The examination is used in disputes over completed work, the quality of delivered soil and restoration of a site after construction, accidents or contamination.

When it is needed

a dispute over contamination or the quality of soil or the fertile soil layer;
a land, environmental, construction or neighbour dispute;
the need to prepare questions for court proceedings;
the need to check an existing opinion or laboratory test report;
purchase, lease, reclamation or restoration of a land parcel.

What can be established

The actual condition of the soil, signs of soil cover disturbance, a preliminary indication of the nature of contamination, the need for laboratory tests, the relevance of selected parameters to the dispute and the quality of a previous examination.

Important: the final set of parameters depends on the object, site history, disputed circumstances and the court's or Customer's questions.

A land reclamation examination compares the measures actually performed with the design, site conditions and confirmed condition of the soil layer. Documents recording completed work matter, as do verifiable characteristics of the result.

Subject of examination

The land restoration plan and stages
Thickness and properties of the restored layer
The condition of the surface, soil and vegetation cover

Sample questions for the expert

Do the measures performed conform to the design supplied?
Which restoration shortcomings were recorded by the survey?
Are the inspection results sufficient for acceptance of the stated stage?
Which additional works or examinations require substantiation?

The final questions are formulated according to the objects and circumstances of the particular task.

What to prepare

The land reclamation design and initial surveys
As-built documentation, records and schedules of quantities
Data on the soils used in restoration
Test reports, location plans, photographs and monitoring results

How the examination is conducted

Design solutions, as-built information and actual data are compared. Technical and biological measures are considered in relation to the subject of the examination; tasks for other specialists are identified where necessary.

Scope and limitations

Grass cover alone does not prove restoration of all soil properties. Calculating work quantities and costs requires separate source data.

What the deliverable records

The result lists confirmed points of compliance and shortcomings, survey limitations and additional inspection measures needed.

Inquiry

Describe the task

Specify the site area, address/district, what needs to be proved and which documents are already available.

Your nameContact phone number or email *Briefly describe the task *Documents, site photographs, records, plans and laboratory results I give consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of considering and responding to my enquiry.

How data is processed: Personal Data Processing Policy. Attach only materials relevant to the inspection; obscure unnecessary data about other people.

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An initial estimate can be made from a description, documents, photographs and information about the land parcel.

Attachments: up to 10 files of up to 10 MB each, with a maximum combined size of 15 MB. If a file is rejected, the enquiry is not sent.

Land reclamation examination