I did a boundary survey about 5 years ago for a gal that owned a vacant lot passed down from her father that had farmed it. It was for sale but she wasn't getting what she wanted. She was asking 15 million but I didn't think she would get and still don't know whether she did or not. I got several calls about my survey from potential buyers but never heard anything from the final buyer.
Anyway, I suppose this is the biggest project that I know about being built on a property that I surveyed. I surveyed the north half. I have a nephew that works for Adobe, talked with him a dinner today. They wanted to move the road that spits the property but the city resisted. The compromise is that they are building their project over the road, essentially making the road a tunnel under the development.
I'm just a country surveyor, had no idea I was surveying the boundary for something like this. Maybe they had it surveyed again, if they did no one ever contacted me. Maybe they ripped all the markers I set, who knows. I could check the county records but it's the worst county website in the state to try and navigate, I don't even like to go there.
Adobe Utah Technology Campus
3750 North Frontage Road
Lehi, Utah 84043
40°26'04, 78" N 111°52'27, 98" W
Grand opening: October 2012
Key statistics
38 acre lot, 19 acres on each side of Cabelas Boulevard
230,000 feet of office space
40,000 feet of amenity space
Indoor/outdoor cafe, full size indoor basketball court, exercise facility, showers and locker rooms, bike lockers
Large outdoor grass recreation area adjacent to cafe
Seating for more than 1000 employees
Building will bridge 90 feet across Cabelas Blvd at a 17.5' clearance
Building will be 4-5 stories tall, stand over 70' above the road and be built on 60 foot deep concrete piles
Project total cost $100+ million
Construction of phase one begins June 1, 2011 with completion anticipated in October 2012
Site work to begin early 2011
Adobe's campus could be expanded to accommodate future growth and become as large as 600,000 square feet with space for up to 3000 employees
Timing of future phases will be dictated by future growth
State-of-the-art mechanical and electrical systems provide exceptional energy efficiency
The building will be LEED certified
Okland Construction is the general contractor
Makes you wonder how much the City received for the air rights above the street they refused to close.
To me, you're post
drives home the point, that there is no such thing as 'just a survey'. We have no idea where or what our surveys maybe used for in the future...charge accordingly.
To me, you're post
To me, you are post. Unfamiliar with that phrase. Is that a bit like "you are toast"?
To me, YOUR!!!!
ugh...thanks Cow...I shoulda caught that...need more coffee!!
To me, you're post
Caveman Surveyor when he finds a corner:
"Me are Surveyor, You are Post"
Make sure you keep your insurance paid up.
Not knowing what the client is going to do with the property is one reason I tell a crew to survey everything the same and your goal is to have the best closure possible whether it is in the swamp, on the side of a hill or in the city.
The websites for the counties around here give the same info as the phone directory.
> Not knowing what the client is going to do with the property is one reason ...
....To always ask the question "Why are you having your property surveyed, and what do you plan to use it for?" You get a variety of answers, but you can usually get something out of them by asking the right questions. Often times it leads to more work too, ie. line stakes, flood plain issues, zoning issues, spot grades for the architect, etc.
Then always state their intended use in your scope of services...." This survey is for your intended plan of doing XYZ, I will provide ABC..." type of thing.
I don't know if it matters in terms of accuracy requirements, but knowing what they plan on doing is an important thing to know IMO. So I always try to discover it.
