Lumberyard: Construction Staking

Surveying

Roaring Fork Engineering is providing on-call construction staking for the Lumberyard, a project our firm also designed. Our crews place stakes for utilities, roads, buildings, and an underpass in CDOT right-of-way over a two-year construction schedule.

Roaring Fork Engineering is providing construction staking for the Lumberyard, a project our firm also designed. Staking is the final stage of survey work. After the base survey and design are complete, surveyors place stakes in the field that show the contractor exactly where each element is to be built. Our scope covers utilities, roads, curb and gutter, buildings, and an underpass within CDOT right-of-way over a two-year construction schedule.

Challenges & highlights

Construction staking depends on responsiveness. The contractor calls every few days for the next set of stakes, such as a new water line, and cannot proceed until the stakes are in the ground. A late crew can stop work on site, so the team works effectively on call with construction. Our crews show up when called, which is why contractors value working with us.
Because the same firm designed the project and is staking it, the handoff from design to field is seamless. Zoning, setback, and similar questions are resolved during design, and the staking crew works directly from drawings that our engineers know thoroughly.

The results

Staking is about six months into a two-year construction schedule, with roughly a year and a half remaining. Our crews have kept pace with the contractor’s calls for stakes, keeping utility, roadway, and building work moving. Having one team for both design and staking has reduced miscommunication and kept the field work aligned with the design intent.

Location: Aspen, CO

Scope covers utilities, roads, curb and gutter, buildings, and an underpass within CDOT right-of-way
Crews respond to the contractor’s calls every few days, since work cannot proceed until stakes are set
Same firm designed and is staking the project, so zoning and setback questions were already resolved in design
Staking is about six months into a two-year schedule
Crews have kept pace with stake requests, keeping utility, roadway, and building work moving

Infrastructure that lasts

Whether you’re planning a new development, upgrading public infrastructure, or improving community systems, our team is ready to help bring your project from concept to completion.