The Colorado "Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate" form contains a Survey provision indicating three options to satisfy a Survey Requirement of property buyer, lender, or title company. The first option is current Improvement Survey Plat. The Second option is a current Improvement Location Certificate & the third option is a "fill in the Blank" option signifying any known survey product or service that will assist in facilitating the closing of the contract including, but not limited to items such as; setting wood stakes with survey flagging along the boundary of a heavily wooded lot, flagging a building envelope of a vacant lot, providing an Elevation Certificate on a lot adjacent to a body of water or river.
Competitive bidding for the lowest price does not necessarily protect the interests of the client, the public or the Professional Land Surveyor. The competency, reputation, education and experience of a given surveyor should be the benchmark when selecting a surveyor.