Land Surveying Services

3.1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The Township of Franklin is seeking proposals for fixed pricing for land surveying services. The intent is to award to several companies for work that will be needed on open space acquisitions and other professional surveying services. 3.2. DETAIL REQUIRMENTS The Township of Franklin consists of 46 square miles, surrounded by water on three sides, including both urban and farmland settings, with diverse land uses. While each property is unique, projects may require reports that are required by either the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program or the State Agricultural Development Committee Farmland Preservation Program. Familiarity and previous experience with these types of projects are considered a plus. The respondent shall include pricing for various surveying services, including the following: Hourly rates for review of the title reports, existing mapping, and current surrounding deeds. Hourly rates for field crew for performing field traverses, locating existing corners and other property line evidence, locating existing physical features, locating wetland flags and obtaining topography when needed. Hourly rates for analysis of field data and deed plotting and preparation of survey map to Green Acres or SADC standards (if necessary), and the preparation of metes and bounds descriptions. Cost for setting of corner markers and monuments as required. Cost for completion of Green Acres or SADC Surveyors Certification and Summary Form. Cost for submission of completed survey mapping and descriptions including two mylar plottings and an electronic copy of the final survey in AutoCAD format. The respondent optionally may include pricing for the following surveying services: Hourly rates for review of updated or newly created Township Tax Maps prepared by Engineering staff. Hourly rates for updating or creating Township Tax Maps from supplied subdivision maps and filed deeds. Hourly rates for gathering of existing stormwater infrastructure data (storm inlet, drainage manhole, and outfall structure locations & elevations; underground pipe sizes, types, and inverts), both public and private. Hourly rates for inputting of collected stormwater infrastructure data into GIS format for use in creating watershed mapping of the municipal stormwater system.