Utility Locating

The IVIS Construction Inc. team is experienced with utility locating services for private properties, and uses both ground penetration radar (GPR) and electromagnetic induction equipment (EMI) that allows us to create a detailed map of any buried lines on your property.

Using both EMI and GPR equipment also provides a comprehensive look at all lines underground. It’s important to note that a piece of EMI technology can’t see plastic lines or is usually restricted to a certain distance underground. GPR technology rounds out what EMI technology can’t see, such as pockets in the ground or manhole piping.

Once our team completes the location and mapping process, we then provide a custom map in electronic format for convenience.

Integrating Hydrovac Excavation

The IVIS Construction Inc. team can also provide the subsequent excavation after the utility locating service is complete.

We further mitigate risk to any underground utility lines by using hydro excavation, a low-impact and highly accurate method of excavation.

Additionally, the precision of hydrovac excavation not only allows us to further explore and map underground utility line infrastructure, but if the overall job is simply to move or repair the utility lines, hydrovac excavation takes what would be a large excavation dig and contains it to a pothole or two, which is easily repaired.