GroundHawk | Full-Service Utility Locating Experts
SUE LITE
SUE LITE.
DONE RIGHT.
GroundHawk provides full SUE and SUE Lite services at all quality levels including D, C, B, and A to equip our clients with the subterranean intelligence necessary to avoid costly service interruptions, long lead times, and serious injuries that result from uninformed digging.
We understand that buried infrastructure is essential to life above ground, so our community-focused solutions prioritize the safety and functionality of the communities we serve. From project planning and scoping to data collection and product delivery, GroundHawk is proud to partner with clients to mitigate their risk, maximize their investment, and add value to their projects.
Proudly Serving the American Southeast
CHECK OUT OUR UTILITY LOCATING PROJECTS
Proudly locating utilities in Georgia | Alabama | Florida | Mississippi | Tennessee | South Carolina | North Carolina | Kentucky
City of Greenville, South Carolina
SUE LITE
City of Atlanta, Georgia
VACUUM EXCAVATION | SUE LITE
University of Georgia - Athens, Georgia
MAPPING & ANALYSIS | VACUUM EXCAVATION | SUE LITE
Experts in Our Craft
SUE LEVELS
Subsurface utility engineering services add value, quality, and accountability to any project. GroundHawk offers subsurface utility engineering services at all quality levels including D, C, B, and A.
SUE Level D is the first step of investigation and utilizes comprehensive utility research to obtain GIS records, utility plans, maps, and more to establish a loose utility map based on the information gathered.
SUE Level C uses a current existing conditions survey and located above ground utility structures and evidence provided in QL-D research to plot utility locations quite a bit closer than that of QL-D.
SUE Level B identifies and locates underground utilities through non-invasive geophysical methods such as the use of electromagnetic locating equipment, ground-penetrating radar, and passive locating equipment. These designations will be surveyed and added to the existing conditions survey. The extensive research involved with QL-D will be needed to aid in this level as well.
SUE Level A is the most in-depth level of investigation and utilizes physical digging to unearth the utility lines using non-destructive methods such as vacuum excavation. This method is also known as “daylighting” as earth above the utilities is removed, and the utilities underneath are brought into the daylight. All data pertaining to the utility is gathered at this point such as survey grade horizontal and vertical data, size and type of material, and condition of the utility to name a few.
Our Team Locating Utilities in the Field
GROUNDHAWK IN THE FIELD
Our seasoned utility locating professionals are gathering subterranean intelligence in a community near you nearly every day.
Ryan McCranie
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
GroundHawk Team
PERFORMING SUE SERVICES
Cameron Bonnett
UTILITY locating TECHNICIAN
Here's What Our Clients Are Saying:
"We feel very fortunate to have Groundhawk as a reliable partner that provides us with awesome service. Groundhawk consistently provides us with quick service, accurate marking, and great follow up service, quickly answering questions that may come up. I would absolutely recommend them."
BRAD CASH, PLS
geosurvey, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
