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Kubota excavator placing rock at a three-cell box culvert during civil construction — detailed excavation on a South East Queensland site

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.

Excavators undertaking earthworks beside a concrete culvert and drainage structure
Excavation and earthworks beside a concrete culvert during civil drainage infrastructure construction. Photo: Robert Nisbet / AreeCivil Constructions. © 2026.

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Trade packages, scoped for SEQ.

Detailed excavation, civil concreting and underground pipeline specialist across Brisbane, Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast
Trade packageCore capabilitiesService area
Detailed excavationPavement works, site cuts, footings, batters, swales and V-drains. Live service trenching, underground utility trenching and shoring.Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast
Drainage & pipelinesSewer, 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 concretingKerbs and gutters (including transitions), footpaths, driveways, pram ramps, culverts, headwalls and gully pits.Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast
Excavators undertaking earthworks beside a concrete culvert and drainage structure

Civil construction hard hat — digging, laying and concretingHow 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.