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Services Offered:
The
purchase of property rights for infrastructure facilities can
be complex and involve many disciplines. Epic and its sub-consultants
are able to provide single services or turn-key services.
Services Defined:
Real Property Acquisition Services
Maintain close communication and personally meet with affected property owners to explain why their property is needed, and to minimize impacts to the individuals involved throughout the acquisition process. Negotiate with property owners in good faith.
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Project Management / Turn-key Services
Monitor on a day-to-day basis, report status, assess and allocate resources, assure quality.
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Relocation Assistance
Prepare Relocation Plan, prepare notices, meet with displacees, prepare entitlement letters, search for replacement site, provide relocation advisory services and process claims.
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Feasibility / Cost Studies
Provide project research, cost estimates and studies to supply project justification, analysis of alternatives and project approval.
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Asset Management
Provide in-depth market analysis and advisory services to agencies to maximize economic utilization of real property interests.
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Property Management
Prepare and deliver rental agreements, collect monthly payments and deposit into trust accounts, provide for utility disconnection, and arrange for temporary fencing and board-up functions for vacated properties.
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Franchising / Permitting
Obtain rights and permission to construct on public or utility property.
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Title Examination
Investigate records, documents, and reports to ascertain history and status of title property; resolve title problems.
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Appraisal
Value real property, fixtures and equipment and goodwill.
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Appraisal Review
Ascertain the validity of an appraisal report and valuation studies.
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Eminent Domain Support
Provide assistance to legal counsel to acquire property for public purposes under the power of eminent domain.
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Excess Land Disposal
Sell land which has been purchased but no longer required.
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Documentation/Records Management
Prepare and organize, in a database, forms and legal documents required to support a project.
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Due Diligence
Research property records to identify easement and property rights to consummate a transaction or to change/add a use.
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Construction Mitigation
Provide notification and conflict resolution in connection with construction activities.
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Site or Route Selection
Determine and assess viable location/route options for proposed projects.
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GIS Services
Construct maps and information to facilitate real property services. and support status reporting.
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Database Development & Management
Custom-develop database solutions for projects. Inventory databases are used to manage information associated with real estate assets. Workflow databases are used to track status on a project as it moves through a process. Project databases are developed to bring the two together.
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Utility Coordination/Relocation
Investigate existing utility conditions, identify possible conflicts early in a project, coordinate meetings to encourage cooperation among parties involved, determine liability, notify owners, draft utility agreements, obtain permits, oversee relocation and invoicing, perform close-out of files.
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Escrow & Legal Support
Open escrow, coordinate escrow requirements, obtain necessary documents to convey title, deposit funds, close escrow.
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Demolition & Clearance Services
Plan for the wrecking of structures, determine the equipment to perform the work, determine manpower requirements and how to protect personnel, inspect to determine needs for protection of pedestrians, public property and public utilities, and determine all safety equipment needs Plan for hazardous materials disposal in accordance with appropriate laws and regulations
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Environmental Coordination
Ensure projects in environmental review stay on track with timeline and project scope.
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