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Pre-engineering locates
Expert subsurface utility locating performed early, before design locks, to prevent costly on-site conflicts.
Mapping and pre-engineering
Engineering-grade utility data before you design.
CLI provides the subsurface utility data that de-risks a project before it is built. The team mapped the entire city of St. Catharines in 3 months, runs active operations in Oakville, and is expanding into Mississauga.
20,000addresses mapped in 3 months
QL-BSUE quality level deliverable
RTKGlobeSurv precision in the field
Permanentlegally defensible site record
Pre-engineering services
The services behind a predictable build.
Six connected services carry a project from the first locate to a CAD-ready deliverable.
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Pre-engineering mapping
Field locate data digitally mapped and drawn into clear, actionable plans for the whole team.
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Topographic surveys
Surface detail captured to support the design and the subsurface record.
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Landbase mapping
The base mapping layer that ties the utility data to the real property fabric.
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Drilling route guidance
Route guidance that helps directional drilling avoid the utilities already mapped.
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CAD services
CAD deliverables for all of the above, ready for your design environment.
Where we are working
St. Catharines mapped. Oakville active. Mississauga next.
CLI mapped the entire city of St. Catharines, 20,000 addresses, in 3 months. Active operations continue in Oakville, and expansion into Mississauga is underway. Each program leaves the owner a permanent, legally defensible site record.
- Identify utility conflicts before you break ground
- Prevent costly on-site delays and work stoppages
- A permanent, legally defensible site record
Field technology
Powered by GlobeSurv.
Field crews carry GlobeSurv™. It is a rugged handheld device with RTK-level accuracy, so the utility data meets engineering standards. The data goes from the field into your GIS, with 3D pipeline visualization and dynamic mapping in your asset management system. The device works online and offline and uploads direct to the server, so the crew can record data anywhere.
- RTK-level accuracy to engineering standards
- Field-to-GIS integration with 3D visualization
- Online and offline capture with direct server uploads
Subsurface investigation
Investigation depth when the project needs it.
Delivered with our sister company Tierra Geomatic. CLI remains the named, accountable provider.
SUE
SUE investigations
SUE site investigations from Quality Level D through Level A, including test pitting for Standard A with full reporting.
Scan
GPR scanning
Ground-penetrating radar scanning where the record needs confirmation below the surface.
Inspect
CCTV inspection
CCTV inspection with NASSCO-standard reporting for sanitary and sewer lines, public and private, including sanitary lateral inspections for the City of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo.
Inspect
Manhole and invert inspections
Invert and manhole inspections reported to NASSCO standard.
Confirm
Dye testing
Dye testing and pipe-flow confirmation on public and private piping.
Private
Private locates and fault finding
Private locates for water, propane, septic, parking-lot lighting, natural gas, and communication cables, plus private hydro fault finding.
One accountable provider from the field to the file.
Mapping, investigation, and locate records connect through Locatorbase, so the data your engineers design against matches the record your crews dig against.
Before the design locks
Bring the project area and the data requirement.
Tell CLI the project area, the deliverable format, and the quality level the design needs.