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14 Years
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Emergency
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Expert Subsurface Utility Engineering & Coordination Services
Founded in 2012, Rios Group has established itself as a leader in Subsurface Utility Engineering and Utility Coordination across Texas. Our minority-woman-owned firm is driven by a mission to deliver high-quality, responsive results through exceptional communication and collaboration. With offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, we serve public and private clients statewide. Our team of 108 professionals leverages decades of combined expertise to tackle complex utility challenges on civil infrastructure projects. Recognized by Oncor and local governments for excellence, we prioritize precision and reliability, adhering to ASCE standards and state accommodation rules.Our ownership of specialized equipmentgeophysical tools, vacuum excavators, and moreensures accurate utility mapping and conflict resolution. With experience across 23 TxDOT districts, we transform potential project disruptions into seamless outcomes, saving time and costs. Our commitment to proactive problem-solving and client-focused solutions reflects our core values of integrity and accountability, ensuring every project stays on schedule and within budget.
Services
Subsurface Utility Engineering
Utility Coordination
Transportation Projects
Water Transmission
Municipal Infrastructure
Electric Transmission
Facility Development
Rail Projects
Airport Services
Drainage Systems
Details
- Year established: 2012
Highlights and features
- Our team owns specialized SUE equipment for accurate utility mapping.
- We've completed 9 million linear feet of SUE services and 25,000 QLA test holes.
- Utility Coordinators include former TxDOT and utility owner employees.
- Proven success across 23 TxDOT districts and 25+ major Texas cities.
- Minority-woman-owned firm with state-specific community expertise.
Services
Subsurface Utility Engineering
Our Subsurface Utility Engineering follows ASCE 38-22 standards to map existing underground utilities across all quality levels (QLD-QLA). Using geophysical tools, ground-penetrating radar, and vacuum excavation, we identify conflicts and provide 3D utility data. This prevents costly delays in transportation, water, and municipal projects by ensuring precise utility locations for design teams.
Utility Coordination
Our Utility Coordination resolves conflicts between infrastructure projects and existing utilities. Led by former TxDOT and utility professionals, we facilitate stakeholder communication, prepare conflict matrices, and ensure compliance with state rules. This minimizes disruptions for clients working on roadways, airports, and municipal systems across Texas.
Transportation Projects
We support transportation projects like highways, rail, and airports through utility conflict resolution. Our services cover TxDOT districts and MPOs statewide, handling major corridor programs and transit expansions. By coordinating with agencies like DART and CapMetro, we maintain schedule integrity for complex infrastructure developments.
Water Transmission
Our water transmission expertise ensures utility conflicts are resolved for large-diameter water lines and wastewater systems. We've worked on projects like the 48-inch RAW water line in Jefferson County, providing precise mapping and coordination to prevent service interruptions during critical municipal upgrades.
Municipal Infrastructure
We specialize in municipal street, drainage, and sewer upgrades for cities like Fort Worth and Austin. Our team handles utility adjustments for urban renewal projects, school construction, and flood mitigation systems, ensuring minimal disruption to public services during construction phases.
Questions
What is Subsurface Utility Engineering?
Subsurface Utility Engineering maps underground utilities using geophysical tools and vacuum excavation to prevent conflicts during infrastructure projects.
How do you help avoid project delays?
We identify utility conflicts early and coordinate with stakeholders to resolve issues before construction begins.
What geographic areas do you cover?
We operate across Texas, with offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
Which industries do you serve?
Transportation, water transmission, municipal infrastructure, electric distribution, and facility development sectors.
What makes your utility coordination unique?
Our team includes former TxDOT and utility employees who understand regulatory requirements and stakeholder communication needs.
What project sizes do you handle?
We work on projects of all sizes, from small municipal repairs to large transportation corridors spanning multiple counties.
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