Westlake’s Heavy Construction Survey department has developed expertise in construction layout from our work on many of the largest, and most complex, projects in the Portland Metro area. We are especially proud of how the Quality Assurance (QA) program we’ve developed allows us to provide clients with consistently high-quality surveying work and responsive service, day in and day out. Westlake construction surveyors collaborate with design teams, owners and contractors to keep projects on track and on schedule.

Industrial, Commercial and Retail

Westlake works on an extensive number of commercial and industrial site projects, generally providing both interior layout and exterior construction surveying. We have extensive experience in layout in clean room conditions for high-tech facilities, and offer specialized services including highly precise as-builts, control grids and tool layout.

Roadways and Interchange Projects

We work with public agencies, owners and contractors to provide skilled layout and staking. Comprehensive calculations are prepared according to specifications, and provided to clients in a timely manner.

Residential and Multi-Family Housing

Westlake provides layout for all sizes of subdivisions-from a handful of lots to over 100 lots, as well as for apartments, condos, and senior living facilities. We consider multi-family sites, which are generally complex and tightly constrained, to be one a specialty .

Schools, Churches and Medical Facilities

We understand that careful coordination with design teams is what ensures high quality layout for specialized institutional sites and medical facilities. These sites are unique as they often require layout for parking garages, basements or even tunnels, which are above, or below building grade. Sites receiving renovation or upgrades can be even more complex, requiring specialized layout for complex building grids, curved surfaces and precise site grading. These types of projects are often multi-month or multi-year. Our team is committed to client satisfaction for the duration of the project.

Rail, Airfield and Bridge Surveying

Quick response and the utmost care regarding safety are necessities for transportation-related projects. We rely on our solid QA/QC experience, and work closely with our clients to ensure complete data acquisition and verification so that construction is completed as planned.

Our transportation experience includes airfield, rail, light rail, bridge, and roadway projects. In addition, we often work on multi-modal transportation improvements, transit centers, and park and ride lots.

Utilities and Treatment Plants

Fundamental to every utility infrastructure project is expert construction layout. Westlake has extensive experience working with a range of clients to provide utility layout for sanitary sewer lines, storm drain facilities, waterlines, vaults, conduit and light poles. We have tackled large scale projects including tunnels, force mains and natural gas lines. In addition, we have provided layout for utility-scale wind power and telecommunications/cell sites. Often, we support the owner by collecting as-built data in the field, as utilities are constructed.