As a hydroexcavating company that specializes in exposing underground utility lines and excavating foundation perimeters for building-expansion projects, HydroEx in Puerto Rico often is one of the first contractors on a job.
As such, there’s extra pressure to avoid equipment breakdowns that can cause a debilitating domino effect on a project and upset construction timelines.“We’re usually doing exploratory work, so other contractors can’t proceed util we’re finished,” says Miguel Rivera Villamil, who co-owns HydroEx with his wife, Cecilia Lloréns. That pressure is exacerbated by the fact that Puerto Rico is about 2,200 miles from Florida; for perspective, that’s just 600 miles
