Visualize the Potential of Your Site. For Free.
Preliminary decisions deserve real data. We’ll deliver an engineer-informed concept plan so you can evaluate your deal confidently before committing resources.
For residential and commercial developers in Alabama and Georgia.
limited capacity - first come, first served
A proven process designed to serve the developer
We Engineered a Process That Spends Like a Developer Thinks.
Most engineering firms start the meter the moment you call.
Our process is built around one idea: you should never spend more than your level of risk requires. Early in a deal, when uncertainty is high, your investment should be low. As the picture gets clearer and confidence grows, that's when the real spend makes sense.
Light spend when risk is high. Heavy investment when the deal is real.
It starts with a high-level, engineer-backed concept plan. Before you spend a dollar, we go to work — not just to find a plan that works, but to begin revealing the best plan your site can support. Target density. Real constraints. Real answers. In days, not months.
If the site doesn't work, you find out early and move on with your capital intact. If it does work, we have scope and a gameplan — and we move into core design with a head start, all parties on the same page.
Every step of our process is designed to give you the clearest possible picture at the lowest cost for where you are in the deal. Your spend scales with your certainty. Never ahead of it.
We built Samford Group this way because we believe the engineer's job is to serve the developer — not the other way around. Your deal. Your timeline. Your capital. Our job is to protect all three.
Look at more deals. Win More. Grow with Us.
From Concept to Construction — One Team, Every Step.
The Free Concept Plan gets your deal off the ground. When you're ready to move, here's how we take you from "this site might work" to permitted, construction-ready plans.
Go From "Maybe" to "Permitted" in 30 Days.
Pricing
$5,000 Flat Rate
Not an estimate. Not a retainer that grows.
A flat fee for a defined scope delivered in 30 days.
Scope
Engineered Concept Drawing
Pre-Application Meeting
Entitlement & Zoning Strategy
Predevelopment Schedule
Risk Register
Timing
Kicks off on the soonest 1st or 15th
Completed within 30 calendar days
2 slots per jurisdiction per month
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Project Greenlight
Entitlement Package
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Pricing
$10,000 + $120/lot + $100/acre
Billed Semi-Monthly on a Percent Complete Basis
Scope
Applications required for Platting/Rezoning Action
Planning Commission/City Council Representation
Attendance of all Jurisdictional Meetings associated with Project
Schematic Design Drawings with Takeoff Quantities
Preliminary Plat
Bore Map for Geotechnical Study
Boundary and Utility Survey
Engineered Concept Drawing
Timing
Scope will be completed prior to zoning finalization date as determined by the Jurisdictional Entitlement Schedule.
Entitlement Package
Core Design
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Pricing
$900/lot30% due at signing, remainder billed semi-monthly (percent complete)Conditional upon client returning all correspondence within 48 hours
Scope
Full Civil Engineering Documents will be submitted to the local jurisdiction within 8 weeks of Notice-to-Proceed
Permitting Efforts are Included in the Fee
Conditional upon client returning all correspondence within 48 hours
All Survey, Utility Documentation, Client Design Specifications are provided at Notice to Proceed
Jurisdiction/3rd Party Fees paid by client within 2 business days
Excludes agency moratoria, post-submittal code changes, owner requested scope changes, DOT Design, Additional Exhibits, and off-site improvements
If we miss our deadline, client is credited/refunded 20% of core design fee
Additional Services
Subconsultant Coordination
Provide proposals and manage communication for all external consultants that may be required to advance Civil Scope
Construction Administration
Manage RFI’s, Submittals, Field Changes, Pond Certifications, Site Inspections
Construction Phase Surveying Services
Construction Staking
GPS Machine Models
Homebuilder Phase Surveying Services
Lot Level Site Plans
Foundation Staking
*Additional Services are not included in the Core Design Pricing
PEOPLE
Meet the Team
Hayes Eiford
Founder
Josh Mura
President
Weston Brasell
Project Manager - Engineering