Site Analysis & Engineering Studies

Site Analysis + Institutional & Municipality Consultations + Basic Engineering Studies

Preliminary Site Institutional & Municipality Consultations

Papagayo Design Center will conduct a careful site analysis and land surveys, and research the local government and central institutions regulations and codes, construction zoning, the area environmental restrictions, wildlife protected areas and reserves, wildlife corridors, forestry areas, protected water bodies and rivers, and other site regulations and restrictions.  

These are preliminary consultations to determine the availability of public services, as well as any property limitations and development restrictions set by public institutions or government officials.

The documents and entitlements acquired in this phase are indispensable to assure that the site plan and the development of design and construction drawings are going to be in compliance, and that future segregation and construction permits will be processed without problems.

Some of the required preliminary consultations are:

 

  • Land Use Certification

  • Potable water availability

  • Electric energy availability

  • Telephone, cable TV and internet service availability

  • High voltage electric power lines affecting the property

  • Future public roads affecting the property

  • Official Public Domain Water bodies and rivers

  • Storm water discharge approvals

  • Sewage water treatment plant location

  • Culvert and bridge construction inside public domain protection zones.

  • Public road alignment and construction set backs

  • Property legal titles, easements, and other legal property restrictions.

  • Maritime zone cadastral plan approval by ICT

  • garbage collection service

  • No natural risk site certification

  • Mangroves and estuaries protected zone delimitations

Site Analysis & Basic Engineering Studies:

We will conduct basic site analysis and studies on the property and surrounding areas, that includes wildlife ecosystems, forestry areas, water bodies and creeks, soils studies, geological analysis, hydrology studies, and geology studies, forestry and tree inventories reports, etc.

With more than 40 years of experience in developing projects, we have a team of expert professionals in every specialty of engineering, geology, geotechnical, hydrology, environmental studies & mitigation, etc.

Some of the Basic Engineering Studies required to design and develop projects are:

 

  • Topographical surveys and property border lines verification

  • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys (American Land Title Association)

  • Environmental studies and license for developing at SETENA

  • Forestry studies and tree Inventory

  • Tree cut permits

  • Hydrology studies

  • Geological Investigations

  • Soil and geotechnical studies

  • Change of use of land studies and impact.

  • Hydro geotechnical studies

  • Material laboratory testing

  • Land agro-environmental Studies for land use change

  • Water wells hydro-geological studies, pumping flow testing, and bacteriology and chemical water analysis.

  • Water well drilling permits & water use concessions

  • No Natural Risk Analysis at the site

  • Geotectonic Studies and Seismic Risk Analysis

  • Emergency evacuation plans