Underground Utility Contractor in Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee is the largest city in Leon County, with an estimated 205,089 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 103 square miles of land.

Campuses, offices and neighborhoods

Institutional and office campuses own a lot of what lies under their grounds. Between the public main and each building there may be private water lines and hydrants, sanitary and storm sewer, chilled-water or steam piping, and conduit for power, lighting and data. When a building is added or renovated, or when one of those lines fails, the work has to fit around a site that keeps operating.

That usually means:

• reviewing the owner's utility drawings alongside the one-call marks, because private lines are not always marked by the one-call process;
• exposing nearby lines with hydro excavation before trenching at tie-in points;
• considering directional drilling where a route must pass beneath walkways, roads or lawns that should remain in use;
• planning shutoffs and bypasses so that buildings stay in service as long as possible.

In residential neighborhoods the work is narrower but just as particular: a failed sewer lateral, a leaking water service, a storm connection that no longer drains. The same principles apply at a smaller scale.

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

Sunshine 811 before excavation

Florida's notification center is Sunshine 811. Chapter 556 of the Florida Statutes requires a locate request before digging so that buried facilities are marked. Florida law requires at least two full business days of notice before digging, weekends and holidays excluded, and a ticket lasts 30 calendar days (section 556.105).

Tallahassee and the surrounding area

Midway, Havana, Quincy, Monticello and St. Marks are among the smaller communities in the wider area. We serve them just as we serve Tallahassee: send the address, describe the line and the work, attach any drawings, and we will reply with our questions and a proposed approach.