Dry utility coordination is often one of the most challenging aspects of land development projects. With strict timelines and target energization dates, this challenge can quickly become overwhelming. The complexity of energizing a project lies in the many variables controlled by utility companies. Ensuring compliance with agreements and avoiding costly delays make effective dry utility planning and management crucial.
Here’s how hiring a dry utilities consultant like Entitle and Permits can help mitigate potential issues:
- Identify Key Utility Companies: Determine all utility companies involved in your project and ensure they are engaged from the start.
- Obtain Necessary Utility Records: Gather and analyze utility records from all relevant companies to avoid surprises.
- Efficient Utility Relocation: Develop strategies to relocate existing utilities, if necessary, in the most efficient way possible.
- Liaison with Utility Companies: Act as a liaison between your team and the utility companies, ensuring clear communication and timely progress.
- Assist with Submittal Requirements: Help with the submittal process, cost responsibilities, conceptual layouts, and project timing.
- Comprehensive Project Management: Understand the full scope of the project, ensure accurate scheduling, provide design options, and offer conflict resolution expertise.
At Entitle and Permits, our strategic approach and extensive experience make us a valuable partner in dry utility coordination. Our long-standing relationships with municipalities, agencies, and utility companies enhance our team’s effectiveness, and we take pride in the strong, personal relationships we’ve built with utility company personnel.
Our dry utility services include plan development, utility coordination, applicant design, utility clearance finalization, and agreement negotiation. We provide comprehensive coordination efforts to secure on-site power, telephone service, fiber, cable, and gas for your project.
We are committed to getting your project energized on schedule. Our experience with the time constraints of development projects means we know how to plan and execute effectively.
Entitle and Permits is a leader in Dry Utility Design, Consulting, Coordination, and Strategic Planning. To learn more about our Dry Utility Division, click here.