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The most significant mistakes generally occur at the beginning of a project Due diligence is the process of carefully examining and verifying information before making a decision or entering into an agreement, especially in business or legal contexts. It helps assess potential risks and ensures informed decision-making. The rather long list below is what we…

A Quick Guide to Land Development By Kenneth R. Dees, P.E., CFM Copyright © 2024, All Rights Reserved This brief narrative is intended to serve as a guide for those who wish to become land developers. The intent is to reveal the nature of this type of work, how we can best work as a…

(reprinted from the Planning Manual as included within the Integrated Stormwater Management (“iSWM”) library of manuals as published by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) The following narrative is presented as a preface to reading the Planning Manual, which is the first manual as contained within the set of manuals generally referred to…

ByKenneth R. Dees, P.E., CFMCopyright © 2024, All Rights Reserved How We Write Proposals It’s easy to impress customers once you’re on board and doing what you do best. Demonstrating your value on paper without prior performance records or a previous supplier relationship with the agency to back up your claims, now that’s a different…

ByKenneth R. Dees, P.E., CFMCopyright © 2024, All Rights Reserved MAPPING RESOURCES Much of the information we utilize is provided by local, state and federal government agencies.  We thought it would be useful to provide a list of map servers and other sources of essential geographic information which we commonly utilize in addition to field-surveyed…