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• We will contact you, promptly
• We will discuss your project from your point of view
• We will ask some questions
• We may be able to answer some of your questions

We will offer to send you a proposal for a Feasibility Study

This will involve

•  A visit to the site by one of our  Engineers
• An assessment of the Site Specific Issues
• Some rudimentary measurements

A short written report which will :

• Identify the issues
• Advise on the solutions to the issues
• Advise on the necessary legal matters relevant to the proposed bridge
• Supply a General Arrangement Drawing of the bridge
• Provide an indicative cost
• Indicate a probable time scale for project completion

By commissioning a Feasibility Study you will be provided with a document you can use to manage the project going forward either with ourselves or with other providers.

There is no further commitment

There is usually a delay while Client absorb the Feasibility Study and discuss its contents with Colleagues

Once most Clients have received and absorbed the Feasibility Study they either

• Abandon the project
• Commission a Design and Consents Exercise

Each Design and Consent Exercise is unique and depends on the scope of the project.

A 7m wooden pedestrian bridge would be less onerous than a 20m vehicle bridge for example  but they have certain common features

• A Topographical Survey is carried out
• In most cases a Site Investigation is carried out to determine the quality of the ground on which the bridge may be built
• Depending on the obstacle crossed a minimum level for the under side of the bridge is established
• An ecological survey is carried out to determine what species may be present and what measures need to be taken to manage the works to minimise the impact on the wildlife
• The ecological status of the site is established
• Foundations are designed
• An application is started to the relevant body managing the obstacle to be crossed
• A conversation with your local Planning Body is started to find out if Planning Permission is required
• An outline design is produced to form part of the above applications
• Once the necessary Consents have been received we make a submission which includes all of the information we have obtained
• An Indicative Cost is then supplied based on the assumptions made in the Exercise.
• A fee is advised in advance which includes the above but does not include any Fees levied by the Consenting bodies. We can pay these and recharge you if you prefer.
• After our presentation the Client is not committed in any way to progressing the project at all or to do so with ourselves.
• We invariably achieve our goal of ensuring our Client is in a position to make an informed decision.