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Bexar County, Texas
Land Surveying in Bexar County, TX
Boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys that put the design on the ground accurately the first time. Bexar County is covered on a project basis through our Austin, TX regional hub.
- Dispatched from
- Austin, TX regional hub · project-based mobilization
- Lead time
- Set in the proposal, with mobilization planned around your pour and earthwork schedule
- Laboratory
- Sugar Land, TX laboratory under chain of custody, or a mobile laboratory for large projects
- Reporting
- Reviewed and issued under a documented quality system; formatted for owner, engineer, and building-official review
- Serving
- Bexar County, TX — Houston, Sugar Land, Katy
- Coverage
- Texas statewide · 27 regional hubs
- Technicians
- ACI- and NICET-certified field staff; licensed professionals in Texas
- Call us
- (346) 420-5425
Scope
Survey services in Bexar County
- Boundary and title surveys for acquisition and permitting
- Topographic surveys for civil design
- Construction staking: building corners, utilities, paving, and grades
- As-built surveys for closeout and conveyance
Full scope, standards list, and pricing basis: Land Surveying.
Local conditions
Survey conditions in Bexar County
Bexar County sits at the intersection of the Balcones Escarpment and the South Texas Plains, where rapid urban expansion in San Antonio and its surrounding municipalities is pushing development across terrain that shifts from limestone-dominated uplands to expansive clay soils in a relatively short distance. That variability means horizontal and vertical control established at one end of a site can tell a very different story than conditions at the other. Accurate boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys are not a formality here — they are the foundation that keeps grading plans, utility alignments, and structural footprints where the engineer intended them. Our firm dispatches licensed survey crews to Bexar County through our Austin regional hub, providing scheduled and project-based coverage coordinated to your project timeline. From raw land boundary resolution to precise construction staking that puts design grades and column lines on the ground, we deliver field data and control that downstream trades and inspectors can rely on from the first day of work.
Bexar County's mix of shallow limestone rock and highly expansive Vertisol-type clays means that benchmark elevations and control points need to be set with care, as differential movement in shrink-swell soils can affect temporary benchmarks between mobilizations. San Antonio's climate, with periodic intense rainfall events, can also complicate scheduling of topographic and staking work, and crews plan for potential re-establishment of stakes in disturbed or inundated areas.
FAQ · Bexar County
How does the expansive clay soil common in parts of Bexar County affect construction staking accuracy over time?
Highly expansive clays can heave or settle seasonally, shifting grade stakes and offset hubs between the time they are set and when crews begin work. For projects on clay-heavy soils, we recommend confirming critical control points and finish-grade stakes immediately before earthwork or foundation placement begins rather than relying on stakes set weeks earlier.
Does Bexar County or the City of San Antonio require a licensed surveyor of record for subdivision plat approval?
Under the Texas Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, subdivision plats submitted for approval in Bexar County and within City of San Antonio jurisdiction must bear the seal and signature of a Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) licensed in Texas. Our survey deliverables are prepared and sealed by a licensed RPLS responsible for the work product.
What control datum do you use for topographic surveys in the San Antonio metro, and does it coordinate with CPS Energy or SAWS utility records?
We establish horizontal control referenced to NAD 83 (Texas State Plane, South Central Zone) and vertical control referenced to NAVD 88, which are the datums most commonly required by City of San Antonio development services and regional utility agencies. Referencing a consistent datum reduces reconciliation errors when overlaying utility as-built records or CPS Energy and SAWS infrastructure drawings.
Which office covers survey in Bexar County, TX?
Field work in Bexar County is dispatched through the Austin, TX regional hub, about 74 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Bexar County projects.
Are the technicians you send to Bexar County certified?
Field sampling and testing in Bexar County are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Survey engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Texas, coordinated under one proposal.
Scheduling & proposals
Need land surveying in Bexar County?
Call to schedule a technician, or send project documents for a written proposal.