Overhead Transmission Construction

AUI Power's safe, skilled, and highly productive overhead workforce stands ready to serve our customers' transmission construction and maintenance needs.

We stand ready to perform any project by maintaining barehead bucket trucks up to 150′, cranes, vibratory caisson drivers, and a large fleet of low ground pressure tracked cranes, derricks, buckets, and marsh machines, as well as composite and wood matting and bridging services.

AUI Power’s Overhead Transmission Services Include

  • NERC Remediation
  • Bare-Hand Services
  • System Hardening
  • Reconductoring, OPGW & ADSS Stringing
  • Switch Adjustment/Repair
  • 69 kV to 500 kV Rebuilds/New Line Construction
  • Line Relocations
  • Priority Repair P10-P40 Support
  • Constructability Reviews
  • Resagging & Tower Raising
  • Civil Construction
  • River Crossings
  • Foundation Installations
  • Structure Fabrication/Alteration/Welding
  • Structure Installations

Substation & Switchyard Construction

AUI Power construction teams can install new traditional substations and renewable substation collector systems, as well as upgrade and retrofit existing utilities.
AUI Power has built a reputation as the go-to company for substation construction. When safe, quality, and reliable work is necessary for the success of your project, let AUI Power's years of experience in substation maintenance and construction work for you.

Our Substation & Switchyard Services Include

  • Turnkey Construction
  • 4 kV to 500kV
  • Breakers & Replacements
  • Capacitor Bank Install
  • Trenway Install
  • Switches
  • Bus Installations & Replacements
  • Transformer Installations
  • Foundations
  • Control House Construction & Wiring
  • Site Work & Grading
  • Steel Structure Installations
  • Insulators & Changeouts
  • Duct Banks
  • Cable Trough
  • Fence Construction
  • Civil Construction

Substation Foundations

Our substation field construction crews are capable of setting foundations for substation structures, as well as monopole structures outside substations. These services include new construction and also repair of foundations that have degraded or require fixes to prevent further damage. For more information about our substation foundation services, reach out to our office, and we’ll get you in touch with our substation construction department.

In Addition to Our Substation & Switchyard Construction Services, AUI Offers Substation Fencing.

A robust physical perimeter is crucial to strengthening the security of high-risk facilities. Our permanent perimeter solutions give you peace of mind by preventing unauthorized access or harm to your people and assets.

With the growing threat of sabotage, criminal activity, and terrorism, substations and utility facilities are increasingly vulnerable. In addition to the security of your site, fencing is the first line of defense against unauthorized access by the public, animals, or other wildlife.

Our fencing solutions can be paired with other security measures, such as:

  • Detection Systems
  • Lights
  • Cameras
  • Invisible Security Solutions

Underground Distribution Construction

AUI Power offers a wide variety of underground services for electric utility providers and other contractors.

AUI Power has positioned itself as a leader in the expanding field of underground distribution installation. AUI Power has the experience, equipment, and professionalism to guarantee a successful execution of your project.

Underground Distribution Services Offered

  • 4 kV to 34 kV
  • Directional Drilling
  • Subdivisions
  • Feeders
  • Secondary URD
  • Meter Installations/Replacement
  • Switch Installations/Replacement
  • Pad Mount Transformers
  • Risers
  • Cable Splicing
  • Terminations
  • Hydro-Excavation
  • Duct Banks
  • Conduit
  • Overhead/Underground Conversions
  • Bore Scoping Inspections

Overhead Distribution Construction

AUI Power has many years of experience in handling power lines, from new construction to repair and maintenance.

AUI Power handles road-widening projects for distribution relocation, reconductor work, overhead and underground distribution systems for new subdivisions, pole changeouts and rebuilds, reconductor work, and street lighting and can work on projects in secured properties, such as military facilities, airports, seaports, oil and gas fields, petrochemical facilities, power generation, and refineries.

AUI Power’s crews are ready to mobilize for your service calls, upgrades, or new construction projects.

