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About Us

Still The Same Name On The Truck.

Albanese D&S, Inc. improves the infrastructure vital to daily life, building the water mains, sewer systems, and roadways that New England communities depend on. Three decades in, we're still family-run and still self-performing every job we take on.

Albanese D&S crew in the company's early years

Our History

Albanese D&S was founded in 1991 by Giovanni Albanese and Andrea Ciano Sr. in a small office in Malden, MA, specializing in underground utility construction, predominately new lateral sewers, throughout Massachusetts. In the 2000s we built a new headquarters and garage in Dracut, MA and became a trusted contractor for the MWRA, MassDOT, and BWSC. Many of our crews have been with us for 20, 30, even 35 years, the family values our founders built the company on.

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Albanese D&S crew on a major MWRA water infrastructure contract

Highlights

Three decades of work have left a real track record: back-to-back BWSC contracts through Dudley Square and Upper Roxbury in Boston, a full pump station rebuild for the Town of Reading with excavation over 32 feet deep in ledge, and emergency force main repairs completed for the Town of Plymouth in under six months. Each one marks a moment we took on more complexity and delivered on schedule.

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Albanese D&S crew working a residential street excavation

Our Expertise

Water main installation and lead service replacement, gravity sewer and drainage construction, pump station rehabilitation, full-depth roadway reconstruction, these are the disciplines we've built our name on. We self-perform every phase with our own crews and equipment, so the standard of work never drops from job to job.

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Albanese D&S crew installing a precast structure in a shored excavation

Self-Performed First.

We self-perform the work whenever we can, and bring in trusted subcontractors only for the specialty trades outside our scope. Crews, equipment, and training stay in-house — most of what's in the trench is our own.

  • Own Crews

    Operators, laborers, and pipe layers on our payroll. Many have been with us 20, 30, even 35 years.

  • Own Fleet

    Excavators, trucks, and paving equipment run out of our headquarters and garage in Dracut, MA.

  • Own Training

    OSHA 30, HAZWOPER 40, confined space, and first aid taught at our own training facility.

  • Union Standard

    IUOE Local 4 and Laborers International Union crews, trained to trade standard.

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Building Since 1991.

Explore our project history, safety record, and serving area, or get in touch to talk about your next project.

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