Utility Locating & Potholing · Serving the Phoenix Metro
Utility Locating & Potholing in Arizona
Fampa Construction provides vacuum excavation, hydro and air potholing, and utility daylighting across the Phoenix Metro, protecting existing fiber, power, gas, water, and sewer before every bore, trench, or excavation. Licensed AZ ROC #339873, BBB Accredited, and running our own Peterbilt Guzzler vacuum trucks. #WeDrillin
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When to call our pothole crews
If any of these describe your project, our vacuum excavation crews can mobilize with the right truck, licensed operators, and documented workflow.
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Ticket to backfill in 4 steps
Ticket & Route Review
Confirm the 811 ticket, review plans and locate marks, and identify every crossing that needs a pothole.
Set Up & Excavate
Guzzler vacuum truck on-site, cut surface, then hydro or air excavate down to the utility without damage.
Verify & Document
Measure depth, capture GPS, photograph the utility, and log everything to your pothole report.
Backfill & Restore
Backfill in lifts with compaction, patch surface, and leave the site clean for the next crew.
PROTECT EXISTING UTILITIES BEFORE EVERY DIG
Utility potholing, also called daylighting or vacuum excavation, is the single most effective way to prevent utility strikes on an underground build. 811 locate marks tell you a utility is in the area; a pothole tells you exactly how deep it is and exactly where it runs. That difference is what protects your bore head, your crew, and the fiber, power, or gas already in the ground.
Fampa Construction runs our own Peterbilt Guzzler vacuum trucks with hydro and air excavation capability, staffed by AZ ROC #339873 licensed crews. We pothole for HDD crossings, duct bank designs, SUE Quality Level A test holes, pole sets, and any dig where the cost of a strike is more than the cost of taking 20 minutes to verify the utility.
From congested Phoenix metro corridors with fiber, power, and gas stacked in the same trench, to rural Arizona routes crossing legacy irrigation and telecom, our potholing program is engineered around what actually matters underground: accurate depths, protected utilities, documented reports, and crews that treat the site the way the owner would.
- Hydro & air vacuum excavation in-house
- Peterbilt Guzzler trucks, owned and maintained
- SUE Quality Level A test hole documentation
- Pre-bore potholing built into every HDD workflow
- Photos, depths & GPS on every hole report
- Backfill, compaction & surface restoration included
- Phoenix Metro-wide coverage across the East Valley and Phoenix Metro
- Licensed, bonded, insured, AZ ROC #339873
Straightforward pothole pricing
We scope and price every pothole scope before we mobilize, per-hole rates for spot work, day rates for multi-hole scopes, and MSA pricing for ongoing programs.
Per-Hole Potholing
Standard hydro or air pothole with documentation, priced by depth and location.
Vac Truck Day Rate
Guzzler truck and crew booked by the day for multi-hole scopes and support work.
MSA / Program Support
Dedicated pothole crews for ISPs and utilities running ongoing programs across the Phoenix Metro.
Final pricing depends on depth, surface type, access, and restoration scope. Ask about MSA and program pricing for ongoing ISP and utility builds.
Pothole plan & bid in 48 hours, no bait pricing
Send us your plans, 811 ticket, or a site walk and we'll come back with a pothole scope, hole count, and mobilization window, no games, no bait pricing.
VACUUM EXCAVATION SCOPES WE HANDLE
Hydro and air potholing, SUE test holes, and pre-bore utility daylighting, every scope runs on Fampa Guzzler trucks and one licensed contractor of record.
Hydro Vacuum Excavation
Pressurized water and vacuum extraction to safely expose buried utilities in native soil.
Air Vacuum Excavation
Air-lance excavation for sensitive utilities where water is not the right tool.
Utility Potholing & Daylighting
Physically expose existing fiber, power, gas, water, and sewer to confirm depth and location.
SUE Quality Level A Test Holes
Subsurface utility engineering test holes with documented depths for design verification.
Slot Trenching & Keyhole Digs
Narrow, non-destructive digs for pole sets, valve access, and repair work with minimal restoration.
Pre-Bore Locates for HDD
Pothole every crossing before the drill head goes in, the fastest way to prevent a strike.
PROTECT THE UTILITIES BEFORE YOU DIG
- AZ ROC #339873, licensed, bonded, and insured contractor
- BBB Accredited with a safety-first jobsite culture
- Peterbilt Guzzler vacuum trucks, owned and maintained
- Hydro and air potholing crews on standby for ISP MSA work
- Documented pothole reports with photos, depths, and GPS
- Non-destructive digging near fiber, gas, and hardscape
- Phoenix Metro-wide coverage, East Valley, Central Phoenix, and West Valley
- Pre-bore potholing built into every Fampa HDD workflow
Frequently asked questions
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Pair With Utility Locating & Potholing
Potholing rarely stands alone, here's how the rest of our services fit alongside vacuum excavation and daylighting.
Ready when you are
Got a fiber or HDD build?
Let's drill it.
Tell us about your route, footages, and target dates, we'll walk the corridor, review plans, and get a competitive bid back fast. Directional drilling and underground fiber across the Phoenix Metro.