Underground Utilities

Underground Utility Services

Your underground utility contractor in Chicago

At Sharlen Electric, our underground utility contracting division is highly regarded throughout the Chicago and Northwest Indiana areas. Our underground utility capabilities are maintained completely in house, and our company owns all of the heavy equipment needed to handle the full range of trenching, directional boring, and duct bank projects in our area.

We have a team of underground utility experts who have all of the education, training, and real-world experience necessary to complete these challenging and often dangerous projects. Our in-house fleet of heavy-duty machinery and equipment includes backhoes, front-end loaders, trenchers, dump trucks, and boring equipment, enabling our crews to perform underground utility projects without having to rent machinery or hire out the work. This makes us one of the most capable and responsive underground utility contractors in Chicago and throughout the region.

Trenching

Accessing underground electrical, communications, and plumbing utilities in the Chicago area can be a huge challenge. Our crews know how to locate and excavate all types of underground utilities while making sure to minimize any disruptions in even the most developed areas.

Directional Boring

We have some of the most cutting-edge directional boring equipment available, and our expert boring units are capable of boring holes variable sizes up to 48 inches in diameter and from 600 to 800 feet in length per day, running any kind of cabling with virtually no disturbance to the surface.

Duct Banks

When the job requires moving a extensive amounts of earth and opening up large or long trenches, Sharlen Electric can handle it with our in-house crews and company-owned equipment. Our expertise in trenching and conduit installation enables us to deliver quality and value in duct bank installation projects of nearly any size or scope.

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