Gas
Distribution

Need repairs, maintenance or improvement to gas infrastructure? We have the equipment and expert technicians to help take you end-to-end.

  • 1. Project Management

    Our team of experts will help you solve even the most challeging site situations.  

    • Site Inspection and assessment 
    • Project plan and timeline
    • Apply LEAN Thinking to eliminate wait times, duplication of work, and reduce costs to customer
    • Coordinate with other service providers
    • Monitor work execution and schedules
    • Provide updates on job site progress
    • Debrief project completion 

  • 2. Site Preparation

    • Obtain locates or use alternate locates agreements
    • Obtain required permitting  
    • Homeowner notifications when required  
    • Site hazard identification and mitigation planning 
    • Traffic control and other pedestrian signage

  • 3. Hydro Excavation

    • Safe and precise hydro excavation to expose underground utilities
    • Large fleet of custom built hydrovacs with the latest technologies, optimized for fuel and operating efficiencies
    • NextGen hydrovacs are whisper quiet reducing perceived noise levels by 100%
    • Fully MTO compliant 
    • Serving communities in the GTA, Oshawa, Hamilton, Cambridge, Kitchener, Barrie, and surrounding areas
    • Dry vacuum excavation capabilities

  • 4. Repair, Renew and Improve

    Ontario Excavac provides support for renewal and improvement projects including:

    • Complete excavation & restoration for gas service replacements

    • Cross bore investigation and repair 


  • 5. Restoration

    OE takes pride in making excavation look like it never happened. We fully restore the ground surface to look as good or better than before.

    • Holes are often filled with OE’s recycled premium sand product from our on-premises hydrovac soil recycling facility. 
    • Flagstone
    • Patio stone
    • Interlocking brick
    • Concrete
    • Asphalt
    • Wooden decking
    • Soft surface reseeding or re-sodding of grass
    • OE’s diverse fleet and equipment include:
    • On-demand u-fill concrete trucks
    • Stone slingers 
    • Dump trucks
    • Hot asphalt trucks
    • Road Saws
    • Coring Truck
    • Other support vehicles that enable us to perform our work quickly and effectively

  • 6. Disposal and Recycling

    OE’s on-premises soil recycling facility turns hydrovac waste into reusable products that are safe for the environment:

    • MOECP approved, Central GTA facility
    • Quick and safe unloading of materials
    • Rigorous tracking, tracing, and testing system for contamination
    • 1,500+ tonnes of sand reclaimed per year
    • 100,000+ of gravel, sand and clay diverted from land fill
    • 19+ million litres of water are recycled and reused
    • Premium pipe bedding material available
    • 40% reduction in travel costs
    • 30% reduction in carbon emissions from reduced travel

From Digging to Disposal We've Got You Covered

Gas Distribution

Experience You Can Count On

OE's responsive and knowledgeable team of experts are ready to provide a broad range of support services for renewal and improvement projects including:

Main Replacement

Amp riser replacement

Valve clean-outs and repairs

Cut-off at main

Anode Replacement

Service relay replacement using trenchless technologies

Damage response

Workers setting up a temporary structure in a hole

Our team of experts will ensure that your project is completed safely, efficiently, and at the lowest overall cost to you.

Productivity

50%

Increased productivity with sequential workflow model

Expertise

Amps replaced per crew/per day on average

8+

safety

100%

Employee safety training