Now we're talking
Getting lower is inevitable; why start there. Tie the fee to the project. If this is a subdivision of 1 acre lots, that's only 1k per lot for the surveying part. A miniscule investment that the developer is more than happy to make for the large profits involved. At least until they find some numbskull who will do it for less.
Now we're talking
> At least until they find some numbskull who will do it for less.
Unfortunately NDJ Associates - Engineers, Planners & Surveyors (Numbskull, Doofus, and Jackleg) has a very efficient marketing department 🙁
62,000-68,000 (without re-imbursables) depending on a few things, site location (can it be drove to everyday or are the crew/crews staying), local rentals of a boat, if they're asking for 20-50 foot grids or can we just locate the highs and lows. But we'd still make money if everything didn't go right. If everything went to hell we'd loose our ass but if it went good we'd be looking at making a lot of money. Wouldn't take it know I'm out on my own but would have loved to get it when I had alot of people to keep busy. Thats the cost for my area, I probably wouldn't get it cause there's alway survey sluts looking to give it away but don't take a bath on it.
9 acre a day topo
$18,000 for ponds (cost plus inflation from when I used to work somewhere that did that work plus 10% overhead if I had to hire it done)
4 days drafting (maybe 5 if there are more trees to label than it looks like)
4 days boundary (I would hope 2 but I figured 4)
3 days calcs
1 day research
3 days project managment
1 day field check
Again, cost will vary wherever you are but time shouldn't unless they're asking for more than the do here.
Probably around $50-55k based on today's exchange rate, assuming it is near to home (Which it wouldn't be for me!!).
If it is as flat as that trying to use LIDAR with heavy underbrush ( and the associated debris) will generate an awful lot of noise. Sorting out the real ground could be very time consuming and you haven't got the variation in ground levels to cover up any missed anomalies. On rougher ground once the dozers have been through to clear the scrub the levels are all changed anyway.
Looks like we have company in our $66K boat.
We'll see if it floats...seen some crazy numbers around here in the last 5 or 6 years. 😉
Just finished 50 Acre (wide open fields) topo for $22,000.
> Just finished 50 Acre (wide open fields) topo for $22,000.
:-O :-O :-O
Gee, The going rate around here for the topo plus the boundary would be approx. 10% of that!!!!!!!!
$200 / Acre MINIMUM (and that's from an old estimating manual)
No trees or hydrography in the base price.
Trees $5 each (minimum). Hydrography per cross section.
Think ALTA requirements (even though it isn't one, and table A options)
Unless you're planning on working for $20K / year, in which case I'd recommend either fast food or retail as an income source.
My estimate is based on completing an average of 5.5 acres a day @ $1100 per day for a field crew. This comes out to be $33800. Add your drafting time, unforeseen circumstances, field checking your contours, etc... and you have entered your $40K range. Granted some days will be more than 5.5 acres and some will be less, and some crews aren't as efficient as others, but some are more efficient.
I might attempt the boundary for $10K if I had control in the area and a few of the adjacent tracts already proven, but not the topo.
We actually finished in late February.....3' of snow...-5 million degrees...
Solar Panel farm project.
Marc,
What estimating manual are you referring to?
Means Heavy Construction
