
Detailed excavation · civil concreting · underground pipeline · SEQPrecision Civil Packages.
Zero Program Drag.
Detailed excavation, civil concreting, renewable energy and underground pipeline specialist for principal contractors across Brisbane, Moreton Bay, and the Sunshine Coast.
We work inside your constraints—rail possessions, live services, and strict tolerances. The first cut is the right cut.
On the tools
25+ Years
Detailed excavation, civil concreting and underground pipeline across SEQ
Current work
B2N
Rail corridor civil contractor on John Holland’s Beerburrum to Nambour footprint
The specialist
Excavation · Civil Concrete · Drainage & Pipeline
One crew. The trench stays with us.
The specialist
Detailed excavation, civil concreting and underground pipeline.
AreeCivil specialises in detailed excavation, civil concreting and underground pipeline works. Drainage, pits, pavement and bulkwork — one crew, not a hand-off.


Detailed Excavation
Detailed excavation and final trim operator — pavement works, site cuts, footings, batters, swales and V-drains. Final trim to design levels, underground utility trenching, benching, battering and engineered shoring.
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Civil Concreting
Civil concreting — culverts and headwalls, gully pits and pits, kerb and gutter transitions, footpaths, driveways and pram ramps.
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Pipe Specialist
Underground pipeline specialist — sewer, stormwater and water main installation, HDPE poly welding (butt fusion and electrofusion), live tie-ins and shutdowns.
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Trade packages, scoped for SEQ.
| Trade package | Core capabilities | Service area |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed excavation | Pavement works, site cuts, footings, batters, swales and V-drains. Live service trenching, underground utility trenching and shoring. | Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast |
| Drainage & pipelines | Sewer, stormwater and water main installation. HDPE poly welding, tie-ins and shutdowns. Culverts, headwalls, gully pits, swale drains and V-drains. | Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast |
| Civil concreting | Kerbs and gutters (including transitions), footpaths, driveways, pram ramps, culverts, headwalls and gully pits. | Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast |

How we work
Built for sites where tolerances matter
Anyone can drop a 20-tonne excavator in a paddock. You don’t need bulk earthmoving; you need surgical precision where millimetres dictate whether the pipe laser hits the invert and the formwork drops straight.
From live water and sewer tie-ins to complex trenching alongside rail corridors like the Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) upgrade, we integrate into your program. We turn up induction-ready and manage our own SWMS if needed.
- Detailed excavation — pavement works, site cuts, footings, batters, swales and V-drains
- Drainage & pipelines — sewer, stormwater, water mains, HDPE poly welding, tie-ins and shutdowns
- Civil concreting — kerbs and gutters, footpaths, driveways, pram ramps, culverts, headwalls, gully pits
The estimator’s pitch
Stop estimating blind. Send the drawings.
Rock, running sand and uncharted live services mean hourly hire rates are a gamble. We don’t quote blind figures—we price the scope. Send the drawings and the construction window, and get a number built for the realities of your site.
- How do you protect the trench?
- Benched or battered to a safe angle, to the design and the SWMS. Detailed excavation first — underground utility trenching — then underground pipe and civil concreting in that trench, not an unprotected hole.
- Can you work rail possessions and live services?
- Yes. Current work includes the John Holland B2N footprint. The principal and the operator hold the track possession. We dig, lay and concrete inside that clock, then hand the occupancy back — nights and weekends, live adjacent services, backfilled or plated before the first train.
- Do you publish hourly rates?
- Yes, on request. Civil rates move with ground conditions, night works, live services and possession windows. We quote the job. If you want a ballpark before a full price, say so in the message.
- Do you bring the plant?
- We are primarily a dry-hire trade crew — the principal supplies the plant and we supply the trades. Ask about wet hire civil services if you need plant as well; we will tell you straight what we can cover.
- Where do you work?
- Based in Deception Bay, QLD 4508. Detailed excavation, civil concreting and underground pipeline works across South East Queensland — Brisbane, Moreton Bay, the Sunshine Coast and hinterland, and the North Coast Line corridor.
