Utilities
Subsurface Utility Engineering
Subsurface Engineering Companies:If you are interested in being part of Georgia DOT's SUE Program please review the current status below, then contact our State Subsurface Utility Engineer for more information.
Description
Subsurface Utility Engineering is a relatively new engineering process to accurately locate and map underground utilities during the early design of a highway project. The benefits include:
- Accurate and timely utility information to the roadway designer.
- Possible reduction in utility relocation costs by allowing the designer to make informed design decisions around potential utility conflicts.
- Possible reduction in unexpected conflicts with utilities which can cause construction delays, damages, service disruptions, claims, and even injuries or lost lives.
Current Program Status
There is on-line information for Consultants that are interested in becoming prequalified with the Department for SUE. Classification 5.08 has been added to our prequalification to cover SUE firms. Prequalification is required to be considered for a SUE Contract.
Future Requests for Summary of Qualifications will be published at the DOAS Procurement Site. Inquiries can be made to the State Subsurface Utilities Engineer.
Procedures For GDOT SUE Consultants
Listed below are procedures that are to be followed when performing SUE work for GDOT. These procedures have been put in place to ensure the following:
All SUE Consultants need to download the currentGDOT Microstation Workspace that includes several custom menus, cell libraries, and linestyles that are employed when preparing plans for the the Department. This setup will enable your firm to incorporate the standard GDOT line styles and cells required for all Department Project drawings. Also, all consultants need to download theDepartment's current Electronic Data Guidelines to ensure that all work is prepared in accordance to current GDOT Standards.
SUE Deliverable Checklist (doc) - This checklist shall be completed, certified, and submitted to the State Subsurface Utilities Engineer with all deliverables.
SUE Subconsultant Bi-Monthly Status Report (xls) - All SUE subconsultants shall submit this status report to ensure coordination with GDOT's Plan Development Process.
Avoiding Utility Project Impacts (GDOT Portion Only) (pdf) - This is the GDOT portion of the SUE Training entitled "Avoiding Utility Project Impacts". It contains information on identifying and requesting SUE Services, optimizing project development to avoid utility impacts, and a sample Conflict Matrix.
Conflict Matrix (xls) - This is a sample Conflict Matrix for the SUE Utility Impact Analysis.
Design Aids For GDOT SUE Consultants
Sample SUE Deliverables (dgns) - A zip file containing Sample SUE deliverables can be found on the GDOT FTP site. On the Electronic Plan Transfer page, scroll down and click on the icon for "Downloads for Utility Owners". The Sample SUE deliverables can be found in the folder "/SUE/SUESamples/" in the file SUESampleDeliverables.zip. Please copy and paste this file onto your computer before unzipping.
Contact our State Subsurface Utility Engineer for more information.