Keeping utility work off the critical path

On a mixed-use infill in Denver, our 14-week utility relocation window is threatening the whole schedule. How are you sequencing civil packages and ROW/encroachment permits so foundations can start by week 20 without rework, and what lead times are you seeing for tap permits and TCP approvals from the city?

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Split the civil into an early enabling package for SUE/utility conflicts and ROW/encroachment, then issue a foundations set with oversized sleeves/duct banks across the utility corridors so you can pour by week 20 without tear-outs. > rework, and what lead times are you seeing for tap permits and — we’re seeing 5–7 weeks on taps (Denver Water/Wastewater) and 3–4 weeks on TCP if you bring a 30% MOT to pre-app; ROW/encroachment is the long pole at 6–8 weeks unless you use on‑call traffic control. Is that 14-week relocation in CDOT ROW or just city streets?

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