Macvere Utility Consultants
Utility diversions and disconnections, planned early.
Diversions are often the largest unplanned utility cost on a scheme. They are priced by the asset owner, on their programme, at their risk appetite. Left late, they become the critical path. Handled early, many are reduced, re-scoped or avoided altogether.
Macvere plans and manages diversions, disconnections, temporary supplies and Section 278 utility works for developers across the UK.
What we deliver
Diversion Strategy Assessments
Every diversion tested before it is accepted. Can the apparatus stay? Can the layout change instead? Can the line be undergrounded on a better route? Is termination of a wayleave the cheaper answer? The lowest-cost diversion is the one that is avoided.
Diversion Risk Assessments
Cost, programme and consent risk for each required diversion, ranked, so the commercial team can carry the right allowances and the right contingency.
Disconnections
Demolition and remediation need clean, evidenced disconnections. We identify every live service, instruct the right operator and close each one out with records, so the demolition contractor is not delayed.
Temporary Supplies
Temporary builders' supplies arranged to match the build programme, sized properly and removed without leaving stranded costs.
Section 278 Utility Works
Highway works trigger utility works - apparatus in the highway, C3/C4 estimates and statutory undertaker coordination. We manage the utility side of S278 agreements so highway programmes are not delayed by services that were not budgeted.
The land rights angle
Diversions often turn on rights, not engineering. If apparatus sits on your land under a terminable wayleave, the negotiating position changes completely. We establish what rights exist before any diversion is priced.
Easements and wayleaves explainedFAQs
How much does a utility diversion cost?
From a few thousand pounds to more than a million, which is why each one needs a strategy rather than acceptance. The variables are asset type, voltage or diameter, route length, land rights and the owner's charging rules. We give budget figures per diversion, early.
How long do diversions take?
Simple LV or service diversions can complete in weeks. HV, gas mains and trunk telecoms routinely run six to eighteen months including design and consents. That is why diversions belong in due diligence, not in the construction phase.
Can a diversion be avoided?
Often, yes - by layout change, undergrounding agreement, protective measures or terminating the right that keeps the apparatus there. We check every option before you pay for the works.
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