![]() “Obviously, given that, my client sees a lot of value in quantity analysis. “After all the changes were implemented, the savings totaled around $400,000,” he said. So, after swapping the engineer’s estimate from one item to another, correcting errors caused during survey, exposing some over digging, etc., Arnold’s client presented the owners with some revised numbers. On one job, the owner had a note in the drawing stating they would pay more if construction was done a certain way-digging for curb before digging for underdrain, for example. Just how valuable, he found, can be staggering. That’s a valuable resource to bring to a client.” If there is an overage, we bill it and provide my drawings and the model as the necessary backup. ![]() “For them, we basically measure everything we do and report it all by item number. “I have one client in particular that I work closely with on quantity analysis,” he said. In addition to performing actual on-site survey work, Arnold has built Terratek’s reputation as a provider of support for users of Topcon GPS solutions throughout Western New York and beyond. At the heart of that last push are two factors: many projects-and all DOT jobs-base payment on quantities, and a deeper dive into the engineer’s quantity estimates often uncovers errors that can impact the bottom line. In addition to the strengths mentioned above, the company also offers CAD training, trains client personnel on Topcon equipment and, of late, has been focusing a good deal on quantity analysis. My business was off and running.” Quality in Quantityįast-forward to the present and Terratek has added staff, serves clients in virtually every part of New York state and surrounding areas, and has beefed up their capabilities menu even more. However, after I added earthwork takeoffs, as-built drawing prep, basically everything a contractor with GPS capability needed, I saw I was the only company in the area offering such support. “I started with a focus on building models for site work and concrete contractors, but quickly realized that, to succeed, I also needed to offer additional site support-construction staking, as-builts, etc. Though the larger contractors in the WNY area generally had their own in-house GPS support-and still do-small to mid-size companies were lacking in that area. His situation could not have been any more ideal for a startup company. When used in conjunction with their HiPer VR receiver, Terratek benefits from the GT’s ability to operate in a GNSS/optical hybrid positioning mode. Terratek party chief, Jake Logan sighting in their Topcon GT-500 total station. Carpe diem? Arnold didn’t just seize the day he solidified his future. Today, his company has grown, along with the range of services offered, and his standing with his clients. Moving to fill that gap, he established Terratek GPS Modeling. While Tim Arnold is certainly not in the same stratosphere with those two examples, he too, saw a need within the Western New York construction community for someone to take the helm of the GPS and survey-related facets of their jobs. ![]() Facebook would not be the entity it is today had its founders not recognized people’s need to connect, filled that need, and monetized the process. The brain trust behind the Google search engine saw an opportunity to provide users with a means to scour the internet and instantly provide links to the info they need. There are people who are gifted with an ability to see opportunity, seize it and turn it into something positive, even life changing. Terratek owner Tim Arnold (left) and party chief Jake Logan (right) prepare to check grade at the bottom of a large retention pond at the Queen’s Landing development in suburban Buffalo.
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