Answers to the questions we get asked most. If yours isn't here, call us at (720) 338-8951, Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm.
Licensing, Experience & References
UES Construction is licensed and insured, has been in business for 31 years, and provides references and proof of coverage on request.
Is UES Construction licensed and insured?
Yes. We're licensed and insured for all the work we perform, and we can provide current certificates before work begins. If your project requires us to be named on a certificate of insurance, that's standard practice for us.
How long has UES Construction been in business?
31 years. We've been doing excavation and utility work in Colorado since the early 1990s, through every kind of soil, weather, and market this state can throw at a contractor.
Can you provide references?
Yes, references are available on request. You can also read our client reviews and browse the project gallery to see recent work.
Who manages my project day to day?
You'll work with one of our two project managers, Michael or John. You get a single point of contact from kickoff to closeout, and when you call with a question, you're talking to someone who has actually been on your site.
Project Scope & Capabilities
What size projects does UES Construction handle?
No job is too big or too small. The same crews that handle multi-phase directional drilling projects will also pothole a single utility crossing. Some of our longest client relationships started with a small job.
What services do you self-perform?
Excavation, hydro excavation, directional drilling, concrete, asphalt, electrical, aerial and underground cable placement, fiber splicing and testing, EV charger installation, hardscaping, and snow removal. Because we self-perform, there are fewer subcontractors on your schedule and fewer handoffs where things slip.
How far will you travel for a project?
We work a three-state radius around Colorado. Home base is Aurora, and most of our work runs through the Denver metro, from Arvada to Castle Rock and Boulder to Colorado Springs. Regional utility and fiber projects regularly take us across state lines.
What equipment do you run?
Whatever the job calls for. We match equipment to site access, soil conditions, and production targets at the estimate stage, so you'll see what we plan to run and why before we break ground.
Do you handle debris removal?
Yes. Spoils, demo material, and construction debris leave with us when the job wraps up.
Underground Utility & Fiber Work
When do you recommend directional drilling over open-cut excavation?
When the surface matters. Directional drilling installs conduit and utilities under roads, landscaping, rail, and live traffic without cutting them open. Open-cut bids can look cheaper until you add surface restoration and traffic control, so if your route crosses anything expensive to restore, it's worth pricing the bore.
What is hydro excavation, and when is it the right call?
Hydro excavation digs with pressurized water and vacuum extraction instead of bucket teeth, which makes it the safest method around buried utilities. We use it for daylighting existing lines, potholing crossings before a bore, and digging in congested utility corridors.
Do you splice and test fiber in-house?
Yes. We handle placement, splicing, and testing under one contract. When one company owns the span end to end, a failed test gets fixed instead of argued about.
Permits, Estimates & Cost
Do you pull the permits?
Yes, we handle permit acquisition for our scope of work, and we coordinate utility locates through Colorado 811 before any ground disturbance.
What does excavation cost?
Every job is priced individually. The main cost drivers are site access, soil conditions and rock, depth and utility congestion, restoration scope, traffic control requirements, and haul distance for spoils. When you compare bids, check that each one carries the same restoration and traffic control assumptions.
How do your estimates work?
We walk the site, confirm what's underground before we price what's above it, and give you an estimate you can hold us to. If conditions change once we're digging, you hear about it the same day, with the cost and schedule impact spelled out.
Working With Us
Do I need to be on site while you work?
No. Most of our commercial clients aren't. You'll have your project manager's direct line and regular updates. Site visits are always welcome, just never required.
What are your hours?
Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm. Closed Sunday. The six-day week helps keep schedule-critical utility and fiber work on track.
Do you warranty your work?
Yes, one year on our workmanship. If something we built fails within that window, we come back and make it right.
Still Have Questions?
Call (720) 338-8951, Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, or request an estimate and we'll walk your site with you.