Overhead Distribution Construction Services

  • Energized 34 kV – Glove Certified
  • New Line Construction/Rebuilds
  • System Hardening/Reliability Assessments & Upgrades
  • Constructability Reviews
  • Pole Installation or Repair
  • Crossarm and Insulator Upgrades
  • Pole Changeout in Inaccessible Areas
  • Relocations Associated with Roadway Improvements
  • Transformer Installation & Replacement
  • Cable Splicing
  • Primary & Secondary Fault Repair
  • Switch Installation & Repair
  • Smart Grid Conversion
  • Distribution Automation
  • Make Ready Work for Communication Infrastructure
  • Radio & Antenna Installations & Upgrades for Network/Mesh Communications Systems
  • Primary Voltage Conversions
  • 2 to 3 Phase Conversions

Other Services Offered by AUI Power

Trenching and Excavating: We offer traditional trenching & excavating—including backfill and compaction to meet engineered compaction specifications.

Manholes, Vaults, & Concrete Pads: From precast to traditional forming and pouring, AUI provides and installs manholes, vaults, pull boxes, and equipment pads. We are here to meet your needs.

Ductbanks: At AUI Power, we have all types of duct bank installations, from sand-encased to concrete-encased, including all duct spacers, rebar, and conduit.

Directional drilling (horizontal directional drilling) has become the premier process for installing underground applications. AUI’s underground team has a well-established reputation for completing the project safely and efficiently.

Vacuum excavation, also known as daylighting, is quickly becoming the excavation standard of the future in highly congested digging areas where miss utility strikes cannot be afforded. Using water pressure and vacuum technology, AUI Power can quickly expose hard-to-find utilities, such as gas, fiber optics, phone, or electric.

Vibratory Plowing & HDPE Pipe Fusion: Vibratory plowing is a trenchless method for installing cable or small conduit for later insertion of wire line products. AUI Power is ready to complete this multi-stage process for you. We also offer HDPE pipe fusion.

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Gas Services

Working directly with our customers allows AUI Power to provide cost-effective, innovative, safe, and high-quality gas distribution services in cities and communities. And rural areas.

  • Main Installation

  • Commercial & Residential Service Installation

  • Joint Trench Installation

  • Trenchless Installation

  • Installation for Cathodic Protection

  • Vacuum Excavation

  • Operator Qualified Employees

Our experience in the electrical utility industry, along with our reputation for providing the highest quality work, leads us to develop our Gas Services department. AUI’s culture of safety and our attention to detail allow us to provide the skilled labor and service your project demands. AUI has worked on main installation, commercial and residential service construction (including joint trench work), trenchless installation via directional drilling, installation for cathodic protection, and vacuum excavation (soft-dig) services, and we have highly trained employees ready to go.

Our customers rely on our reliability, highly trained workers, and our reputation in the industry—and our gas services are no different. AUI works hard, AUI works efficiently, and at the end of the day—you can ask our other customers if we’ve lived up to our reputation!

UAS/Drones

AUI Power's UAS (unmanned aerial systems) program continues to provide cutting-edge inspection services and a variety of data collection methods for our customers, with multiple FAA-licensed (Part 107) pilots in-house and a fleet of high-tech aircraft at our disposal.

UAS are used to capture imagery during the pre-bid process, which allows us to more accurately quote for services and to assist in safety and job planning documentation.  The superb quality of the images captured allows AUI crewmembers to remain on the ground while conducting thorough inspections of energized equipment, documenting potential hazards, and collecting images and video for our quality control department.

During emergency services, licensed pilots can tactically deploy a drone to review areas where it would be too dangerous to send a crew of workers-and to assess damaged equipment in real-time.  UAS allows AUI Power to be more efficient, safe, and prepared when it's absolutely vital that power is restored in a timely manner.

AUI Power’s UAS Services Include

  • High-Resolution Imagery

  • Aerial Inspections

  • Pre-Construction Planning

  • Bidding & Inventory

  • LiDAR

  • Mapping

  • Photogrammetry

  • Emergency Assessment

Fabrication Services

AUI Power specializes in structural welding for customers across all utility industries. Our "boots on the ground" experience, teamed with our mobility across the Mid-Atlantic region, will help you meet the strict quality and time demands for your project.

From Idea to Installation

AUI Power provides our customers with the ability to go from IDEA to FABRICATION to INSTALLATION with our in-house team of fabricators and welding professionals.

