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It's a Jungle out there. Underground Utility Detection & Inspection Services

Underground Utility Detection & Inspection Services

Proudly serving Oregon (Eugene and Portland Field Offices) and Washington State (Everett, Renton, Seattle, and Tacoma Field Offices)
Proudly serving Oregon (Eugene and Portland Field Offices) and Washington State (Everett, Renton, Seattle, and Tacoma Field Offices)

We Specialize in An Aarray of Services Specifically Tailored to Suit Your Needs

Utility locating is the sophisticated process of marking pipes, wires, cables, services, and other features buried beneath a property's surface using state of the art equipment such as ground penetrating radar antennas with a range of 250MHz to 2600MHz, electromagnetic transmitters and receivers, A-frames, traceable fiberglass rods, high powered sondes, magnetometers, acoustical listening devices, electronic pulse transmitters, thermal cameras, push video cameras, sewer crawler cameras, GPS/GNSS antennas, drones, etc. When performing subsurface work, a person can call a private utility locating service provider to locate and map their underground utilities and features, so they can avoid and plan around underground pipelines, wires, cables, and other features during their project. At C-N-I Locates, we offer the services below:

What We Offer

C-N-I Locates Ltd.

Oregon & Washington State’s Leader in Utility Detection & Inspection Services for 20 + Years

CNI Locates Ltd. is Oregon and Washington State’s leader in subsurface damage prevention. Our expert team specializes in an array of services including Metallic Line Detection, Non-Metallic Line Detection, Leak Detection, Ground Penetrating Radar, Structural & Concrete Imaging, Electrical Fault Detection, Video Push Camera Inspections, Sewer Crawler Inspections, Design Survey Locating, Magnetic Detection, Utility Mapping, Aerial Drone Imagery, Plastic Water Pipe Detection, Public and Private Utility Locates, and more. When requesting public locates, be aware that privately owned utilities account for more than 50 percent of the utilities on most commercial and residential properties; these private utilities are not field marked by the public locating services. In the United States there is a utility strike every 1-2 minutes caused when underground utilities are not marked before digging, that’s why it is important to call 811 and a private underground utility locating service provider before performing subsurface work. Communication is vital between our technicians and clients on projects (big or small) and plays an essential role in Damage Prevention. CNI Locates has maintained a 99.99% success rate performing accurate locates without causing any subsurface damages. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for scheduling and rate information.

Local Company

We have 25 staff members, 20 of those being field technicians. We operate 20 service trucks that dispatch from Everett, Renton, Seattle, Tacoma, Eugene, and Portland.

Service Variety

When you need assistance to locate or inspect any public or private underground utilities on a residential home or commercial property.

Proven History

Providing underground utility detection and inspection services in Oregon and Washington State since 2001.

What We Locate

What Do the Colors Mean?

The marking guide from the American Public Works Association provides for universal use and understanding of the temporary marking of underground facilities.

What Are the Benefits of Calling Utility Locators?

When you decide to hire a concrete scanner, ground penetrating radar expert, leak detection specialist, underground utility locator, or utility inspection service provider, why not consider the best? When you hire a competent utility locating service provider, you ensure you will get the most up-to-date utility information. CNI Locates utilizes sophisticated equipment to get a clear picture of what’s underneath the ground or behind the concrete. It’s not just about the equipment or tools…It’s about the person operating them. Our technicians have completed over 200,000 projects with a 99.99% accuracy rating.

Calling C-N-I Locates Offers You the Benefits Below:

- We provide an array of sophisticated subsurface services within 24 hours’ notice (Monday – Friday)
- We serve all of Oregon and Washington State from our nearest field office in Eugene, OR, Portland, OR, Everett, WA, Renton, WA, Seattle, WA, or Tacoma, WA.
- We provide an estimated time of arrival in route to the site and clear communication with all our clients before and after we complete each work area.
- Our underground utility locating, ground penetrating radar, concrete scanning, video camera inspections, and multiple other services help reduce the project's duration, project downtime, costly re-routing, injuries, accidents, budget overruns, and damaged reputation.
- We provide detailed information, lending you peace of mind when subsurface work begins.
- Dig safe, our services help prevent subsurface and property damages to utilities and other features. 

