3. LandSurveyScope.pdf

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Land Management Integrated Resources National BPA

12363N23Q4023

ATTACHMENT 3: LAND SURVEYS SCOPE

All requirements and specifications may vary based on location and agency utilizing the BPA.

Includes, but not limited to:

C-4 SURVEYS

All surveys under this contract shall comply with the respective applicable State statutes, regulations, minimum survey minimum standards, the principles, practice, and procedures set forth in the Bureau of Land Management Manual of Surveying Instructions, current edition, as well as the following specifications for the work to be performed.

.100 RESEARCH

.110 Records Research. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to research the public records to obtain title and survey information for the property being surveyed and adjoining properties. It may be necessary to perform chain of title work for both the subject property and the adjoining properties.

.120 Landowner Notification. All adjoining landowners shall be notified in writing of intent to survey before beginning field work. Notification letters shall be furnished to COR upon request. A

USFS sample letter is available upon request by the contractor. It is the responsibility of the

Contractor to obtain permission to cross or enter private lands. The USFS may, at its discretion, notify adjoining landowners in writing of intent to contract survey work, and will notify contractor in advance.

.130 Conflicts, Boundary and Title Disputes. The COR will inform the Contractor of any known conflicts with earlier surveys, title, encroachments, trespass, possession, or occupation of NFS lands along the boundary lines to be surveyed. Any conflicts discovered by the Contractor during the course of the survey shall be reported to the COR as soon as possible. Such discovered conflicts will be shown on the survey plat or surveyor’s report.

The Contractor shall report evidentiary facts in regards to possession and or title and provide professional opinion that is relative to the conflict.

.200 CORNER SEARCH, EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION

.210 Corner Search. The Contractor shall make a diligent search for, with the intent of recovering and locating, all physical corner evidence required to complete this contract.

.220 Corner Evaluation. The Contractor shall evaluate all the physical evidence and pertinent survey information of record for all previously set monuments and their accessories prior to use and acceptance. Any monuments or accessories accepted or rejected shall be disclosed on the survey plat, with explanation of the reason(s) for rejecting any monuments.

The contracted surveyor will, when feasible and appropriate, employ parole or testimonial evidence, especially in the absence of other physical or record evidence of a corner position, and document accordingly.

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.230 Corner Documentation. Corner search activities and evidentiary findings for all monuments and accessories shall be documented in a field book or electronic data collection devices.

.300 FIELD SURVEY, DATA COLLECTION, AND COMPUTATIONS

.310 Survey Methods and Procedures. The survey methods and procedures used shall comply with the respective State statutes, regulations, minimum survey standards, and the GLO/BLM

Manuals of Surveying Instructions.

a. Survey notes. The surveyor shall keep an accurate and complete record of the survey in a standard bound field book in an orderly and legible fashion, unless using an electronic data collector. All information pertinent to the work, not recorded in the electronic data collector, shall be recorded including personal contacts with landowners and other interested parties.

The field book shall remain the property of the Contractor. Legible photocopies shall then be provided to the COR upon request.

b. Electronic Data Collector. The Contractor may use an electronic data collector system in lieu of a standard hard-bound field book for survey data collection. A separate report shall be furnished to the Government which includes:

1. An ASCII digital copy of the original field data prior to any manipulation or adjustments.

2. Description of the format used, items by line and column, and definition of all descriptor codes.

3. An unambiguous reference system which indexes the data to a Survey Control Diagram.

4. Legible photocopies of all field books used in conjunction with the collection system.

.320 Positional Tolerance. The relative position of each corner established or tied must be determined as part of a closed traverse or point positioning procedure which meets the current standards prescribed by the respective State survey minimum standards.

.330 Basis of Bearings. All bearings shall be based on geodetic (true) north, established by direct astronomic observation, or by use of geodetic control stations that meet or exceed State survey minimum standard requirements, or by GPS/GNSS observations post processed using

NGS/OPUS, or other suitable software. An assumed basis of bearings is not acceptable.

.340 Clearing of Survey Lines. No clearing shall be performed on adjoining non-Federal lands and shall only be performed on NFS lands. For survey operations conducted on NFS land, clearing of vegetation shall be confined to the minimum necessary for line of sight. No trees larger than 4 inches diameter (4.5 feet above ground) shall be cleared without the permission of the COR. Under no circumstance shall fruit, shade or ornamental trees, shrubs or hedges, be blazed, marked, or cut during the course of the survey work.

