The work under this three-year SDSC – 2025 Statewide Drilling Contract consists of the exploration of subsurface conditions at various locations in the State of Maryland. Hillis-Carnes provides drilling equipment and certified drillers and helpers. All work is performed under Task Order assignments from the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) and includes earth borings with augers, split barrel sampling, core borings, in-situ testing, geotechnical instrumentation installs, laboratory testing, testing and inspections, utility locating, maintenance and control of traffic, boring data entry, and all related Geotechnical services.

All drilling, in-situ testing, testing and inspections, and laboratory testing are performed using Hillis-Carnes in-house employees and equipment. All maintenance, traffic control, and utility locating are provided by local minority business subcontractors. We have been teaming to provide these Geotechnical Drilling services to the State of Maryland for 23+ years.