Underground Utility Contractor in Tampa, FL

Tampa is the largest city in Hillsborough County, with an estimated 414,547 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 114 square miles of land.

Four stages of a Tampa job

An underground utility job moves through the same stages whatever its size.

Locate

The public facilities around the work area are marked through the one-call process. Private lines, older abandoned pipes and anything not on the records are confirmed, where the work comes close, by exposing them with hydro excavation.

Excavate or bore

An open trench is cut to the required depth and width, with its sides supported or sloped as the ground and depth require. Where the route passes beneath something that must stay intact, such as a road, a driveway or a landscaped area, a directional bore may replace the trench.

Install or repair

Pipe is laid to line and grade and joined, conduit is placed, or a damaged section is cut out and replaced. Pressure lines are typically tested as the owner's specification requires.

Restore

The excavation is backfilled and compacted in layers, and the surface is put back to the standard of its owner.

We work for public utilities, developers, contractors, commercial and industrial owners and homeowners.

Notice and permits

Sunshine 811 receives locate requests in Florida under Chapter 556 of the Florida Statutes. 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). Right-of-way permits apply to work in public streets.

Around Tampa

Nearby communities include Temple Terrace, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Clearwater, Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg. We serve these cities as well. Include the address, the line, the work and any drawings.

If the work is part of a larger project, say which phase it belongs to and who the general contractor or engineer is, so we can line up our questions with the project's drawings and schedule.