Our experience in the utility industry gives us the unique advantage to create solutions for your needs, prototype designs in our fabrication facility and certified structural welders, and work on-site through the installation process.

AUI is certified for D1.1 Structural Welding, with a specialty in fabricating electric utility structures, frames, brackets, bird diverters, and many more materials for the utility industry. This experience allows us to have the knowledge base to create informed decisions about the design of fabricated parts.

If you have a need for a qualified, experienced fabrication team for your project, reach out to us today for more information! Our team of welders is available throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and can do installations on-site.

Let us show you that we’ll do what it takes to make sure the job is done right and on time!

AUI’s Fabrication Team Offers

  • Hole Punching
  • Small Part Shearing
  • Bending
  • Cutting
  • CNC
  • Milling 2-Axis
  • Plasma Cutting
  • Oxy/Acetylene
  • Fabrication of All Sizes
  • Welding MIG, Stick, TIG
  • Mobile Welding Services
  • Aerial Lift Welding Services
  • Truck Upfitting
  • Aluminum, Stainless & Mild
  • Structural D1.1 Certified
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Energized (Bare-Hand) Services

AUI crews have been trained to safely work on a variety of structure types, with a fleet of equipment and tools built specifically for live-line work.

Our Energized Services Include

  • Barehand up to 500kV

  • Hotsticking

  • Robotic Arm

  • H-Frame Changeouts

  • Crossarm Changeouts

  • Dead-End Changeouts

  • Structure and Insulator Changeouts

  • Tap Work

Emergency Services

AUI Power has 24/7 on-call emergency crews with a reputation for prompt response and unparalleled dedication to getting customers back in service safely and efficiently.

AUI Power has provided mutual aid to utilities across the United States for hurricanes, blizzards, heavy windstorms, ice, flooding, and other natural disaster events.

AUI Power is centrally located on the eastern seaboard, allowing us to mobilize quickly to anywhere we are needed to restore electrical utility service.

We offer the following Emergency Services

  • Pre-Storm Staging

  • Debris Clearing & Removal

  • Replacement of Damaged Equipment

  • Re-Energize Circuits

  • Wire Guarding

  • Critical Community Safety Services

  • Pre- and Post-Storm Assessment

  • Aerial UAV/Drone Photography

AUI has experienced crews ready to go anywhere in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond to provide mutual aid for utilities across the country. Working through some of the toughest conditions, we rely on our training and culture of success to ensure that your storm response is efficient and well communicated.

Please contact us for roster information if you are in need of reliable and professional mutual aid services.

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Communication Infrastructure / Fiber

Demand for faster and more dependable data transmission has created a need for ever-increasing bandwidth. Fiber optic lines have replaced cables as the most efficient way to meet the growing need for data.
AUI Power has experience installing communication lines at each phase of the process, including service laterals that go into individual businesses and residences, underground or suspended from poles. These services are offered to municipalities, commercial/industrial customers, utility providers, and private customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
If you have any questions about our services, please feel free to contact us for more information!

Communication Infrastructure/Fiber Services Offered

  • Microduct, OPGW & ADSS Installation

  • Cell Site Installation-Microwave/Radio

  • DAS and Small Cell Site Construction

  • Duct Banks

  • Fiber Replacement/Upgrade

  • Service Laterals

  • Dark Fiber Network Installation, Repairs & Leasing

Directional Drilling

AUI's experienced directional drilling team is ready to help with your boring needs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Our crews are outfitted with the best equipment and have the training to complete your project safely and at the highest level of quality. There's no job that we can't handle-we work with power, gas, and communications utilities, along with private customers and contractors.

Our Equipment & Capabilities Include

  • Directional Drilling Equipment
  • Hydroexcavation & Air Vacuum
  • Permits, Planning & Utility Locates

Our Customers for Directional Drilling Include

  • Phone Utilities
  • Communication Utilities
  • Fiber Utilities
  • Electric Utilities
  • Gas Utilities
  • Public Utilities (Water & Sewer)
  • Private Customers
  • Contractors (Private Customers)
  • For more information about our directional drilling services, please contact us today!