What to Ask Before You Hire an Underground Utility Drilling Company

A general contractor doesn’t lose a project because the utility bore failed. Most of the time, it’s because nobody asked the subcontractor the right questions before signing on. If you’re bringing in outside help for a directional bore, a trenching scope, or a conduit run, here’s what actually separates a solid utility drilling company from one that becomes your next change order.

Can They Run More Than One Crew at a Time?

Commercial schedules don’t wait for one drill rig to wrap before the next phase starts. If a company only fields a single crew, your project is competing with every other job on their board. Ask directly: how many crews are active right now, and can one be dedicated to your site without pushing everything else back?

Do They Locate Before They Drill, or After Something Goes Wrong?

Underground trenching companies that skip GPR utility locating are betting your job against whatever’s already buried on site — gas, fiber, an old line nobody mapped. A crew that runs GPR before the bore starts isn’t being extra careful for show. They’re avoiding the one mistake that stops a project cold: a struck line, a utility company on site, and a schedule that’s now somebody else’s problem too.

What Happens to the Surface When They’re Done?

Trenchless boring exists so the pavement, the landscaping, and the sidewalk in front of a building stay intact. If a company’s answer to restoration is vague, or open-cut trenching is their default even when the job doesn’t call for it, that’s worth a second look. Ask to see how a finished bore site actually looks: pavement uncut, ground level, nothing left to patch.

Are They Set Up Where Your Project Actually Is?

Florida and Georgia don’t run on identical rules, and requirements shift county to county. Confirm a company actually works the state and jurisdiction your project sits in before you assume they’re covered there. It’s a short question that saves a permitting headache later.

Boring, on Purpose

Boring Bros has run directional boring and underground utility work across Florida and Georgia since December 2021, with multiple crews able to run simultaneous jobs and GPR locating ahead of every bore. If you’ve got a project that needs a subcontractor who won’t be the reason your timeline slips, send us your utility plans or book a site walk — we’ll tell you straight whether trenchless is the right call for your site.

Call (954) 639-6167 to scope your project.