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    Engineer without an architect & vise versa

    The odd thing about all of this is you don't have to be a licensed Architect to design certain sized buildings. Kind of a useless system if you really think about it closely. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading...
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    starting a business

    I know one of the past companies I worked for wanted to stop doing engineering and they are passing on all of their work my way. It sounds odd, but I am sure this is not that rare to happen. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading...
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    Fee for small residential vs commercial

    We charge about the same for both types. Seems like the commercial projects get some crazy low bids though and I just walk away laughing that I would make more money at McDonalds than trying to compete with some of the people who can't get work and have to bid low. Not sure what the...
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    Engineer without an architect & vise versa

    Some of the cities over here near Los Angeles allow Architects to design grading/drainage plans. It's only when the city forces a Civil stamped plan do we come in and redesign the original poor design. Lately Architects seem to be getting away with doing their own civil plans a lot more than...
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    Services without contract

    Until we get a contract I don't think the client is serious about the job. Unless we have done work with them before and they paid on time I would never work without a signed contract. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading...
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    Organizing emails

    I use Thunderbird and I BCC every email I send to a gmail account. For large jobs I have a folder I move emails into so it's a bit organized and out of the big mess of the main inbox. If there are important emails I put them in an Email folder on our server under the project number with a...
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    What Fees Would You Like To Command In An Ideal World?

    Besides the obvious increase in hourly rates, I would also like for some way to actually charge the proper amount of hours for a project. Especially when others decide to change their plans completely and expect us to do the major changes for free. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles...
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    dwg autocad E 2009 to 2006 error

    I would try converting the 2009 files using Autodesk Trueview which is free and see if that helps. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading http://www.civildevelopmentgroup.com http://www.civildevelopmentgroup.com/blog
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    civil engineering software

    I could take a flatly drawn CAD 500 lot subdivision with 10% grade streets and get an earthwork number from the Carlson software within 5 hours. If drawn all by myself I could elevate the whole thing within an hour. I was using this at the company before I started mine and it was magic on some...
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    Job hunting skills and etiquette

    I generally respond to anyone saying thank you we will keep your info filed when we do decide to hire. Now what I have noticed from emails and resumes is that a lot of people do not always include their attachment on the first try. Something seems wrong about that to me. Also English and bad...
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    civil engineering software

    Carlson is amazing for doing earthwork calcs, cut/fill numbers. Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading http://www.civildevelopmentgroup.com http://www.civildevelopmentgroup.com/blog
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    Facebook???

    Check out my website. We have the little twitter, wordpress and facebook logos at the bottom. Does anyone ever go to them? No, just the blog, for us. But it's a good way for google to see your website and information in the whole internet scheme of things. It's more for SEO than anything...
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    Sending out PDFs with signed stamps (?)

    A lot of places require wet stamps. It's pretty easy to look at a piece of paper and see if it was wet or printed. Personally I would never release scanned stuff with signatures ever. I already have seen just how cut and paste other companies are when they get ahold of other companies plans...
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    Working in Australia

    This hits close to home as I was offered a job in Oz a few years ago, basically threw all my stuff away, and said my goodbyes. After the 3 month sponsored Visa process was days from being finished, I found out the job fell through. Some things I learned along the way. They are not like the...
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    I am still using AutoCad Releases 10 with DOS. Plotter questions

    When I hear computer stuff from that 286-386 time period, immediately I think of the game, Strike Commander, which brought all computers for a long time to their knees. So what did the OP end up doing? Civil Development Group, LLC Los Angeles Civil Engineering specializing in Hillside Grading...
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