When Should You Call Utility Inspection Services?

Before you start subsurface work or planning your project, you should call a private utility locator or concrete scanning specialist who can mark out the underground utilities and features in your work area. It is vital to understand the precise positions and estimated depths of utility lines and features at the early design stages, so you can plan around the underground utilities and features when performing subsurface work.   This knowledge will help make the accurate placement of buildings, cuts, drilling, foundations, post supports, signs, trees, soil borings, and other project components possible. Utility locators assist project planners in determining where utility lines need to be avoided or relocated to prevent hazards for workers and machine operators. If you choose not to schedule utility locating services, the result could be harmful to your jobsite or company. There are compounding effects that could impact budgets, performance, project schedules, reputation, safety, etc. that could delay or cancel the entire project.

Our Service Area Washington and Oregon

Call Our Experts Before You Begin Your Project!

You should use vigilant and skilled utility detection services to prevent damage to underground utilities and features. C-N-I Locates has locating specialists with years of experience working with various technologies. Our diverse fleet of sophisticated equipment and expert technicians enables us to conduct effective underground utility locates, structural imaging, video inspections, fault detections, leak detections, etc.  leaving our clients with peace of mind. Contact us to find out what is buried beneath your project location!

Need More Information?

Contact C-N-I Locates today for underground utility detection and inspection on residential or commercial properties in Oregon (Eugene and Portland field offices) or Washington State (Everett, Renton, Seattle, and Tacoma field offices)

Call 877-826-1177 for assistance, questions, or to schedule an appointment. We guarantee two-hour site response time.

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Reviews

I am extremely pleased with CNI-Locates, an underground utility locator company, who offers services such as Ground Penetrating Radar and Video Pipe Inspection . Technician Eugene Alejos notified me of his impending arrival, and was promptly on time. He was courteous, knowledgeable, and polite. He listened to what my site needs were, and accomplished locating Primary power lines and primary water main , as well as other utility lines. He was expedient and the the cost of his visit was most reasonable in my opinion. Thank you CNI-Locates!!

Richard Rossi

CNI was able to come out on the same day we called. The technician was very knowledgeable and very thorough, making sure all utilities were located in our dig area.

John Dugas

CNI was excellent… Recommended by a professional in the industry and used in my house. Brent was excellent, on time, thorough Went through the pipe system twice to make sure I had excellent pictures

Scott rochlin

Worked with Dusty multiple times through my career. Accurate and efficient and always a pleasure to work with. I look forward to working with him again in the future.

Chris Barnett

Chad was awesome. He showed up early and was eager to get to work. He kept and maintained a high level of enthusiasm and professionalism the entire time threw multiple types of terrain. His efforts are greatly appreciated and I will be calling in his services again in the future. Highly recommend him! Thanks for keeping us all safe Chad.

Rick Guzman

Our Testimonials

CASEY LAPOSKY
CASEY LAPOSKY
2024-05-23
As an electrician and electrical contractor I won’t call anyone else. Ryan was my tech he was fast, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.
Jeremy Reynolds
Jeremy Reynolds
2024-04-02
Chad Clark was beyond professional, he stayed an extra few minutes to make sure we found the line we were digging for. Very professional, very easy to communicate with him! I will be recommending his services to all of my friends and acquaintances!
Brian Humphreys
Brian Humphreys
2024-03-25
Chad Clark did an amazing job of not only locating all utilities but explaining exactly what he was doing. He even marked the depth for us
Patrick See
Patrick See
2024-03-11
Showed up on time went above and beyond what I wanted very knowledgeable
James Lysandrou
James Lysandrou
2024-02-23
Very awesome tools, very awesome workers, and a very helpful service! They came out to my seven acre property and Josh did a great job marking my electric for me, when we moved in we had no idea where everything was.
Tracie Olsen
Tracie Olsen
2024-02-01
had a mystery leak and the tech that came out was very informative. They came out and immediately figured out the problem. Saved me so much money. Kevin, thank you!
theologynut
theologynut
2023-12-06
Josh did an outstanding job for us. He was professional, courteous, knowledgeable, and he went out of his way to be economical in the amount of time needed to accomplish the job so as to protect our pocketbook. We will definitely use this company in the future when another need arises.