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Tab 4 - Approach / Methodology Permitting, Cost Control, and Construction Support Permit requirements and reviewing agencies will be identified during initial scoping. CTS will prepare applications, supporting calculations, plans, and responses to comments and will track regulatory actions as schedule-critical activities. Construction cost estimates will be prepared from design quantities, current unit-cost information, recent bids, and comparable South Florida construction. Estimates will be updated as the design develops and reconciled with the City’s authorized budget. When projected costs approach the available budget, CTS will present value-engineering options addressing materials, phasing, maintenance, constructability, service life, and operating cost. During bidding and construction, CTS may provide technical addenda, bid review, shop-drawing and submittal review, responses to requests for information, site observations, change-order support, payment-documentation review, record drawings, and closeout assistance. Design personnel will remain involved so field questions are resolved by professionals familiar with the basis of design. Surveying & Mapping The City’s requested surveying services include design surveys relating to metes and bounds, topography, elevation certificates, GPS data collection, and related work. CTS will use a surveyor-led, field-to-finish methodology tailored to each assignment’s limits, accuracy, datum, access, intended use, and final- deliverable requirements. Scoping, Research, and Reconnaissance At the outset of each assignment, CTS will confirm: • Survey limits and intended use; • Horizontal and vertical datum; • Required accuracy and control; • Property, easement, and right-of-way research; • Topographic, drainage, utility, and structural features to be collected; • Elevation-certificate requirements; • CADD, GIS, mapping, or report format;