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NV5 Awarded $46 Million in Contracts by Western Utilities to Support Fire Mitigation and Grid Hardening Efforts   HOLLYWOOD, FL, November 12, 2024 – NV5, a provider of technology, certification, and consulting solutions, announced today that it has been awarded $46 million in recent contracts to support electrical grid hardening and fire mitigation efforts in the Western United States. Under the scope of these awards, NV5 will provide engineering design, traditional and geospatial surveying, construction quality assurance, and downed pole monitoring (DPM) services. NV5 was awarded $38 million for engineering design, surveying, quality assurance, and permitting assistance for the strategic undergrounding of electrical transmission and distribution power lines. These strategic undergrounding projects mitigate the risk of wildfires, reduce potential accidents and injuries, and improve the reliability of electrical service delivery. NV5 was also awarded $8 million in grid hardening projects including downed pole monitoring, permitting assistance, surveying, and substation improvements. “Electrification initiatives and expansion of energy-intensive infrastructure such as data centers continue to drive increased demand for electricity and fuel investments by utilities to improve the reliability and efficiency of the nation’s aging electrical grid,” said Alex Hockman, PE, CEO of Infrastructure at NV5. "These awards further exemplify NV5’s cross-selling advantage through our service verticals of infrastructure design, construction quality assurance, and traditional and geospatial surveying. We are pleased to assist our utility clients in the modernization of the nation’s electrical infrastructure." #infrastructure #resiliency #powergrid #electrification

Digital Twins are not just what sits on the surface. It’s vital to construct the entire operating and design models for the infrastructure, facility, and surrounding environs.

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SAM’s SUE Department Manager, Rhett Sloan, PLS, recently lent his expertise in a piece titled “Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Confirmed Cost Savings” to the October edition of OHIO811’s publication. As underground utility installations increase across the country with the growing demand for fiber, infrastructure improvements become more important, and cities expand, accurately identifying existing utilities is becoming more essential daily. Rhett describes how a quality SUE partner can ensure underground utilities are mapped and the cost savings that result. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3Apo6zA

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