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A DUGS operator running a Ditch Witch JT9 directional drill on a residential verge, boring underground with the grass left intact

Directional drilling · Atlanta, Georgia

It's boring. But we dig it.

We install water, sewer, gas, power, and fiber lines, primarily through horizontal directional drilling, with less surface disruption than traditional trenching.

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Family-owned
Reduced surface disruption
Serving Georgia and the Southeast

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Services

Underground Utility Installation for Projects of Every Size

From driveway crossings to commercial duct banks, DUGS installs underground utilities for residential, commercial, municipal, and data center projects.

Directional boring under a driveway and sidewalk with no open trench for a residential utility job
01 · Residential · Commercial · Municipal

Horizontal directional drilling

We install pipe and conduit beneath roads, driveways, parking lots, and developed areas while limiting open excavation. Entry and exit pits and utility potholing may still be required.

  • Horizontal directional drilling
  • Trenching
  • Fiber optic conduit installation
  • Water service line replacement
  • Electrical service line replacement
  • Driveway boring
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Underground power conduit run across a commercial parking lot for a site job
02 · Parking lots · New construction

Commercial & municipal site work

Underground conduit, utility crossings, parking lot lighting, pull boxes, irrigation pathways, and related site work.

  • Parking lot boring
  • Parking lot lights
  • Cable / fiber conduit installation
  • Water service line replacement
  • New construction site work
  • Conduit for irrigation control wires
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Concrete-encased duct bank under construction for a data center power feed
03 · Data centers · Commercial power

Data center services

Duct banks, conduit, precast vaults, and related underground power infrastructure built to project plans and specifications.

  • Data center duct bank construction
  • Concrete-encased duct banks
  • Pre-cast vaults
  • Secure manhole covers
  • Maxcell installation
  • HDD boring
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Why us

Why Contractors Choose DUGS

Since 1998
Directional drilling experience
Since 2012
Serving customers as DUGS
100%
Family-owned & run

Careful planning around existing utilities

We coordinate required 811 notifications, verify utility locations as needed, and plan each bore around the site conditions.

One team from planning through installation

Our office and field teams stay involved from the initial scope review through project completion.

Clear, site-based pricing

Quotes are based on the plans, utility markings, ground conditions, and defined scope. We discuss changes before additional work proceeds.

A DUGS operator at the controls of the JT32 drill rig on an airfield job

Have we been out to your site?

Tell us how the job went. It takes about a minute, and for a crew this size it does more than anything we could say about ourselves.

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Tell Us About Your Project

Send us the utility type, project location, approximate footage and diameter, available plans, and target schedule. We'll review the scope and follow up with next steps and a quote.

  1. 01
    Project details
    What utility or conduit needs to be installed?
  2. 02
    Location and timing
    Share the jobsite and target schedule.
  3. 03
    Contact information
    Tell us how to reach you.
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Project details

What utility or conduit needs to be installed?

What do you need installed? Select all that apply.
Members of the Davis family on a DUGS jobsite with a drill operator
Family-owned
Family experience in directional drilling since 1998
Who we are

A Family-Owned Underground Utility Contractor

Jim Davis founded Davis Directional Drilling in 1998. Matt Davis established Davis Underground Solutions in December 2012, and Jim helped lead field operations from 2013 until his retirement in 2022.

Today, DUGS is led by Matt Davis and provides directional drilling and underground utility installation for commercial, municipal, and residential projects. Our office and field teams work together from planning through completion.

Credentials
GDOT-registered subcontractorFamily-owned
Questions

Directional Drilling Questions

Straight answers about how directional drilling works and how we run a job.

We drill a small pilot hole along a planned underground path, enlarge it to the required size, and pull the pipe or conduit through. HDD avoids one continuous open trench, but entry and exit pits, potholes, and limited excavation may still be required.

We install several sizes of pipe and conduit. The right method depends on the diameter, footage, ground conditions, and project requirements. Send us the plans and we'll review the scope.

We are based in Georgia and work on select projects across the Southeast. Contact us with the project location so we can confirm availability.

We coordinate required 811 notifications before drilling. Permit responsibility varies by project and is confirmed during the quoting process.

Yes. We review utility markings, verify locations as needed, and plan the bore path around existing infrastructure and required clearances.

From the field

Field Notes From DUGS

What we've learned boring around the Southeast, written by the people who run the drills.

Directional drill with a water-tank support vehicle feeding it by hose, set up on grass beside an airfield runwaySafety and locating
Oct 16, 202615 min read

Georgia 811 and utility locating: the ticket is a floor, not a plan

A Georgia 811 ticket gets you paint and a legal wait. Utility locating for a bore goes further: private lines, EM and GPR limits, and potholing every crossing.

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Tell us about your project.

Call us or send the project details. Our team will review the scope and follow up.

Location
Serving Georgia and the Southeast
Hours
Phones answered 24/7. Office Mon to Fri, 7am to 5pm ET
Service area

Based in Georgia and available for select projects across the Southeast.

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