Premier Land Surveying

"Thank you [Member Name Removed]. Other Angie's List customers for your information: discounted price due to special circumstance."

"Price seemed low. So I researched my records. I have no record of a customer named [Member Name Removed] Nor do I have a record for doing a property survey at [Member Information Removed] Dr in the last four years. Something isn't right. Thanks for the 'A' review anyways."

"Why do I get an F score for choosing not to do new work out in the snow/ice? Try working outside in January - it's possible but a lot harder than when the weather is above freezing."

"This individual was looking for the lowest price. That's fine. If you’re looking for the lowest price please do not call Premier Land Surveying. I'm not interested in competing on price. I'm interested in competing on service; possibly timing. Certainly not price. I get very frustrated when I give a price quote and then the person wants to haggle. How did this person treat me as a Design Professional? Certainly with no respect to the price I quoted. I just gave a price and this person gets upset that I don't know my competitors are cheaper? I don't call my competitors pricing shopping. I figure out what it'll take for us to do the job and quote the fee. Of course I get turned off and frustrated when the attempt at haggling starts. Consider this: a high school graduate can sooner get a JD degree (attorney) and open their own law practice than get a surveying degree and open their own surveying practice. Why doesn't the general public treat us surveyors with respect? I think because the general public doesn’t understand surveying. Often the client is calling because someone else told them they need the survey (permitting, loans, and improvements). I'm glad this person went with another surveyor. I need clients who understand and respect the land surveying profession. Not clients that are just looking for the lowest price on what the general public often thinks is a commodity. Surveying is not a commodity and there are many differences between each surveying company and the product (survey) they issue. Also this individual obviously didn’t even read my business description before calling me."

"CLEARLY THE MEMBER MISUNDERSTOOD ME. TO ANY OTHER SURVEYOR READING THIS IN NO WAY DID I SAY OTHER SURVEYORS ARE NOT LICENSED AND I AM OFFENDED THAT HIS REMARKS INDICATE THAT I HAVE SLANDERED OTHER SURVEYORS AND SURVEYING COMPANIES. AS FOR THE CHARGE THAT OTHER SURVEYORS ARE "NOT LICENSED PROFESSIONALS" THAT IS FALSE! PRICING - I DO CHARGE FOR TIMING. THE PRICES ARE DIFFERENT FOR VARIOUS REASONS, MY WORK LOAD, TIMING, TYPE OF SURVEY AND LOCATION. PERSONALLY I AM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR WHO WILL ACTUALLY COME OUT TO YOUR SITE AND DO THE FIELD WORK MYSELF (BESIDES THE OFFICE WORK). MANY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS SUPERVISE CREWS THAT ARE MADE UP OF LICENSED AND UNLICENSED PERSONAL. WHEN REQUESTING A QUOTE FOR A SURVEY PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION READY: WHY YOU NEED THE SURVEY, PROPERTY ADDRESS, PROPERTY DESCRIPTION (DEED), PROPERTY TAX NUMBER, TYPE OF SURVEY, TIME FRAME OF WHEN YOU NEED THE SURVEY DELIVERED. SECONDLY DETERMINE WHAT YOU ARE GETTING FOR YOUR MONEY -- WHO IS COMING TO YOU PROPERTY, WHO WILL DO THE OFFICE WORK, WHO WILL SIGN OFF ON THE SURVEY. THE LEVELS OF LICENSING IN ILLINOIS ARE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR, SURVEYOR IN TRAINING. ALSO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS (NSPS) SPONSORS A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SURVEY TECHNICIANS. THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IS FOR UNLICENSED CAREER ORIENTATED INDIVIDUALS AND HAVE FOUR LEVELS, SEE HTTP://WWW.NSPSMO.ORG/CST/GET_CERTIFIED.SHTML"