Utility Options and Design
Tetra Tech develops innovative utility design and planning approaches that help clients optimise infrastructure delivery for new build or regeneration projects and ensure sustainable outcomes from the outset.
Our end-to-end service offers tailored advice, mitigation, and management solutions for new utility connections. We engage early to identify opportunities and constraints, reduce delivery risk, and provide expert guidance across electricity, gas, water, data, telecommunications, and district heating and cooling. Our experienced teams negotiate with network and system operators to maximise economic opportunity and deliver viable, sustainable solutions.
Working with clients across public and private sectors, we bring together strategic thinking and technical insight to identify challenges and unlock potential. Our solutions consider commercial opportunity, technical innovation, and sustainability to deliver cost-effective, and future-ready infrastructure.
Utility Strategy
We provide strategic advice and masterplanning services to address existing utility constraints and identify the most feasible and cost-effective solutions.
- Site appraisal and constraint identification
- Preliminary utility appraisals (pre-planning and feasibility advice)
- Masterplanning and phasing of utility infrastructure
- Utility feasibility studies and budget estimates
- Consenting for major utility projects, including environmental assessments and planning services
- Due diligence (utility searches, site suitability, and operator liaison)
- Capacity assessments and new supplies
- Sustainable energy strategies
- Pathways to carbon reduction
Design and Coordination of Utility Infrastructure
Our technical teams deliver detailed design and coordination of new, upgraded, or diverted utility networks across all disciplines.
- Multi-utility design including electricity, gas, water, and telecoms
- Utility planning associated with major infrastructure (diversions, relocations, phasing of works, engagement with utility asset owners)
- Layout planning, utility clash detection, and coordination
- Utility diversion and protection design and management
- Identify affected utilities and advise on associated risks
- BIM modelling and digital coordination
- Managing and providing technical assessment services for new connections and diversions for utility asset owners
- Detailed design and procurement services
Utility Applications and Procurement Support
We manage all aspects of utility engagement—from applications and legal requirements to procurement and programme alignment.
- Applications for new connections and upgrades
- Technical submissions to utility providers
- Obtain points of connection and capacity checks
- Procurement and contracting strategies
- Cost planning, programming, tender, and procurement support
- Evaluate utility quotations to provide best value for the client
- Utility delivery programme tracking
- Client consultant during installation
- Contract administration
- Construction support
