LOCATERS CAN HELP YOU PROTECT AND MANAGE THE UNDERGROUND ASSETS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF YOUR PROJECT:

PRE-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY

• Utility surveying and drafting
• Utility management advice and scoping

DURING CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY

• Locating underground services
• Mapping service as builts
• Coordinating permits to excavate
• Coordinating external providers

POST-CONSTRUCTION

• Drawing as builts
• Maintenance
• Rework

Return on investment

The cost of engaging Locaters to provide a thorough upfront investigations is easily recouped and saved many times over in the execution of a project.

Accreditation

Locaters are certified to AS/NZS 4801:2001 for safety and to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 for quality.

Membership

Locaters are on RailCorp and RTA Panels for Locating and Surveying. They are also a founding member of the National Utilities Locating Contractors Association (NULCA), the organisation committed to improving the quality of locating services provided to industry.

Locaters have a multidisciplinary team comprised of civil engineers, locaters, project managers, building construction supervisors and surveyors. Locaters offer a thorough and professional service investigation package combining electronic tracing, surveying, drafting and utility management systems under the one banner.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY 

During the pre-construction and design phase Locaters can undertake utility surveying and drafting, and provide consultation on the best way to manage the underground services.

Locaters generate service plans for construction in preparation for civil works, road redesign, rehabilitation and service realignments. They also deliver detailed site surveys to major infrastructure organisations to enable their designers to navigate the often-complex network of underground services.

By incorporating utility management into the design and scoping phase, you can develop more meaningful budgets and avoid future delays and costly rework.

DURING CONSTRUCTION - Locating, Surveying, Drafting, Coordination

Locaters employ the most up-to-date electronic equipment for locating underground pipes and cables including electrical fault-finding equipment, CCTV push cameras, tracing lines, ground penetrating radar and other specialised tools.

Locaters has established good relationships within the various service providers including telecommunication, power and utility companies, giving them ready access to public and private utility plans and specific assistance.

Locaters use high productivity, peak performance surveying and drafting equipment, such as the Robotic Total Station, in conjunction with specialised software to produce high quality drawings on real coordinates.



When complementary or alternative services are required to complete a locating and surveying project. Locaters can coordinate the necessary service providers such as specialists in ground-penetrating radar, vacuum excavation, slab x-ray, leak detection and thermal imaging.

POST-CONSTRUCTION

Following the initial construction phase, maintenance and/or rework, Locaters can provide as-built drawings to ensure the assets are protected into the future of the site.