Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Services

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in Texas is requesting proposals for Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services, with proposals due August 28, 2026. The supplier must comply with ASCE standard 38-22 or more recent versions and deliver utility mapping at quality levels D, C, B, and A across Travis County and multiple Austin City jurisdictions.

The scope requires CAD deliverables in AutoCAD v2018 or later, PDF versions with professional certifications for QL-A and QL-B investigations, coordinate lists, field books, sketches, photographs, and trench or test-hole data. Work includes topographic surveying under Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor oversight, conforming to LCRA specification SRVO-014. All deliverables must use NAD83/2011 Epoch 2010 horizontal and NAVD88 Geoid 18 vertical datums, Texas State Plane Coordinate System with US Survey Feet units, and eight-character LCRA Survey Project ID file naming.

The supplier must maintain on staff at least one Texas-registered Professional Land Surveyor and one Professional Engineer with minimum three years of experience in utility infrastructure mapping and demonstrated knowledge of ASCE 38 standards. The firm must implement documented quality control processes, maintain calibrated equipment, carry professional liability insurance tailored to SUE practices, and provide utility designators, locators, survey party chiefs, and CAD technicians. Work scope covers the entire State of Texas and includes proper site remediation, environmental controls, landowner notification, compliance with state and municipal permits, spill response kits for hydrovacing or excavation work, and submission of weekly delay reports and monthly project status reports.