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W.A. Chester

W.A. Chester

With over 80 years of dedication to safety, innovation, and success, W.A. Chester is a leading provider of electric utility transmission and distribution services.

About Us

W.A. Chester provides industry-leading, specialized services for underground transmission and distribution cable systems, overhead distribution, substations, and communications. Our team offers turnkey services that include engineering, construction, procurement, maintenance, installation, and emergency restoration.

Our clients are electric utility companies and independent power producers throughout the U.S. and Canada, and we are 1 of 5 specialty contractors performing this type of work on a national basis. In addition to underground systems, our services also include installation, maintenance, and repair of overhead electric distribution cable systems.

High-Pressure Fluid-Filled Maintenance Program

Protect the reliability and extend the life of your high-pressure fluid-filled (HPFF) cable system with W.A. Chester’s turnkey HPFF maintenance services. From inspections and dissolved gas analysis to cathodic protection, leak detection and engineering support, we help utilities identify developing issues before they become costly failures.

Learn more about our HPFF maintenance solutions.

Services

Workforce Experience & Commitment

Our management personnel possess, on average, over 30 years of valuable project and construction experience in the power sector and are members of the IEEE and ICC. Our team has the proven expertise to manage and execute projects from the conceptual phase through design, procurement, construction and commissioning.

In addition, our partnerships with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers allow us to combine technical business knowledge with operational business savvy to provide optimal services to our clients while also offering employees the resources, opportunities, and work environment that make W.A. Chester a desirable employer.

Serving Clients Across the U.S.

W.A. Chester has served major utility and industry clients across the U.S. since 1996. This includes ongoing maintenance and support agreements, as well as storm restoration and overhead distribution services.

Contact Us

Main Office:

4200 Parliament Place
Suite 400
Lanham, MD, 20706,

Phone:

240.487.1940

Underground Network Distribution

W.A. Chester provides construction, maintenance, and emergency response services for underground network distribution systems, including:

  • Underground Duct Bank and Conduit Installation
  • Manhole, Vault and Handhole Installation
  • Medium-Voltage Cable Installation, Replacement and Removal
  • Network Transformer Installation and Replacement
  • Network Protector and Switchgear Installation
  • Cable Splicing, Terminations and Connections
  • Feeder and Secondary Network Cable Systems
  • System Upgrades, Rebuilds and Capacity Expansions
  • Inspection, Testing and Preventive Maintenance
  • Fault Location, Cable Repair and Emergency Restoration
  • Turnkey Construction and Long-Term Maintenance Contracts

Traffic Control Services

  • Road and Lane Closures by Certified Traffic Control Managers and Flaggers
  • Short and Long Term Set-Ups including Emergency Services (24 Hours)

Street Light Services

  • Installation and Asset Management of Public, Private and Municipal Street Light Systems
  • LED Conversions
  • Specialty Lighting; Sport / Parking Areas, Overhead Signs and Bridge / Navigational Systems
  • Civil Work including Directional Drilling, Underground Circuits / Conduit, Manholes, etc.
  • Geographical Information Systems / Sub-Meter Data Collection (GIS / ARC)
  • Maintenance and Emergency Response Contracts

Fiber Optic Conduit and Cable Systems

  • Underground “Make Ready” for Fiber Optic and Cable Installations
  • Installation of Inner Duct, Fiber Optic Cable and Power Supplies

Substations

  • Construction, Terminations, and Upgrades

Overhead Distribution Systems

  • New Construction including Service Drops, Poles, etc.
  • Maintenance and Emergency Response Contracts

Underground Distribution Projects (4KV – 35KV)

  • New Underground Distribution System Construction
  • Underground Feeder Installation and Replacement
  • Aerial-to-Underground Distribution Conversions
  • Duct Bank, Conduit and Direct-Buried Cable Installation
  • Manhole, Vault, Handhole and Equipment Foundation Installation
  • Medium-Voltage Cable Installation, Pulling and Removal
  • Cable Splicing, Terminations and Connections
  • Pad-Mounted Transformer Installation and Replacement
  • Switchgear, Sectionalizing Cabinet and Junction Cabinet Installation
  • Primary and Secondary Distribution Cable Systems
  • Street-Lighting and Associated Distribution Infrastructure
  • System Reconductoring, Upgrades and Capacity Expansions
  • Distribution Automation and System-Control Equipment Installation
  • Cable Testing, Fault Location and Diagnostic Services
  • Existing System Inspection and Preventive Maintenance
  • Cable Repair and Emergency Restoration
  • Civil Construction, Excavation, Trenching and Site Restoration
  • Turnkey Construction and Long-Term Maintenance Contracts

Underground Transmission Projects (69KV – 345KV)

Underground Transmission
W.A. Chester provides installation, maintenance, and emergency response services for a comprehensive range of underground transmission systems, including:

  • High-Pressure Fluid-Filled (HPFF) and High-Pressure Gas-Filled (HPGF) Pipe-Type Cable Systems
  • Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) Solid Dielectric Cable Systems
  • Low- and Medium-Pressure Self-Contained Fluid-Filled Cable Systems
  • Submarine Pipe-Type and Armored Self-Contained Cable Systems
  • Compressed-Gas-Insulated (CGI) Transmission Systems
  • Pressurization Plants and Associated Monitoring and Control Systems
  • Cathodic Protection Systems for Underground Transmission Infrastructure
  • Cable Terminations, Splices and Related Accessories
  • System Inspections, Preventive Maintenance and Diagnostic Testing
  • Long-Term Maintenance and Emergency Response Contracts