Land & Construction Surveying

A boundary survey establishes legal property lines and corners; a topographic survey maps existing grades and features inside them. Most development projects need both, and they are cheaper ordered together.

Two to three business days of notice is typical for staking mobilizations; large or phased sites are scheduled as standing weekly visits.

A boundary survey performed to the ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements, which lenders and title companies require on most commercial real estate transactions. It shows boundaries, easements and encumbrances from the title commitment, improvements, encroachments, and the optional Table A items the client selects, such as utilities, flood zone, and parking counts.

Setting control points and offset stakes from the approved plans so the contractor can build to line and grade: building corners and gridlines, curb and pavement, utilities and structures, and finished-floor and pad elevations. As-built surveys at the end verify what was built against the design and are often required for utility acceptance and project closeout.

A professional land surveyor licensed in the project's state — in Texas, a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS). Survey services are delivered with licensed surveyors coordinated under one proposal and one point of contact with the testing and inspection work on the same project.

Not necessarily, but it helps. Boring locations are laid out from the site plan, and a current topographic survey lets the geotechnical engineer reference boring elevations to the proposed finished grades so cut and fill depths in the report are right. Scheduling the two together avoids a second mobilization.