Lake, Pond & Infrastructure Consulting.
We consult nationwide with fees based on time/travel and the scope of the project.
If your project includes anything beyond the most basic cow pasture design you need an unbiased and qualified experienced based consult to start your project. With this information in hand you can interview the “free estimate” contractors and know what types of questions to ask.
What is a qualified consultant? Someone who has “been there, done that” **AND** is still doing it. There are a number of consultants in the development of rural recreational land tracts along with pond and fishing lake construction. These consultants may hold a variety of college degrees including lake management, wildlife and fisheries biologists, geotechnical engineers and civil engineers. All of these individuals have their place and a few of them might possibly be useful in the planning and building of your retreat project. However, what the client must remember is that although these people might generate volumes of useful information they will not move a single yard of dirt on your project. In fact and more than likely these folks have probably never moved a yard of dirt in their entire life.
Over the years I have consulted on many failed water projects across the country. The most interesting ones were the projects that had the most extensive engineering. Why? Too many people involved with the project “on paper” and not enough experienced boots on the ground. On many of these projects, the events that led up to the failed project were elementary and easy to see, if only someone had been paying attention (actually knew how to move a yard of dirt) and been willing to do something about it. Once a project fails the landowner is left holding bag with the only good part being the entertainment generated by the interesting excuses and “fixes” that are presented to you.
The contractor that you choose to actually build your lake project is the most important part of the process. This is because the excavation portion of your project is the most expensive initially and the most costly to fix if it goes wrong. Hiring a qualified consultant with years of hands on experience to guide you through the contractor vetting process will be some of the best money that you will spend on your project. There is no substitute for field experience and “boots on the ground.”
I recommend to every client that with a Soilmovers consult report in hand they interview all of the “free estimate” contractors. With the report you know what questions to ask and can narrow the candidate field accordingly. After you have interviewed everyone else if you want Soilmovers to build your project we appreciate the business.
What is a qualified consultant? Someone who has “been there, done that” **AND** is still doing it. There are a number of consultants in the development of rural recreational land tracts along with pond and fishing lake construction. These consultants may hold a variety of college degrees including lake management, wildlife and fisheries biologists, geotechnical engineers and civil engineers. All of these individuals have their place and a few of them might possibly be useful in the planning and building of your retreat project. However, what the client must remember is that although these people might generate volumes of useful information they will not move a single yard of dirt on your project. In fact and more than likely these folks have probably never moved a yard of dirt in their entire life.
Over the years I have consulted on many failed water projects across the country. The most interesting ones were the projects that had the most extensive engineering. Why? Too many people involved with the project “on paper” and not enough experienced boots on the ground. On many of these projects, the events that led up to the failed project were elementary and easy to see, if only someone had been paying attention (actually knew how to move a yard of dirt) and been willing to do something about it. Once a project fails the landowner is left holding bag with the only good part being the entertainment generated by the interesting excuses and “fixes” that are presented to you.
The contractor that you choose to actually build your lake project is the most important part of the process. This is because the excavation portion of your project is the most expensive initially and the most costly to fix if it goes wrong. Hiring a qualified consultant with years of hands on experience to guide you through the contractor vetting process will be some of the best money that you will spend on your project. There is no substitute for field experience and “boots on the ground.”
I recommend to every client that with a Soilmovers consult report in hand they interview all of the “free estimate” contractors. With the report you know what questions to ask and can narrow the candidate field accordingly. After you have interviewed everyone else if you want Soilmovers to build your project we appreciate the business.
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