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Welcome to Francis Smith Engineering, Inc., and 39 years of excellence!
Purpose
It is
the purpose of this firm to provide the following services for all phases of land
development:
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Land Planning |
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Civil Engineering |
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Land
Surveying |
All services are
offered under the licensed supervision of persons within the firm.
Scope of Services
Planning
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Feasibility/cost studies |
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Preliminary development plans |
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Tentative land division maps |
Engineering
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Site Development Plans |
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Earthwork and grading |
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Streets and highways |
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Hydrology/flood hazard/drainage |
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Utility systems |
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Final land division maps |
Surveying
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Land surveying |
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Construction surveying |
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Control Surveys |
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Aerial mapping |
Related services
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Engineering/reports |
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Engineering/legal |
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Engineering/sales |
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Engineering/development |
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Project participation |
Professional Relationships
Land development
involves a complex interaction of many professionals to satisfy the client’s
objectives and to produce projects which contribute to and benefit community
needs and desires.
Close interaction
is maintained at all times between client, civil engineer and other
professionals in the development sphere:
| Planners |
| Environmental
consultants |
| Architects |
| Economists/Market
analysts |
| Appraisers |
| Soils engineers |
| Geologists |
| Lending institutions |
| Real estate and
sales |
| Contractors and
construction specialists |
| Professional
societies |
| Governmental
agencies |
Planning
Feasibility/cost studies
| Subdivision/zoning
ordinances |
| Engineering aspects
of development |
| Utility systems |
| Cost estimates |
Preliminary development plans
| Overall plan of
development |
| Community
interaction |
| Project staging |
| Project
implementation |
Tentative land division maps
| Preparation of maps
and submittal documents |
| Submission and
processing with agencies |
| Public hearings
through approvals |
Engineering
Site development plans
Detailed site development plans incorporating:
| Grading |
| Building construction |
| Street patterns |
| Drainage patterns |
| Utility systems |
Earthwork and grading
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Preliminary designs |
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Earthwork quantity
takeoffs |
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Consideration of
soils/geology |
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Plans/specifications |
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As built plans,
final quantities |
Streets and highways
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Route feasibilities
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Quantity/cost estimates
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Plans
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Hydrology/flood hazard/drainage
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Hydrology/estimates of storm water runoff
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Flood hazard limits
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Drainage improvement plans
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Utility systems
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Water systems, feasibility/costs/design/plans
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Sewer systems, feasibility/costs/design/plans
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Relationship and coordination with other utilities
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Final Land division maps
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Boundary surveys
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Title policy review, ownership/easements
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Street and lot geometric calculations
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Final maps and supporting documents
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Processing through recordation
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Boundary and street monumentation, lot surveys
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Engineering services are performed with modern electronic data processing
equipment. Computers are sued for geometric calculations, quantity
takeoffs, and in all phases of design.
Surveying
Land surveying
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Section corners
surveys |
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Property surveys |
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Legal descriptions,
property and easements |
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Property line
agreements |
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Recorded property
maps |
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Certified land areas |
Construction surveying
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Survey for
construction |
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As constructed plans |
Control surveys
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Ground control
points, horizontal datum |
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Elevation control
points, vertical datum |
Aerial mapping
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Aerial photography |
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Topographic and
planimetric mapping |
Surveying services are performed with high order Theodolites, Electronic
Distance Measuring Equipment (EDM), Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), and electronic data processing equipment
(EDP).
Related Services
Engineering/reports
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Feasibility/development |
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Quantity/cost
estimates |
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Property
analysis/effects of easements |
Engineering/legal
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Storm damage reports |
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Condemnation studies
(before and after conditions) |
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Owner/contractor
disputes |
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Property line
encroachments |
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Inventory, analysis,
certification of improvement conditions |
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Effects of CC&R’s
(Conditions, Covenants, & Restrictions) |
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Expert witness |
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Court exhibits |
Engineering/sales
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Sales summaries,
land areas, etc. |
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Property and
easement maps |
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Sales presentation
maps, illustrative site plans |
Engineering/development
Professional
engineering practices carries with it a duty for public welfare and
safety, in addition to contractual obligations to client.
A licensed
professional is charged with public trust to uphold the standards of the
profession and to practice his profession in an impartial manner in
matters between client and public.
Telephone
435-654-1600
FAX
435-654-1624
Postal address
136 South Main, PO Box 460, Heber City Utah 84032
Electronic mail
General Information:
js@optimumdesigns.com
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