Here is the advice (General Advice) I got from another surveyor, about folks nickle and dime-ing us to death.
After whatever antics, the client does, "I want an alta, with no table A elements"
Or, "I just want a paper work survey, nothing on the ground"
Etc.
General Reply:
"I have looked your project over, and my conclusions are: You need a real survey on the ground, that is retraceable, and solid. No shortcuts. IF I work for you, we will be tying into sufficient corners, so that my survey will be sound, and we will be setting a number of corners, to my standards. Here is about how much money that will take, __________ and here is about how long that will take____________. "
"Here is authorization to proceed __________________ "
"Sign here______________________ Date_________________"
Repeat the above phrase, in all different sequences, until they sign the paper, or leave.
Don't back down.
It is up to us, to maintain our light bills, equipment bills, wife Bills, Children bills, and clients that do not assist us in that, need to go pound sand.
Nate
Brian, post: 372810, member: 11723 wrote: I also do the same thing with the ALTA notes. I have a place for the address, flood zone, parking count (if any), etc...as well as general disclaimers.
Completing that list takes no more than 20 minutes and usually keeps you from getting questions a month later when you've already moved on to other projects.I spent 8+ years surveying in King, Snohomish, and Pierce county and can count on one hand the number of times actual corner monumentation was ever set. The way it was explained to me - the Cased monuments in the intersection ARE what control the ROW lines, which in turn control the plat/lot lines. Anyone surveying the same lot will set up on the same mons to establish the centerlines/ROW lines - no individual lot corners needed.
As far as I know the county never kicked back an ALTA or ROS (SDOT is another matter entirely haha!)
"...no individual lot corners needed. "
That is BS!
Wow! That is one interesting interpretation of what surveying is all about. I appreciate Brian bringing this to our attention. With that approach there would be no need for any interior monuments in PLSSia. Once you have the perimeter section and quarter corners in place everything else is just math. Whoduh thunk it?
