4M Analytics software

Reliable, up-to-date, and comprehensive utility data for your project needs. Good utility data is the basis for interacting safely and successfully with buried infrastructure, whether that means planning and designing a new project, constructing or maintaining utilities or the areas around them, or managing or assessing sites in the public right of way or private ownership.

Prevent delays, unnecessary changes, and last-minute utility discoveries. Utility coordination is necessary to protect physical infrastructure and maintain essential services before, during, and after construction. Utility coordination deals with any conflicts that arise between existing facilities and future plans, as well as with any issues related to safety or environmental regulations. Accurate information about subsurface utilities is crucial for a coordinated response to utility issues. Without good utility coordination, there are significant risks posed to the success of a project in terms of schedule delays, budget overruns, and frustration among stakeholders as well as local communities.

Avoid utility conflicts with early prevention and continuous coordination. Good management of utility conflicts is the key to executing a project with greater cost-schedule certainty and less inconvenience or interruption of service to the local area. Utility conflicts can arise at any time throughout the project timeline, from planning to post-construction, between an existing utility and a planned or ongoing design or construction process, as well as between an on-site process and regulations for utility accommodation, permitting, or safety and accessibility.

Construct confidence and perform due diligence with utility mapping. Most projects include a variety of utility locating processes by different stakeholders throughout the project timeline. Utility verification or quality assurance is a way to ensure that utility information derived from different sources is accurate, consistent, and comprehensive.