For over 30-years General Excavating has specialized in the construction of site utilities. We have successfully installed thousands of feet of water, storm, and sanitary pipe. Our preconstruction services help minimize potential problems for private and public clients. Get your project off to a great start and let General Excavating be YOUR "UNDERGROUND" PARTNER.
LOCATION: Northeast Community College
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Kingery Construction Co.
ENGINEER: Olsson
SCOPE: General Excavating provided a number of below-grade infrastructure improvements as well as a new sports courts, new parking, and several other recreation enhancements on Northeast Community College’s campus in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Location: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
General Contractor: Hausmann Construction
Engineer: Olsson
SCOPE: General Excavating provided site utilities work for the new facility. This project will include two practice gyms for each team, locker rooms, athletic therapy rooms, and coaching offices once complete.
Location: Lincoln Nebraska
Owner: Nebraska Wesleyan University
General Contractor: Sampson Construction
Engineer: Olsson Associates
Scope: Work on the new building at NWU included relocating existing utilities and installing a new water main, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and associated work.
Location: Omaha, NE
Owner: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Engineer: Grunwald Mechanical Contractors
Scope: The University of Nebraska Medical Center Jones and 39th Street Utilities Expansion is another example of hydronic piping projects completed by General Excavating throughout the area. General Excavating assisted on the construction of steam and chilled water, vaults, and associated work as a subcontractor to Grunwald Mechanical. This project will extend UNMC's Central Utility Plant's ability to serve the new Sterile Processing Facility and potential growth beyond.
Location: Omaha, NE
Owner: University of Nebraska Medical Center
General Contractor: Kiewit Building Group
Scope: The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at UNMC is designed to be one of the nation's most comprehensive cancer centers. Working as a subcontractor to the Kiewit Building Group, General Excavating's scope of work included the construction of sanitary sewer, storm sewer, excavation for hydronic piping, pedestrian tunnel, electrical duct bank and all associated work. This project was recognized for contruction excellence at the 2016 AGC Build Nebraska Awards Event.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Subcontracted to: H&S Plumbing and Heating
Scope: General Excavating installed 42” ductile iron pipe as part of an upgrade at the city campus utility plant, as well as constructing a valve vault, restored the site, and completed appurtenant work.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
General Contractor: Kiewit Building Group
Scope: The Central Renewable Energy System Project captures effluent from the City of Lincoln's Theresa Street Wastewater Treatmwent Facility normally discharged into Salt Creek. Through a series of pumps, pipes, and valves, this system will send the treated water to Innovation Campus to be used to heat and cool the buildings currently under construction. General Excavating installed over 10,000' of 30" ductile iron pipe, valves and appertenant work.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Engineer: EA Engineering Science and Technology, Inc.
Scope: General Excavating repaired miscellaneous concrete structures, regraded sloughed banks, placed rip rap and associated work.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Engineer: Schemmer Associates
Scope: Construction of steam and condensate lines, steam vaults, and associated work. General Excavating proposed precast manholes in lieu of cast in place to accelerate the construction schedule which limited impact on university students and city traffic. General Excavating also utilized directional boring of 14th street instead of open cutting which limited the closure of an important campus roadway.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: District Energy Corporation
Engineer: Farris Engineering
Scope: Construction of nearly 8,000 feet of HDPE and steel piping vaults, electrical duct bank, dewatering, site restoration, and associated work to service development in Lincoln's growing Haymarket District.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: Duncan Aviation
General Contractor: Tectonic Management Group
Scope: Construction of site utilities including water, storm, sanitary, site restoration and appurtenant work on Duncan Aviation's Paint Hangar Expansion Project.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: Continental Properties
General Contractor: Summit Contractors
Scope: Construction of nearly 1,800 feet of sanitary sewer, 5,600 feet of storm sewer, 1,600 feet of water mains and appurtenant work to service a new apartment complex in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: District Energy Corporation
Sub Contracted to: The Waldinger Corporation
Scope: Excavate and backfill for geothermal heating and cooling mains for the new Lancaster County Jail.
Location: Hallam, NE
Owner: Nebraska Public Power District
Engineer: Olsson Associates
Scope: Connection of raw water tank outside the building with new 20" HDPE to the main suction header pipe inside the building and associated work at NPPD's Hallam Power Generating Station.
Location: Various
Owner: Omaha Public Power District
Engineer: OPPD
Scope: General Excavating worked with the Omaha Public Power District on the expansion of existing substations in Nebraska City and Omaha and on the construction of new substations in Papillion and Gretna. Precision concrete work is one of the primary components on these projects as pier foundations are augered, steel baskets placed, anchor bolts set, concrete poured and finished to within 1/8" of compliance. Other work included building the foundations for buswork, transformers, breakers, installing cable trench, manholes, and associated work.
Location: Eagle Butte, SD
Owner: Flintco Construction
Sub Contracted to: Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating
Scope: Construction of nearly 13,000 feet of water mains, 11,000 feet of sanitary sewer mains, site restoration, and associated work. Nearly 3,000 feet of the installation was at depths of 18 to 26 feet.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Engineer: Intuition & Logic
Scope: The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Stevens Creek Capital Improvement Projects #3 and #4, specified constructing a number of rock grade control structures, channel stabilization features, live stake plantings, site restoration and associated work. This work was designed to improve the hydraulic performance of Stevens Creek.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Owner: City of Lincoln
Engineer: Olsson Associates
Scope: Construction of nearly 6,200 feet of 24" sanitary sewer, manholes, site restoration, and appurtenant work. Approximately 3,000 feet of the installation was over 30 feet deep.
