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New York City Topographic and Utility Surveys
City of New York
Department of Design and Construction

Description

Since 2001 Bowne has had a Requirements Contract with New York City Department of Design and Construction to perform extensive topographic and utility surveys in various locations in Staten Island, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.

Catch Basin Surveys
Bowne was contracted to perform catch and seepage basin surveys. Significant in this and all surveys for catch or seepage basins is the level of detail and the depth of research required to obtain utility information. 81 sites have been surveyed.

Of particular interest are the 65 sites in Manhattan. Many of these sites were over the New York City subway system. Each subway line had to be researched and the underground features of the various lines had to be accurately drafted onto the final drawings. Sites impacted by Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak tunnels had to be researched by obtaining information from Amtrak archives.

Hunters Point Survey
Bowne was contracted to prepare survey documents for the Hunters Point Avenue Tower Replacement Project in Long Island City, NY.

R&T Building Rehabilitation and Survey
Bowne was contracted to prepare survey documents for the rehabilitation of the R&T Building in Long Island City, NY.

This survey was a continuation of a prior survey for the Department of Design and Construction which was a topographic survey along Hunters Point Avenue. It included the location of the roof communications tower with a determination of its height (hundreds of feet) and ancillary antennae. Bowne also surveyed the remainder of the R&T building and the surrounding area, and all data was presented as composite mapping.

Bowne services included a topography survey, the preparation of maps by AutoCAD and data assembly, verification/revision of maps and assembling utilities.

Sewer and Water Main Projects
Bowne has performed two sewer and water main projects for the Department of Design and Construction, in Manhattan on 1st Avenue from 108th to 112th Streets and along 108th Street to 2nd Avenue and in Queens on 85th Avenue from 112th to 115th Streets.

Both projects were completed to exacting mapping standards of the Department of Design and Construction and conformed to requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection.

Bowne produced topographical and utility maps as well as profile drawings for both projects. The project in Manhattan was done in an extremely heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic area, limiting available field time.

Staten Island Survey
Bowne provided surveying services for the sanitary sewer systems on Hylan Boulevard, Richard Avenue and Second Court in Staten Island. Bowne performed topographic and utility surveys as per NYS DOT specifications.