Renewable Energy

Last year, 18% of all electricity generated in the United States was  generated by renewable resources such as wind, solar,  and  water-generated power plants.  Over the next 30 years,  it’s  said that renewable energy sources  could  make up 40% of all generated electricity in the United States. As this trend continues,  we will continue to be an industry leader  in providing  the most accurate  results when locating utilities, scanning concrete and inspecting sewer and water pipes.  Our proven track record of success on projects across the nation has produced a high level of confidence with our clients.  We are trusted to provide the highest level of information regarding underground facilities and pipelines during the entire construction process. This includes crane walks and the lay-down yard, transmission line installation, collection line installation, distribution line installation, and even support during the operation and maintenance phase (one-call utility locating).

For over a decade,  GPRS has built upon the foundation of consistency and excellence in the Renewable Energy sector. We have completed hundreds of wind (utility-scale) and solar projects in all stages of project development and construction. With the recent expansion of the EV-charging network,  we’ve worked with major companies such as Tesla,  ChargePoint, EVgo, and Electrify America  to provide underground utility locates using the most reliable scanning technology available.  On all of our Renewable Energy projects, we  proudly  offer  a  comprehensive range of reporting options, from marks on the ground, to a basic field sketch,  satellite image overlays, or  an AutoCAD report that pinpoints buried electrical, water, gas, communication, sewer and storm drain lines.

SOLAR ENERGY

Whether in the planning, design, construction or O&M phase, GPRS can reduce your risk when excavating. Our utility locating and mapping services can be performed prior to large-scale photovoltaic power station installations, canopy-mounted solar panel applications, along transmission and distribution lines, and even on rooftop direct-mounts.

WIND ENERGY

GPRS is trusted to provide the highest level of information regarding underground facilities and pipelines during the entire wind farm installation process, from design phase to the O&M phase. Our detailed utility maps provide the information needed to limit design changes and change orders in addition to costly utility and oil & gas pipeline strikes.

EV CHARGING STATIONS

Striking utilities while installing charging stations can be costly, dangerous, and harmful to a company’s reputation. GPRS minimizes the risk of subsurface damage and maximizes your efforts to confirm the viability and placement of your desired EV charging location. Join us in the pursuit of 100% subsurface damage prevention and make GPRS your utility scanning company.

ONE-CALL SERVICES

GPRS exceeds industry performance when it comes to the accuracy of underground utility locating. Our team can continue the support of your project by crafting a one-call program for when the project transitions to the O&M phase. Whether supporting locating tickets for assets on public or private property, GPRS is a clear choice for damage prevention.

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John Incorvaia

Market Segment Leader – Renewables

john.incorvaia@gprsinc.com 419-377-8415

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CUSTOM SERVICE PLANS

Rather than send a rigid rate sheet to prospective clients, GPRS can create a customized service plan. We take into account our industry experience, national footprint, and operational/scheduling capacity to craft a customized plan just for you.

Scheduling

With one single point of contact for you company, GPRS can schedule utility locating, video pipe inspection, and concrete scanning projects for your site with one simple phone call. Gone is the need to call multiple service providers across a region or nationally. GPRS has Project Managers in every major market in the US and our single point of contact will simplify your scheduling process.

Pricing

GPRS understands that clear, understandable, and consistent pricing is a big deal. Our nationwide footprint allows us to streamline our costs on a nationwide basis, we are sure to craft a cost structure that makes sense for the scope of work. Rather than send a blanket rate sheet, we consultaively compose pricing plans for each project.

Approach

Every campus, site and facility have different challenges. Since our inception, GPRS has completed hundreds of thousands of projects and relies on that experience when crafting a site-specific plan for safety, scanning and reporting. With the SIM Specification as our guide, we will craft an individualized approach to each and every project. From facility mapping, locating prior to excavation, to performing one-call locating - GPRS will perform the right service for your scope of work.

One Call Program

GPRS exceed industry performance when it comes to the accuracy of our utility locating. Our team of Project Managers can continue the support of your project by crafting a one-call program from when your project transitions to the O&M phase.

Public Property

Damage prevention is critical when excavating in a public right-of-way. Using the 811, call before you dig system, is an essential step to take when trying to avoid underground utility strikes. It's the law! GPRS is able to contract and perform one-call type utility locating for your underground assets.

Private Property

A utility locate on private property is not complete until a private utility locator like GPRS has been called to comprehensively locate the entire campus. GPRS can create a one-call type program for your facility or campus in the case that you have utilities that lie within public property.

Embedment

Our highly trained Project Managers have extensive experience locating utilities at compressor stations, pump/lift stations, terminal facilities, tank farms, pipeline mapping, pipe installation (all midstream activities) as well as oil well drilling, refineries, petrochemical plants, and more. Our schedule is at your disposal, there is familiarity with site intricacies, and we can manage as-built drawings for the entire site.

As-Built Drawings

As-built utility drawings don't always show the current underground conditions of a site. Drawings that are produced in the design-phase of a project don't always reflect the exact location of underground utilities. Over time, due to renovations, repairs, and additions, as-built drawings become out of date. GPRS PMs are able to update as-built drawings so that they reflect the actual vertical and horizontal position of underground facilities.

CASE STUDY

SUPPORTING THE 5G EXPANSION

Recently, Ground Penetrating Radar Services was asked to assist in the site acquisition and design process for 189 small cell sites in Miami, Florida. GPRS Project Managers needed to locate all utilities within a 30’ radius around each proposed pole location. The project manager was able to provide paint on the ground, pin flags, pictures, and a site map of the utilities found with measurements from the curb to each of the underground utilities.

DISPATCHING AND LOCATING

For this job we were given all 189 small cell sites in one batch to complete as soon as possible. Given that we have team members nationwide and several in the Miami market we were up for the task. When our client released the proposed node locations, they sent the coordinates of the proposed node location along with any other pertinent information that would be needed in the post-utility locate report, map, and utility drawing. Our Operations and Deliverables team was able to create a custom service plan that addressed the specific project needs – including our final map/drawing. Our custom service plan allowed our team to mobilize, complete the underground locating and deliver a detailed report of our findings all within the requested timeline.

DELIVERABLES AND REPORTING

To ensure clear communication for these 5G sites, GPRS was able to deliver utility markings on the ground, pin flags, a Job Summary report, pictures of the site after the utility locating was complete, measurements from the curb to the utility and finally a map with that information overlaid onto a satellite image. After performing the locate, the Job Summary, pictures from the site and utility map are delivered to the client. This level of communication ensures that damage prevention is achieved and that there is clear communication about the location of underground facilities prior to design or excavation.

WHY GPRS

Over the last two years we've been helping to streamline the design and installation of new 5G nodes. Although the 811 system can be utilized in the ROW there are many benefits to utilizing a private locating service as well. Clients are utilizing GPRS to increase utility locating accuracy, faster response time, finding utility depths, special reporting, and the consultative approach we take from being the leaders in the industry. Let’s get to work!

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