Commercial & Contractor Work
Underground Utility Contractor in Northern Michigan
We put power, water, and fiber conduit in the ground by directional drilling. Builders, electricians, excavators, campgrounds, businesses, towns, and internet providers call us when a line has to go under something and nobody wants a trench.
We started in fiber optic construction and still do it. Burying lines by directional drilling is what we specialize in. Five drills, our own hydrovac, and a locating specialist on staff.
What we do
Conduit installation
Power, water, and fiber conduit bored in, with pullback up to 10 inches in diameter.
Multiple conduits in one bore
Power and fiber headed the same way can go in on the same pull. One bore, one set of pits.
Road and driveway crossings
Under roads, driveways, parking lots, and culverts without cutting the surface or closing it.
Hydrovac and locating
MISS DIG on every job, a locating specialist on staff for private lines, and our own hydrovac to expose what we cross.
Right-of-way work
We work in county road commission right-of-way and utility easements, and we handle the permit coordination that goes with it.
Year-round
Frozen ground doesn't stop a directional drill. We keep boring through the winter.
Who we work for
Builders, electricians, and excavators
Sub the bore to us and mark it up, or hand it off for a 10% referral. We usually show up in about 3 days, do our piece, and leave.
For contractorsInternet providers and municipalities
Mainline in the right-of-way, FTTP drops, blowing, and splicing. Fiber is where we started.
Fiber constructionCampgrounds
Fiber, water, power, and sewer bored in during the off-season, without tearing up sites.
CampgroundsBusinesses
Conduit between buildings or under the parking lot, with no pavement cuts. We also sell business internet.
Business internetRecent work
145,000 feet of fiber duct
Wexford County
Installed in three and a half months for a regional network contractor, plus 150+ home drops.
110,000 feet of conduit in winter
Missaukee & Benzie Counties
For a local internet provider. The schedule held all season.
Parking lot lighting conduit
Manistee
Bored under existing pavement for an electrical contractor. No asphalt cuts.
Where we work
We're based in Williamsburg, just east of Traverse City. Most of our work is in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim, Kalkaska, Benzie, and Wexford counties. Larger jobs take us farther. See the service area.
Common questions
Do you sub for other contractors?
Yes. Electricians, excavators, plumbers, and builders sub their bores to us all the time. Mark it up and keep the customer, or hand it off and take 10%.
Can you put more than one conduit in a bore?
Yes. When lines run the same route, we can pull more than one conduit back through the same bore. Tell us what's going in and we'll size it.
Do you work in the road right-of-way?
Yes. We work in county road commission right-of-way and utility easements and handle the permit coordination. We've been doing it in these counties for more than a decade.
How do you avoid hitting existing utilities?
MISS DIG marks the public lines. Our locating specialist finds the private ones and double-checks the marks. Where we have to cross something, the hydrovac exposes it first.
How big a job can you take?
Anything from a single road crossing to a multi-county fiber build. We run five directional drills with pullback up to 10 inches.
Got a bore on the schedule?
Send us the route and what's going in the ground. Free estimates, and we usually get you on the schedule in about 3 days.