Qualification Based Selection for Licensed Remonumentation Surveyors
Request for Qualifications Kalkaska County Remonumentation Program
Kalkaska County is seeking qualified Professional Surveyor’s to contract for the Annual Remonumentation Grant Program. Selection will be based first upon competence and experience (services, staffing ability, original corner experience and professional liability insurance); second must be within 30 mile radius to the County Administration Offices; third consideration will be based upon negotiation of a fair and reasonable price.
- Proposed Project: Work as a contract Surveyor to research and establish remonumentation corners.
- Special Expertise: Must be licensed Professional Surveyor in the State of Michigan with experience in original corner retracement.
- Time Schedule for project: Completed Land Corner Recordation Certificates by October 15 for Peer Group Review no later than December 1 of each year.
Please indicate your interest in the project and illustrate relevant project experience including your overall capabilities to perform the services required for this project. Submissions must be mailed no later than February 1, 2023 for consideration to:
Kalkaska County Register of Deeds
Attn: JoAnn DeGraaf, Grant Administrator
605 N. Birch St.
Kalkaska, MI 49646
PROGRAM INFORMATION
What does the program do?
Our Plan results in standardized section corner markers made of durable materials that should withstand the weather, in addition to roadway maintenance over an extended period of time. The section corner location is approved by the County Peer Group based on the recommendation of a contracted Professional Surveyor. The Peer Group consists of Professional Surveyors from the area who review historical data for each corner in the program.
How does it work?
Each county has a County Representative and Grant Administrator that reports to the state. They oversee this plan at the county level.
Attn: JoAnn DeGraaf, Grant Administrator
605 N. Birch St.
Kalkaska, MI 49646
PROGRAM INFORMATION
What does the program do?
Our Plan results in standardized section corner markers made of durable materials that should withstand the weather, in addition to roadway maintenance over an extended period of time. The section corner location is approved by the County Peer Group based on the recommendation of a contracted Professional Surveyor. The Peer Group consists of Professional Surveyors from the area who review historical data for each corner in the program.
How does it work?
Each county has a County Representative and Grant Administrator that reports to the state. They oversee this plan at the county level.
A list of section corners to be remonumented is approved each year. Contracts are awarded to qualified Professional Surveyors who indicate they wish to remonument the corners in a certain township. The surveyor researches the history of each corner from the present location back to the original setting in the 1800s. Based on the information they find, the contractor makes a recommendation to the Peer Group for the location of the corner. The Peer Group analyzes the information and either accepts the recommendation or requests additional information be provided. If approved, the contractor then replaces the existing monument with the County approved 1 ¼” x 36” pipe and a brass cap marked with the corner code and monumenting surveyor’s license number. A “Corner Recordation Form” is filed for each corner at the Register of Deeds office.
Will this move my property corners or line?
?No, property descriptions are “tied” to these section corners. The only thing that is affected is the distance from a section corner to your property. In the case of large acreage parcels of land, a more accurate measurement is often provided for each half-mile around the section.
Who pays for this project?
?The Remonumentation Plan is funded in part by the State with the remainder provided by County funds. The funds come from part of the cost of recording documents at the Register of Deeds office.
How do I get more information about this program?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this program, please contact the County Representative Dean Farrier at 231-258-2700 or Grant Administrator Jo Ann DeGraaf 231-258-3315.