Where the Pipe World Gets Real.
Built for Excavation & Utility Contractors
The no-BS community for utility contractors who want to bid smarter, dig safer, and build a business that outlasts the next slow season.
What’s Included
Resources designed to help you get ahead in business and life — available across our Operator, Foreman, and Leadership plans. See what's included in each below.
Sy on what UGN gets you — the Pipe Playbook, Weekly Wins Calls, tools, and community built to help you run a tighter operation.
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50+ video lessons across every corner of your excavation and civil utilities business. New lessons added monthly.
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Every Friday. Real talk on active bids, wins, losses, and everything in between with contractors who get it.
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Join monthly training sessions with Sy and tackle the specific challenges members are facing. Bring your questions about job costing, crew management, bidding strategy, or whatever's keeping you up at night.
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We’ll be hosting virtual and in-person events, and the membership gets you priority access to attend. Hear from industry leaders and network with other like-minded dirt and pipe guys to grow your own community.
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Connect with contractors who actually understand your world. The member community gives you direct access to other contractors dealing with the same challenges you are.
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Bid sheets, change orders, and proposal templates — ready to download and use on every job.
Who It’s For
Are you tired of making every decision alone, wondering if you just underbid another job or if you're about to lose your shirt on the one you just started?
Are you sick of working 70-hour weeks and still having no idea if you're actually making money?
Do you wish there was someone you could call when you're staring at a $500K commercial bid, trying to figure out if your numbers are right—but everyone you know is either too big to remember what it's like or too small to have figured it out yet?
Are you done learning everything the expensive way—through trial and error that costs you tens of thousands of dollars every time you get it wrong?
Then The Underground Network is for you.
Featured Videos
How I Grew My Excavation & Utility Company From $1M to $5M (10 Years of Lessons)
10 Years Running an Excavation & Utility Company | 3 Jobsites in One Week + Real Talk
A Week in the Life of an Excavation Company | Water Mains, Meters & Mud
How We Bring Water & Sewer into a Commercial Site with No Room to Work
8" Water Main & Storm Drain Install | Subdivision Site Work | Carl Junction, MO
What It Really Takes to Be a Project Manager in Underground Utilities
Led by Someone Who’s Been Through It
Sy Kirby started Sy-Con out of necessity to provide for his family. Ten years later, he's running a $5M operation with 20+ employees. He figured out what works the hard way. Now he's sharing what he’s learned in underground utilities with other guys who’s been in his boots.
Sign Up Today
Everything in Operator, plus the live access that actually moves the needle — weekly calls, monthly webinars, and first access to every event. Built for contractors who want more than just a course.
Get the Pipe Playbook, downloadable templates, and the private community — everything you need to start bidding smarter and running your business better, on your own time.
Built for owners bringing their team. Everything in Foreman, for up to 3 people — so your PM, estimator, or right-hand guy gets the same access you do.