Subsurface Utility Engineering
LOOKING Below and Beyond Utility Risk Management for Planning and Design
Civil and Utility Engineers
DOT Prequalified
ASCE 38 Compliant
Overland Engineering, LLC is a certified Civil Engineering firm specializing in Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE).
As a prequalified SUE consultant with the Department of Transportation, our team supports transportation and infrastructure programs by helping project stakeholders better understand existing underground utility conditions during planning and design.
Working in accordance with nationally recognized standards, including ASCE 38, Overland Engineering applies industry established best SUE practices to identify, designate, document, and evaluate subsurface utilities using defined Quality Levels.
Our services include utility records research, QL-B geophysical utility prospecting, QL-A test hole verification, utility mapping, utility conflict evaluation, and utility coordination support.
As an MBE/DBE-certified firm and DOT prequalified consultant, Overland Engineering is positioned to support both public and private sector clients seeking qualified participation and specialized expertise in subsurface utility engineering.
About Overland Engineering, LLC
Overland Engineering, LLC is a Civil and Subsurface Utility Engineering Firm established in 2002 and headquartered in Braselton, GA, with offices in Aiken, SC and Boston, MA. We are a prequalified SUE consultant with The Department of Transportation, providing trusted engineering expertise across public and private infrastructure programs.
Our team of professional Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) engineers and project managers brings over 100 years of combined subsurface utility engineering experience with utility location, verification, conflict assessment, 3D modeling, and utility coordination, helping clients manage underground utility risks with accuracy and efficiency from project design through construction.
One of our founding members, James F. Noone, P.E., serves on the ASCE committee that developed the ASCE 38 standard, which is the foundation of modern SUE programs in the U.S. Overland’s engineers work closely with state and local agencies, contractors, utility owners, and design teams to implement effective, standards-based, practice proven, SUE programs to provide informed utility guidance that supports planning, design, and construction decisions throughout the project life cycle.
We combine technical expertise, practical insight, and a commitment to client goals in order to deliver the highest quality subsurface utility engineering services that help design teams anticipate, plan for, and manage underground utility risks efficiently and responsibly throughout the project life cycle.
Utility Risk Management Approach
Our Subsurface Utility Engineering Process
Overland Engineering performs Subsurface Utility Engineering in accordance with the nationally recognized standard ASCE 38, which establishes defined Quality Levels for classifying the reliability of underground utility information. Our SUE process typically progresses through the following stages:
Quality Level D (QL-D)
Depiction of a utility segment by a registered professional based on available utility records, existing utility inventories, compiled data, and observed field indicators of utility presence or existence of service.
Quality Level C (QL-C)
Correlation between record-based information and field-verified data by correlating available utility records with utility anchor points, such as visible surface features or geophysically derived utility segment endpoints.
Quality Level B (QL-B)
Employing geophysical investigation methods to depict utility segments or subsurface utility features whose existence and horizontal position are subsequently tied to the project survey datum.
Quality Level A (QL-A)
Identify precise horizontal and vertical locations of a utility segment or subsurface utility feature by minimally invasive methods, such as air vacuum excavation. The QL-A results are subsequently measured, located, and tied to the project survey datum.
Comprehensive Subsurface Utility Engineering Services
Overland Engineering provides professional utility engineering and field investigation services. Our integrated team of SUE professionals helps clients reduce costs and minimize schedule delays.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Our project portfolio highlights experience in subsurface utility engineering, utility relocation design, and utility conflict management for public and private clients.
Overland provided comprehensive Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services in support of the proposed replacement of the Webster Avenue bridge over the MBTA right-of way in [...]
The goal of this project was to determine the feasibility of lowering the existing East Mountain Road below the CSX railroad bridge which currently presents [...]
Overland provided SUE services along Armory Street from the intersection of Genesee Street to the intersection of Taylor Street over CSX Mainline (S-24-016) and CSX [...]
Provided SUE services in support of the proposed bridge replacements of Basiliere Bridge along Bridge Street (SR 125) over the Merrimack River and the Bradford [...]
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