.350 Survey Control Diagram. The Contractor has sole responsibility for maintaining quality control for all aspects of survey work performed under this contract. The Contractor shall provide a control diagram to the COR for review upon request. Each sheet shall be a minimum size of 18" x

24", and be drawn at a scale to show sufficient detail.

.360 Computations. A listing of coordinate values of all survey points shall be provided to the

C.O.R. on digital media in ASCII format [point #, northing, easting and descriptor] upon request.

..400 CORNER MONUMENTATION AND ACCESSORIES

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.410 Monumentation. All corners, including reference and witness corners, requiring monumentation shall be established in accordance with the 2009 BLM Manual of Surveying

Instructions, Section 4-1 through 4-78, using the provided USFS monument. The surveyor’s state registration number shall be stamped on the monument cap in addition to the specific corner information. Pertinent monument information such as type, material, length, diameter, cap marking, and depth in ground, shall be documented and reported in the field notes and on the survey plat.

.420 Existing Monumentation. All accepted existing monumentation shall be maintained so the monument is plumb and firmly set. All wooden and stone monuments shall be remonumented as specified under section .410 of this section. Stone monuments shall be remonumented only when deteriorating features and/or unstable soil conditions are present, or as specified in the task order.

.430 Corner Accessories. Memorials and a minimum of two new corner accessories shall be established on NFS land, in accordance with the 2009 BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions, Sections 4-79 through 4-113, with the exception of mound of stones. All established monuments shall be set in a collar/mound of stone with a base width of 2-3 feet, to top of cap, as practicable.

Corner accessory information such as type, material, length, diameter, cap marking, depth in the ground, tree species and diameter of tree at 4.5 feet above ground, etc., shall documented and reported in the field notes and on the survey plat.

.440 Bearing Tree Posting. All newly established bearing trees shall be posted with a 54-3

“BEARING TREE” sign facing the corner, and with a 54-9 “LAND SURVEY MONUMENT” sign on opposite side of the bearing tree (nailed to allow for tree growth), 4.5 feet above ground and flagged.

.450 Existing Corner Accessories. All existing corner accessories shall be maintained to ensure the accessory is properly signed, legible, securely attached, and flagged.

.500 NFS LAND BOUNDARY LOCATION, MARKING, AND POSTING

.510 Boundary Location. NFS land boundaries shall be posted within +/-1.0 foot of the true line between the two corners that define the boundary line.

.520 Boundary Marking. The NFS land boundaries shall be marked with provided sign posts in accordance with the “Property Line Marking and Posting Guide” (Figure 3).

a. At each corner monument established set a sign post firmly in the ground facing the private land or other ownership.

b. Set sign posts at intervals of 220-280 feet or inter-visible along the line, as if the trees and brush were removed, unless intervals are specified otherwise by the task order.

c. Set sign posts at all stream, trail, road crossings, and ridge tops. Sign posts shall not be placed directly within the actual stream or travel way, but approximately five (5) feet on the upland side of the physical feature and posted on each side of roads.

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.530 Boundary Posting.

a. At an established corner monument, securely attach (with provided hardware) a #54-2

“PROPERTY BOUNDARY” sign (above) and #54-9 “LAND SURVEY MONUMENT sign

(below) to firmly set post, facing the private land or other ownership, and attach flagging. See

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b. Along the NFS land boundary being located and posted, securely attach a 54-2 “PROPERTY

BOUNDARY” sign, facing the private land or other ownership, and attach flagging.

.540 Existing Marked Boundary.

a. Sign posts found along NFS land boundaries shall be verified to conform to section .510. All reusable sign posts determined to be within the location limits of +/-1.0 foot of the true line between two corners that define the boundary line shall be reset plumb and firm in the ground facing the private land or other ownership. All sign posts determined to NOT be within the location limits shall be removed.

b. Follow and set new sign post as prescribed under .530 b and c.

.550 Existing Posted Boundary.

a. Replace sign on found maintained sign post if found sign is illegible, loose, damaged, or detached. Follow posting procedures per .540 a. and b.

