Utility Coordination

Navigating Hidden Infrastructure Challenges and Preventing Costly Delays

Utility relocations present one of the greatest risks for infrastructure project schedules and utility
challenges can jeopardize project execution. Most public rights-of-way contain utilities—some
visible above ground, but many are concealed underground. Records for these utility
installations are often missing or unclear and determining utility locations and ownership can be
complex, particularly in increasingly congested utility corridors.

Utility coordination is the process of identifying, tracking, and resolving conflicts between
proposed construction projects and existing utility infrastructure. Effective coordination requires
technical knowledge in utility design standards, communication skills, understanding of
regulatory requirements that govern utility installations in public rights-of-way, as well as
construction management experience. Utility coordination is critical because unidentified or
unresolved utility conflicts represent one of the biggest risks for project delays, cost overruns,
and safety hazards during construction.

Why Choose 4Sight – We Provide You Foresight

4Sight’s Utility Coordination Team has extensive hands-on knowledge having held major utility
coordination roles on complex, multi-billion-dollar Canadian projects, successfully helping clients
mitigate utility relocation threats and minimize schedule delays. Our firm has gained utility
coordination experience on small and large capital programs and projects while working with a
variety of clients such as government agencies, engineering design firms, municipalities, utility
agencies & private developers.

Our proactive approach combines technical expertise with effective communication to align
diverse stakeholders toward optimal solutions with a depth and breadth of knowledge and
proficiency that is unmatched in the industry. Our keen understanding of the complex
interconnections among the utilities in the air, on-grade and/or subsurface and established
relationships with utility owners sets us apart and gives our clients the 4Sight needed to reduce
utility-related risk.

The 4Sight UC Team has also developed various utility coordination manuals at the national,
provincial, and local levels. We have quite literally written the manual on Utility Coordination
practices in Canada!

The Integrated Advantage

A distinct advantage of the 4Sight UC process includes the ability to utilize 4Sight SUE
Services. Integrating 4Sight’s SUE and UC service line offerings also allows more efficient
project delivery, delivering results quicker and with more agility. SUE raw data can be used for
utility conflict analysis before the SUE project final report phase is complete and additional field
investigations can be completed throughout the analysis process.