Resources

Land Development Coalition

LDC 2-3: Cost to Complete

A critical aspect of successful project management involves understanding the financial performance of the project at any point in the design process. Managing variables such as labor multipliers, labor hours…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 2-2: Project Start-Up

While it is the responsibility of the project manager to manage project communications with the client, often times another individual within your firm is responsible for establishing and maintaining the…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 2-1: Go/No Go Decision

Go/No-Go Process The pursuit of a project needs to follow a structured process of research and strategy. The first step is to make a “go/no go” decision on the pursuit.…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 1-6: Project Interview Skills

Most private land development client interactions tend to be informal and relationship-based, and generally do not involve any type of formal interview or presentation to win new work. That being…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 1-5: Ethics in Certifications and Sealing/Stamping for Land Development Services

This publication offers guidelines on the ethical approach to completing certifications and sealing/stamping documents or drawings. The important areas to consider for ethically prepared certifications and stamped documents, drawings, and…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 1-4: Ethical Cost Proposals for Land Development Services

Ethical Cost Proposals for Land Development Services is designed to help A/E firms accurately prepare ethical land development cost proposals with a focus on three key areas – project selection, sales,…

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LDC 1-2: Improving Company Image

Improving Company Image is designed to help small A/E firms fine-tune their marketing efforts to prospective clients by focusing on four key PR/promotion areas – image, marketing, professionalism, and value.…

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Land Development Coalition

LDC 1-1: Marketing Your Land Development Firm With Greater Success

This publication offers good solid information to assist firms in their own marketing outreach and client management efforts. Three critical areas that firms need to focus on are covered: Defining…

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 7-5: Ground to Grid and Coordinate Localization Spreadsheet

“The purpose of this spreadsheet is to assist the surveyor in converting coordinates from ground to grid or grid to ground. The spreadsheet has 2 tabs that work interactively or…

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 7-4: Survey Work Order

Survey Work Order COPS  Template in MS Word format.

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