Utility Vegetation Management
Right-of-way mowing, herbicide and bare-ground programs for electric, gas and pipeline utilities and railroads, from a certified woman-owned small business.
Built for utility programs
Ives Contracting has provided vegetation work for utilities, including Dominion Energy, since 2017. We handle the ground-level work, including mowing, brush control, herbicide and bare-ground programs, on electric, gas and pipeline rights-of-way, substations, stations and railroad corridors across Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Herbicide work is done by licensed applicators who are Ives employees, not subcontracted spray crews. Every application is recorded and kept on file for three years, as state regulations require, and we follow each utility’s site-access and safety requirements.
Ives is an SBA woman-owned small business with Virginia DBE and SWaM certification (#805517), which can help utilities and their prime contractors meet supplier-diversity goals.
What we handle
Right-of-way mowing & brush
Mowing and brush control that keeps corridors open and accessible.
Learn more →Selective herbicide
Targeted treatments that remove brush and woody growth while keeping low cover in place.
Learn more →Substations & stations
Annual bare-ground programs for substations, switchyards and pipeline stations.
Learn more →Railroad rights-of-way
Clearing and herbicide spraying along tracks, ballast, shoulders and crossings.
Access roads
Access routes kept open for crews, trucks and inspections.
Invasive species
Phragmites, kudzu and other invasives controlled over multiple seasons.
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Why utilities use Ives
- Vegetation work for Dominion Energy since 2017
- Licensed applicators on our own payroll, not subcontractors
- Mechanical and chemical work from one crew
- SBA WOSB, Virginia DBE and SWaM certified
- Statewide across Virginia and northeastern North Carolina
- Available 24/7
One-page PDF with our services, certifications, NAICS codes, UEI and CAGE, and contact information.
Common questions
What utility vegetation services do you provide?
Right-of-way mowing and brush control, selective herbicide, bare-ground programs for substations and stations, access road clearing, invasive species control, and railroad right-of-way clearing and herbicide spraying, across Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Do you work for utilities now?
Yes. Ives has provided vegetation work for utilities, including Dominion Energy, since 2017.
Are your applicators licensed?
Yes. Herbicide work is done by licensed applicators who are Ives employees, not subcontractors. Every application is recorded and kept on file for three years, as state regulations require.
Can your work count toward supplier-diversity goals?
Ives is an SBA woman-owned small business and holds Virginia DBE and SWaM certification (#805517), which can help utilities and their prime contractors meet supplier-diversity goals.
Do you work on railroad rights-of-way?
Yes. We clear brush and woody growth along the tracks and spray herbicide on ballast, shoulders and crossings to keep the track bed clear and sightlines open.
Planning next year’s
right-of-way program?
Send us the corridors and sites. We will price mowing, herbicide and bare-ground work as one program.