The Town of Grafton is requesting proposals (RFPs) for design and engineering services for road and drainage improvements along Institute Road from East Street to Wesson Street. The road will lead directly to a mining area, which is of interest to the town council. Your firm has been asked to submit a proposal. The consultant scope of service includes Survey, Design and Engineering.

PROJECT LIMITS

The project extends along Institute Road from East Street to Wesson Street, a distance of approximately 1,800 m.

FIELD RECONNAISSANCE
Road Survey
The Consultant shall conduct a topographic survey within the project limits to include the following:
Establish horizontal and vertical control.
Establish coordinates and closed set of base lines for streets.
Locate surface detail including signs, utility poles, driveways, isolated trees with species and sizes, fences, walks, mail boxes, etc.
Locate edge of pavement, shoulders, sidewalks, etc.

Determine existing ground cross sections at driveways, private walkways and critical locations. Locate utilities that are visible or marked out in the field.

You are also a qualified mine surveyor and there will be a need to extend your contract to do some work on the ongoing mine workings. Mine surveyors undertake both underground and surface surveys designed to produce information for the construction of mine plants. Mine surveyors are responsible for maintaining accurate plans of mines as a whole and will update maps of the surface layout to account for new buildings and other structures, as well as surveying the underground mine workings in order They plan the direction and extent of all underground workings, and use advanced surveying techniques and instruments to give these directions underground. All underground workings are plotted and kept regularly updated, so that surface officials and management can pinpoint any spot underground at any given time.

1. a) What constitutes a good reconnaissance for the road survey?

2. b) You have been asked to advise on whether there is a need for a mine survey. Justify what it will accomplish.

c) As part of your reconnaissance of Grafton Town mining area, there is a lot to take into consideration. What role will remote sensing play, considering the benefits of the use of a Geographic Information

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