As Built Surveys - Field Services Unlimited, Inc.

As-Built Surveys — A Measure of Your Growth

Field Services Unlimited As-Built surveys give you comprehensive and exact information about your location(s).You get a record of the physical dimensions and an accurate portrayal of the conditions and characteristics found on site.

As-built surveys can be conducted for single sites or for your entire portfolio. FSU’s surveys are used as the foundation for construction projects such as:

Remodels
Relocations/New Locations
Expansions
Re-imaging
Post Construction punch list verifications

Why Clients Choose FSU

Five-Day Turnaround
FSU’s trained staff is on-call and accustomed to completing the survey, permit research, and CAD drawing—the complete package within five days for you to use for design, build, and lease negotiations.

Your eyes and ears at the site
Our purpose is provide a complete depiction of the site conditions and measurements.

We do this by identifying your needs and integrating them into FSU’s proprietary, tried-and-true site evaluation process. We provide
you:

Customized site questionnaires, conditions check-lists, unusual conditions reports to identify details about:
- Items that effect construction, costs, and time-lines.
- Customer comfort.
- Staff working conditions
Detailed Photos (35mm or digital) and videos.
Detailed and precise measurements.
CAD drawings.

Cost Benefits
As-built surveys save time and money for our clients and allow them to make informed decisions. Field Services Unlimited site surveys, in the long run, more than pay for themselves because:

Leases can be calculated on accurate square footage.
Furniture and equipment can be ordered correctly (for example, if the site survey is off by only a couple of inches, systems furniture won’t fit).
Errors based on inaccurate measurements are eradicated.
Change-orders and construction slow-downs are eliminated.

FSU's Experience Counts
To continually improve our product and meet customer’s requests, FSU:

Developed a standardized as-built survey process that our nationwide team of surveyors adhere to.
Became skilled at different CAD programs to meet individual Customer’s needs (AutoCAD, Visio, AutoSketch).
Included Permit Research with the field information to help secure certificates of occupancy.
Made survey data, photos, videos, and CAD drawings available on the Web within 48 hours of being on site.

FSU surveyors are experienced in accurately evaluating:

Site exteriors including building footprints, signage, light levels, and all applicable elements.
Site Accessibility (exterior and interior).
Floor plans and dimensions.
Ceiling, lighting, and HVAC.
Windows, walls, and flooring.
Electrical, data, and telecommunications.
Mechanical, life-safety.
Fixtures, furniture, equipment.

We red-line existing architectural drawings or start from scratch if none are available. There is no limit to the type of information we collect and document and we are experienced at conducting surveys for:

Lease space verification.
Interior remodels to-
- Upgrade customer dining rooms.
- Renovate customer waiting areas.
- Enhance and make uniform interior menu boards.
- Upgrade retail lighting.
- Calculate square footage for new carpet and paint.

Kitchen reconfiguration to increase speed of service.
Drive-thru upgrades.
Technical Surveys –
- Standards for storage of flammable liquids and safety conditions.
- HSSE Signage.
- First look to red-flag sites for detailed asbestos evaluation (by asbestos experts).

“We have hired Field Services Unlimited to conduct a combination survey based on their successful completion of as-built surveys for our Visual Improvement Program a few years ago when we remodeled our customer areas. Before we finalized the contract for their services, we put the project out to bid. FSU’s survey price is considerably lower.”
-Team Leader, Fortune 500 Company

Credentials
FSU has conducted As-Built Surveys for the following clients:

Jack in the Box ® – Restaurant remodel projects.
Jiffy Lube ®
- Visual Improvement Program to upgrade customer waiting areas.
- Combination survey to assess standards for storage tanks, HSSE signage, identification of potential asbestos hazards, and Accessibility survey.
Limitedbrand Stores ® – Lighting retrofit program.
Oakland Arena – Electrical and data post construction punch list.
Peralta College System – Electrical and data as-built assessment to upgrade campus-wide computer network.
US Federal Courthouse, Sacramento, CA – Electrical and data post construction punch list.