Tomorrow we are scheduled to re-scan the structural steel of a building under construction for the second time. We are comparing as-builts with another surveyor, primarily due to the other surveyor providing less than useful deliverables. They used an Excel spreadsheet showing steel deltas relative to the state plane grid north in decimal feet. Anyone who’s ever worked with steel contractors and carpenters knows they want this deliverable relative to the building column centerlines shown in fractions of an inch. When we finally got their scan and compared the surveys they are nearly identical, both showing a few intolerances and missing members. We planned to scan on Monday, but due to poor weather, we are now scheduled for tomorrow at the same time as the other survey crew. I notified the client that it is not advisable to conduct our surveys simultaneously as we may interfere with each other's work in the same area. Besides the fact that the other surveyor appears to be taking a defensive stance for no reason other than the fact that they won’t let us explain the situation. Fun times of construction.
Their response “if the survey goes longer than expected or you have to return, we will be assigning this cost back to the contractor.”