In renewable construction, what’s hiding underground can determine whether a project finishes on time and on budget —
or spirals beyond the deep end of the spreadsheet. A single utility conflict can stop construction for days or weeks, escalating cost and workforce issues. That’s why early locating is so critical, and allows contractors to identify conflicts before excavation, adjust designs, coordinate relocations, and sequence work efficiently.
With a proven approach and highly experienced crews, BLVD gets below the surface of your projects, protecting high-value energy infrastructure while accelerating project schedules and improving design accuracy.
In this way — and across more than 9,000+ miles for wind farms projects and 11,250+ acres for solar generation sites — utility locating is not just a compliance step under BLVD’s watch. We treat it as it should be: a critical risk-management and project-delivery function that enables you to build solar, wind, battery, and transmission projects safely and efficiently.
Why BLVD?
Turnkey Delivery: From pre-planning through construction and post-construction maintenance — including 811 services on the farms — we’ll be with you every step of the way while maintaining subsurface integrity.
First Line of Defense: With so much that can go sideways on the typical renewable infrastrucuture project, BLVD has positioned itself as a reliable first line of defense for wind and solar trenching. It’s the peace of mind you need when imagining what can go awry for your renewable projects across thousands of feet of trenching, drilling, pile driving, and grading.
A Growing Toolkit: We are constantly looking at new technologies and equipment and evolving our approach to enhance our quality of service.
Expedited Response Times: We respond to most quote requests within an hour. For more complex scopes, responses may take several hours — at most. Then there’s our speed to market; we’ll have multiple team members with boots on the ground within 1-2 days for urgent projects.
Elevated Experience: Our team members’ average experience is 7.5 years of hands-on utility location. Plus, our Project Managers have received specialized training for renewable projects. Finally, because our people stay, we continuously invest in developing their capabilities — strengthening quality, safety, and pride in craftsmanship.
Tailored Deliverables: We customize deliverables to align with project scope — right-sizing data without overwhelming stakeholders. This includes GPS mapping on every project, CAD deliverables at no additional charge, and real-time updates and progress reports from the field.
Optimal Accuracy: Our uncompromising quality assurance process is designed to achieve 99.9% investigation accuracy.
Trust the Process
While we can adapt our processes as needed, a typical renewable project follows these steps:
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1. Intake and scope alignment
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2. Records, research, and utility outreach
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3. Field investigation including real-time GIS capture
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4. Data integration + QA/QC
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5. Dissemination of final deliverable(s)
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6. Ongoing Crew Support
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Contact:
Josh Dotson
Vice President
(567) 277-1977
jd@blvdus.com
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"We enjoy working with BLVD. They are able to handle our requests expeditiously and efficiently, nationwide. Their responsiveness is top notch throughout the project process. One of the best in the industry."Chris Foley, Westwood Professional Services