Water & Sewer Pipelines
Water

Water & Sewer Pipelines

Transmission mains and collection systems through congested ground.

Pipelines are linear projects with a thousand interfaces. We survey the route, resolve utilities before excavation, and keep restoration crews moving behind the pipe crews so the public sees a completed street, not an open trench that lingers for months.

Scope of work

  • Water transmission and distribution mains
  • Gravity sewer and force mains
  • Horizontal directional drilling and jack-and-bore crossings
  • Cured-in-place pipe lining and rehabilitation
  • Hydrants, valves, meters and appurtenances
  • Pressure testing, disinfection and sampling

Technical capabilities

  • Open-cut pipe installation in all soil conditions
  • Trenchless crossings of roads, rail and waterways
  • Restrained-joint PVC, steel and ductile iron
  • Deep trench shoring and groundwater control
  • Pipeline condition assessment and CIPP
  • Traffic control and full street restoration

The route is the project

Before a pipe crew moves, we walk the alignment with the surveyor and utility locator, pothole the conflicts and confirm the depth of every existing crossing. The schedule is built around the ground conditions we can prove, with allowance for the ones we cannot.

Trenchless where it matters

Road, rail and waterway crossings are completed by HDD or jack-and-bore to avoid closing the assets above. We design the launch and receiving pits around the geotechnical profile and verify line and grade continuously.

Testing is part of the work

Pressure testing, chlorination, flushing and bacteriological sampling are planned as production activities with their own crews and hold points. A main is not accepted because it is buried; it is accepted because it passed.

Restoration and public access

Driveway access, mail delivery, garbage service and business entrances are maintained throughout. Final paving and landscape restoration follow the pipe crew closely so the corridor returns to normal as quickly as possible.

How does a contractor get on the Craneway Civil Construction bid list?
Submit the enquiry form on our contact page with your trade, license numbers and a current certificate of insurance. Our estimating team reviews new subcontractors and suppliers weekly. Once approved, you will be added to the bid list for the scopes that match your capabilities and will receive invitations through our estimating system.
What is Craneway Civil Construction’s bonding capacity?
We maintain a $150 million aggregate bonding capacity with a $60 million single-project limit through our surety. Current bonding and financial references are included in our prequalification packet, which can be requested from our estimating team.
Do you self-perform concrete, earthwork and pipeline work?
Yes. Craneway Civil Construction directly employs concrete, carpentry, excavation, paving and pipeline crews. We self-perform the structural concrete, earthwork and underground work that sits on the critical path. Mechanical and electrical work is performed by long-term subcontractor partners who are integrated into preconstruction.
How do you handle traffic control and public impact?
Traffic control is planned during preconstruction with the owner and the local jurisdiction, not improvised in the field. Our work plans identify lane closures, detours, access for emergency services and business entrances before mobilization. For larger corridors we provide public information support, including notices, signage and a staffed project line.
What delivery methods do you offer?
We deliver Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CM/GC and CM at Risk. Our preconstruction team can support alternative-delivery pursuits with constructability review, open-book estimating, target-value design and GMP development.

Let’s scope the work.

Send the drawings, the site constraints or the schedule. We will come back with a plan and an honest opinion.

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