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A project executive at a national GC asked us a good question last month: if we request precast duct bank in a bid package, what…

Three products get pitched for the same scope — cast-in-place, utility trench systems, and precast duct bank and they get pitched as if they’re interchangeable.…

You put a pre-cast number next to the cast-in-place number and it looks expensive. Every bid package in this industry compares material to material —…

It Takes 5 People to Install a Precast Duct Bank and That’s the Whole Point Cast-in-place duct banks typically put 10 to 15 people in…

Precast doesn’t just work on clean, straight runs. Mixed conduit sizes, frequent grade changes, tight utility corridors, hard offsets — DBO builds around your geometry,…

On design-build projects, the scope rarely stops moving at 60% plans. Routes shift around unsuitable soils. Technology changes redraw conduit configurations. The owner adds a…

Two joint types matter on a precast duct bank: slip joints (ASTM C1903) and gasketed (watertight) joints. Slip is the right spec for nearly every project. Gasketed costs…

If Your Duct Bank Is Waiting on a Concrete Truck, You Already Know the Problem You scheduled the pour for 8 a.m. Foundations were supposed…

If Weather or Soil Is Slowing Your Cast-in-Place Pour, Precast Is an Option Cast-in-place duct banks fail every time conditions turn. Rain floods the trench.…

Most civil contractors already install the toughest underground structures on the site — concrete pipe, box culverts, storm systems, and wet/dry utilities. Because of that…