H-R & Today’s Economy – Trimming costs
Everyone is concerned about trimming costs these days. We all hear the same phrases from our clients – do it faster, do it cheaper. But doing things smartly is the wisest use of project funds.
The simple fact is that incorporating H-R’s geophysical expertise into your projects will ultimately save you and your clients’ both time and money. For example:
- H-R’s one-day shear wave velocity survey that cost a few thousand dollars to determine the IBC Seismic Site Class saved a building owner more than twenty times that amount in unexpected design changes based on a lower site class determination based on a few borings.
- A state agency saved several tens of thousands of dollars in drilling and design costs by having H-R determine the depth of bedrock along a highway right-of-way.
- Public agencies saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by having H-R determine the depths and orientations of bedrock fractures using high resolution optical and acoustic borehole televiewers in place of oriented coring along tunnel alignments.
- Public and private clients have saved untold costs, possible injury, and certain litigation by having H-R map subsurface features such as utilities, USTs, and former foundations prior to drilling or excavation activities.
The list could go on, but I think you see the point. The use of H-R’s surface and borehole geophysical investigations can be a powerful tool to characterize subsurface conditions rapidly and economically. Do the smart thing for your clients. Call us!Everyone is concerned about trimming costs these days. We all hear the same phrases from our clients – do it faster, do it cheaper. But doing things smartly is the wisest use of project funds.