Services

Right of Way

Drawbridge, LLC is a full service right of way consulting company that provides project support services for the right of way, engineering, environmental and construction industry. The principals and staff personnel have years of experience in the various sectors of industry, including pipeline, power utility, fiber optic and transportation. Our primary focus is to provide timely and cost effective support services that our clients need and expect of us in order to complete critical projects.

Our turnkey project management services include:

• • Route development
• • Route feasibility studies/cost analysis
• • Title investigation
• • Right of way and property rights acquisition
• • Regulatory permit and franchise acquisition
• • Land value analysis
• • Pipeline integrity property rights management
• • Due diligence: prior rights studies and historical research
• • Relocation assistance services and planning
• • Condemnation support

Services

Negotiate and Acquire Property Rights

Right of Way negotiation and acquisition is an art as well as a skill. To reach an equitable agreement that satisfies both the client and property owner, you need a negotiator who balances firmness with fairness.

Drawbridge is an expert at acquiring property rights for linear projects and facilities. We negotiate in good faith, adhering to budget and timelines without alienating the community. We methodically document each negotiation to ensure you have a solid record to protect you if the need arises.

Based on our thorough and precise understanding of Right of Way practices, we are an invaluable resource in helping you anticipate the real costs of property acquisition.

Count on us to

• • Negotiate firmly, fairly, and efficiently on your behalf.
• • Ensure that all necessary survey permissions have been secured.
• • Uncover title discrepancies before acquisition, potentially saving unnecessary acquisition costs.
• • Devise an effective right of way plan that incorporates budgetary and scheduling requirements.

Services

Navigate Sensitive Landowner Issues

In an effort to quickly implement Right of Way processes and procedures, it is easy to overlook the human factor. Yet all too often, projects have been stalled, delayed, and even halted by the actions of disgruntled landowners or landowner coalitions.

Early communication, performed in a tactful, sensitive and efficient way, can make a world of difference between a contested Right of Way project and one that the community welcomes with little or no opposition.

Our professionals set a solid foundation for long-term goodwill from the first request for survey access through acquisition and post-construction cleanup.

Count on us to

• • Reach out to government agencies, public officials and media contacts.
• • Educate landowners and stakeholders to maximize public support.
• • Determine fair market value with accurate cost estimates.
• • Develop realistic acquisition timelines and cost estimates.