many public and institutional buildings, underground work often happens on property that has its own rules: schools, offices, hospitals and campuses with private networks of water, sewer, storm and conduit between their buildings. Those owners usually provide drawings and specifications, set work windows around their operations, and expect restoration to their own standards.

Work for such an owner typically includes:

• reviewing the owner's utility drawings together with the Gopher State One Call marks;
• exposing private lines with hydro excavation where the work crosses or ties into them;
• planning shutoffs so that other buildings stay in service;
• drilling crossings beneath walkways and drives that must stay open;
• inspection by the owner and restoration of lawns, walks and pavement.

On residential streets, the same steps apply on a smaller scale to a single water service, sewer lateral or storm connection.

In St. Paul, we work for public and institutional owners, businesses, developers and homeowners.

Notice before digging

Gopher State One Call receives locate requests 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). Campus lines are often private.

Around St. Paul

Lilydale, West St. Paul, Falcon Heights, Mendota Heights, Mendota and Roseville are near St. Paul. We work in those communities too.

Institutional owners can include the facilities contact, the drawings and the preferred work windows. Homeowners can start with the address and a short description, and we will follow up with our questions. Once we agree on the scope, we schedule the work.