.560 Erroneous Marked and Posted Lines. The Contractor shall notify the COR upon the discovery of existing sign posts which exist along erroneous NFS land boundaries.

.600 INSPECTION

The COR may make periodic inspections of each project as work progresses. The contractor shall, without charge, make available for inspection, originals or copies of such items as field notes, working plats and drawings, material obtained through research, computation sheets, computer printouts, correspondence to and from adjoining landowners, and any other item deemed necessary to insure contract compliance, and to verify accomplishments. The Contractor shall request an inspection upon completion of the field work as outlined in the contract. The

Contractor shall request an inspection upon completion of any corrective field work required by the COR.

.700 PLATS AND REPORTS

.710 Plats. The Contractor shall prepare a recordable survey plat in compliance with the current respective State statutes, regulations, and minimum survey standards. The survey plat shall be filed with the respective County Recorder’s or Clerk’s Office.

The survey plat shall: show the relationship of recovered and established corner positions used in the survey, location, marking and posting of NFS land boundaries; describe all monuments recovered, established, and rejected, along with their accessories; provide a short narrative explaining the reason any monument was rejected or accepted; and include the record and measured ties to existing accessories.

All survey plats shall show a geodetic position with metadata on one NFS land boundary corner surveyed. Information as to the method used to determine the position and geodetic control shall be provided on the plat or report.

Prior to filing or recording, the Contractor shall submit one paper or electronic pdf copy of the survey plat(s) or corner record form(s) to the COR for review. Upon any corrections and final acceptance the Contractor will file or record the survey plat. Two paper copies of recorded survey plat(s) and electronic pdf copy shall be provided to the COR.

.720 Forest Supervisor’s Certificate. In addition to the survey plat requirements under section.

.710, each survey plat shall contain the following Forest Supervisor’s signature block (with correct supervisor name). The COR will obtain the supervisor signature and return the survey plat to the contractor for filing within approximately 10 business days.

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“I hereby certify this survey was made at my request for National Forest Management purposes.”

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Forest Supervisor

.730 Encroachment Diagram. An encroachment or detailed survey plat diagram is required of encroachment areas to show in greater detail the difference between lines of occupation and lines of title. All features that indicate occupation, where such occupation conflicts with title, shall be shown with a stationing scheme or leaders showing boundary posts set and the location of potential conflicts, encroachments, trespass, or unauthorized use in relation to the nearest survey corner.

.740 Surveyor's Report. The Contract surveyor shall prepare a Surveyor's Report for all work performed under this Contract, unless the same information is exhibited on the survey plat. The report shall contain any information the contractor considers pertinent to the project. At a minimum, the report shall contain the following:

1. History of surveys and a synopsis of the work performed.

2. Results of search for all corners.

3. Methods used for re-establishing missing corners.

4. Written description of any conflict between lines of occupation and title lines.

5. Statements relevant to the project made by adjoining landowners or other interested parties.

6. The surveyor shall sign and date report.

.750 Corner Recordation Form. Contracts the Contractor shall complete that form prescribed by

ARS 33-106, a Corner Record Form, for each corner as required by applicable state laws and regulations, unless the method of documentation meets the requirements of section .710 herein. For

New Mexico contracts the Contractor may prepare a plat as prescribed by the “Minimum Standards” section 12.8.2.17.E. After approval by the COR, the Contractor shall file the original document in the office of the recorder in the appropriate jurisdiction. A copy of the original form with filing information shall be furnished to the Government.

.800 RIGHT-OF-WAY SURVEYS

In addition to the requirements for surveys as outlined under C-4, the following specifications shall be followed.

.810 Specifications. Right-Of-Ways shall be surveyed along existing or proposed centerlines, show all relevant curve data, and shall not be monumented unless directed by the COR. If monumented, shall be at the right-of-way corridor PCs, PTs, and point of ingress/egress intersection with NFS land boundaries. All points of ingress/egress intersection with NFS land boundaries shall be tied to the nearest controlling monument on each side of center line of subject property. Any USFS provided right-of-way monument set shall be properly stamped with the appropriate information and marked with a sign post provided and posted with a provided 54-9 “LAND SURVEY MONUMENT” sign, facing the right-of-way corridor.