Open Cut - Utilities
Super Excavator's primary service is "open cut" trenching of Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, and Water main piping. We perform this service for Municipalities, Developers, and Industrial Sites. We will do this work in any type of ground condition and no job is too big.
The most common form of underground utility installation is open cut. Super Excavators began doing open cut work back in the 1950's. As technology has changed, so has the industry. From cable operated backhoes to hydraulics and from batter boards to using lasers, we have one of the finest labor forces in the state.
Key Benefits
- Provides a new piping system for the future
- Ability to replace older and smaller pipe with larger piping to increase capacity and life of system
- One of the most cost effective methods of installation new piping
Capabilities
Super Excavators has the ability to tackle projects from small to large and has bountiful resources to handle projects on a tight time frame. We currently run ten open cut crews, two mason crews, one testing crew, and two restoration crews. This combined with our management staff, allows us to keep projects on schedule and meet tough deadlines.
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Slip Lining
Slip lining is a form of rehabilitation of pipelines. We often perform this work for municipalities as a form of trench less rehabilitation. The project we had in Oshkosh in 1998 was a huge success. We slip lined approximately 3 miles of sanitary interceptor with Hobas Pipe varying in diameters from 36" to 54". We are currently working on a project for the MMSD called Clybourn Street MIS Rehab. Super X is installing approximately 12,000 lineal feet of 72" Hobas pipe on Clybourn.
Another form of trench less rehabilitation, slip lining allows you to do a full structural rehabilitation on an existing pipe. We recently concluded slip lining 15,000 lineal feet of RCP ranging in size from 42" through 60" in diameter. This was done by jacking Hobas Pipe and grouting it in place. We were able to jack up to 2,000 lineal feet of 48" on one location of this project.
Key Benefits
- Minimal impact on traffic
- Reduced surface disruption
- Often less expensive than open cut replacement
- Slip lining is usually cheaper than cured-in-place liners and produces a more reliable product
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Tunneling
Super Excavators began tunneling several years ago. When we began, it mostly involved hand mining tunnels. More recently we have done large scale projects using TBM's. (Tunnel Boring Machines) We completed a large project for the City of Kenosha in the early 1990's and a couple of projects for the City of Milwaukee in the late 1990's. Recently we completed a $13.7 million dollar project on Becher Street for the City of Milwaukee. The City of Brookfield was the first in North America to see a LOVAT MTS-1000 Microtunnel Machine. The project we completed in April of 2002 entailed installing 1900 lineal feet of 24" concrete pipe in four drives. The project ranged from 20-52 feet deep. Boulders were very prevalent on this project in the tunnel zone, but the MTS 1000 equipped with disc cutters and bullet teeth managed to mine it effectively.
We have experience in both soft ground and rock tunneling ranging in size from four foot diameter to eleven foot diameter. Ground conditions range from hard stiff clay to saturated sand/silt to dolomite at 18,000 psi. Tunnel lining applications include jacking pipe, pre-cast segmental lining, as well as ribs and lagging with reinforced concrete pipe lining grouted in place. We have installed 12,000 lineal feet of tunnel in the past three years.
Key Benefits
- Trench less Technology
- Less Disruption with traffic flows
- Reduced Restoration Costs
- Reduced disruption relocating existing utilities
- Ability to bore through all ground conditions
- Environmentally friendly
Capabilities
We have the ability to take on large scale projects and have proven expertise in handling unique sites with difficult ground conditions.
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Pipe Bursting
We are continuing our efforts to dive into the trench less technologies with Pipe Bursting. In Europe it is a very popular way to rehabilitate pipelines. Becoming more prominent here, we bursted a couple of thousand feet of 18" clay pipe in Green Bay and replaced it with a 22" O.D. HDPE pipe. The project was the first of its kind in Green Bay 
and was performed for the GBMSD.
Pipe bursting is a great method of rehabbing existing pipelines. It is accomplished by pulling a new pipe into an existing pipe statically or pneumatically. In order to have space to accommodate the new pipe, an expansion head is attached to the new pipe to lead the way through the existing pipe.
Key Benefits
- Lower surface restoration costs
- Reduced surface disruption
- Minimizes traffic disruption
- Unlike CIPP it gives you a new pipe which increase life of system
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Subdivisions & Developments
Need us to build your Industrial Park, subdivision, or perform site work, WE CAN DIG IT! From Miller Park and the Milwaukee Art Museum to developments in the Lake Country Area, Super X has been shaping Wisconsin's infrastructure for the last 52 years. Should you need a budget estimate or a price quote don't hesitate to contact us! Click here to view some of our past projects.
Super Excavators has built many subdivisions over the years. Some of the more prominent are The Preserve in Dousman, Steeplechase in Pewaukee, Tall Grass in Waukesha, Hawk's Nest in Delafield, and we are currently getting started on Tree Tops in Germantown.
Key Benefits
- 50 years of experience in construction of Underground Utilities
- One of the Largest Utility Contractors in the State of Wisconsin
- The ability to provide the owner consultation during the design process to help reduce costs
Capabilities
Super Excavators has the ability to tackle any size of project and excels at projects with tough site conditions. We also have the ability to staff projects with multiple crews if the site is large enough to allow it. We understand that time is of the essence on all projects and assist the owner in any way to expedite the project from conception to completion.
Vast Resources
Super Excavators has vast resources to handle all types of projects. We have the equipment and the personnel to handle projects with shallow to very deep cuts. We also have years of experience working in tough ground conditions such as high groundwater or areas with bedrock. Super Excavators has the largest excavator in the State of Wisconsin and can dig over 40' deep! The larger equipment can help get a development to completion much quicker due to higher efficiencies at greater depths.
Relationships
Super Excavators has been in building Wisconsin for over 50 years! Through the years we have developed a great reputation with local government and municipalities. These strong relationships help during the bidding and construction phases to work together to reduce development costs.
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