Are you a Land & Environmental surveyor looking for utility searches?
It’s not uncommon for those developing land or purchasing property to request a full site survey. Cornerstone Projects play an important part in helping Land and Environmental Surveyors prepare their site investigation reports for their clients.
In these cases, Land and Environmental surveyors are employed to help determine geotechnical assessments, the topography of the site as well as understanding what utilities lie beneath the ground and whether there are any environmental aspects to consider.
Obtaining desktop utility plans are an important aspect of the role.
Not all Land and Environmental Surveyors are geared up to administrate the plans internally so they call upon Cornerstone to take care of this.
Outsourcing can improve cost efficiencies, speed up the completion of utility reports, improve the quality of their searches and free their staff up to focus on higher value jobs.
How Cornerstone can help
- Cornerstone supply a basic search that will cover the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive.
- We can also supply a full cable search if required in city/urban areas.
- Basic searches are generally returned within 1-5 working days and cable searches within 7-10 working days.
- Completed searches are presented in a simple to read and accessible .pdf format.
- No obligation quotes are available instantly on-line and confirmed back via email within 20 minutes.
- We can also provide a CAD drawing service to enable the utilities to be added to other CAD reports and providing an overview of the site showing all the utilities present.
- We can now also produce a smart.PDF from the CAD drawing that enables you to see an overview in .pdf and turn different utility layers on and off.
What does a basic search cover?
- Our basic search covers the main utilities, however, you can opt to remove services if you already have plans.
- Cable and Independent Utilities options are available if required.
- Our standard search covers up to 200m around a point.
- We cover projects of any size.
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Why use Cornerstone?
- Speed is of the essence to ensure there are NO delays to your projects.
- The way we process our searches, there will be no one quicker than us.
- Some basic searches will be back within 1 working day, with a UK average of 3 working days.
- We provide the fastest search possible and will not entice you with promises of more expensive, faster searches when they are simply NOT achievable.
- We offer an additional “Instant Access plans” service where we will share individual plans as they come in.
- With a cable search (that tends to take longer), for a small fee of £5+VAT, you can order an ‘interim pack’ containing the main utilities once they have been received.
- For high volume users, we even offer a GIS mapping library for managing and posting searches to improve access for your employees when in the field.
Easy to use
The key to the success is the speed and efficiency of reporting and making sure that the right information is given to the right person in the correct format.
- Our online ordering system allows quotes and orders to be processed within minutes
- The system is secure and has fail-safe checks to ensure the right search location is covered.
Costs
We understand that keeping costs to a minimum is extremely important.
- Our fees start at £58.00+Vat plus disbursements.
- All disbursements are charged at cost (we are transparent in our pricing and only make our margin from our fees).
- We do also offer volume discounts.
- For statutory undertakers (or those working on their behalf), we may be able to request plans for free with the appropriate letters of authority.
- Comparing the cost of outsourcing to us vs. the resource required in-house may surprise you!
Utility Plans for Land & Environmental Surveyors
Are you a Land & Environmental surveyor grappling with the complexities of utility searches and the challenges of managing utility plans internally?
In the realm of land development and property transactions, Land & Environmental surveyors play a crucial role, providing comprehensive site assessments that encompass geotechnical evaluations, topographic analysis, and the critical assessment of underground utilities.
This comprehensive understanding of a site’s physical characteristics is essential for informed decision-making and risk mitigation during construction and development projects.
As an integral part of site investigations, obtaining desktop utility plans is a critical step for Land & Environmental surveyors. These plans provide invaluable insights into the location and depth of underground utilities, such as electricity cables, gas pipes, water mains, and sewer lines.
This information is paramount for ensuring the safety and efficiency of construction activities, preventing costly damage to utilities, and complying with health and safety regulations.
While Land & Environmental surveyors possess the expertise to interpret and utilise utility plans effectively, not all firms possess the resources or infrastructure to manage the process of obtaining and administrating these plans internally.
This is where Cornerstone Projects steps in, offering a seamless utility search and management service tailored to the specific needs of Land & Environmental surveyors.
By outsourcing utility searches and management to Cornerstone Projects, Land & Environmental surveyors can reap a multitude of benefits:
- Enhanced Cost Efficiency: Leverage our economies of scale and optimised processes to reduce costs and optimise resource allocation.
- Accelerated Report Completion: Streamline your site investigation timelines by receiving utility reports promptly and efficiently.
- Impeccable Search Quality: Gain confidence in the accuracy and reliability of your site assessments with our rigorous search protocols and expertise.
- Empowered Staff Allocation: Free up your valuable staff to focus on higher-value tasks, such as site analysis, report preparation, and client consultations.
Are you ready to streamline your operations and achieve seamless utility search management? Register today and discover the difference.