Specialized Real Estate Services

Overland, Pacific & Cutler is a reliable choice for project management, scheduling and quality control services. Our senior staff has served as project managers for direct acquisition and relocation assignments, and as program managers, directing the work of other professionals. By providing our clients with all required disciplines under a single management point, OPC has demonstrated the positive cost and schedule implications of a coordinated land and right of way acquisition program.

OPC has long operated in a multi-office distributed environment and has full time, on-site IT staff to develop, set up, manage and maintain hardware and software infrastructure needed to support any project, as well as manage the integration of the other team members’ and client's IT requirements. Our networks operate in the industry standard software environment to enable integration with systems of clients and team members and facilitate information exchange. OPC operates its own onsite servers, including hosting of intranet, enterprise email system, data repositories and specialized web-based applications. We recognize the critical need for robust computer security and use leading technologies, such as broadband, nationwide Virtual Private Network (VPN) to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.

Successful implementation of an acquisition and/or relocation project requires a thorough and coordinated effort during planning and preparation stages as well as during the implementation phase to see a project to a timely and cost-efficient completion. OPC provides innovative management services at all stages of this process.

“Early involvement of the land and right of way team” has become the maxim among transportation authorities, public works officials, redevelopment agencies, school districts and utility companies. Based on years of lessons-learned, the most progressive engineering organizations in the nation have recognized the value of making OPC their real estate “go-to” consultant. They are bolstering their engineering team with definitive support, identifying critical right of way issues and quantifying the potential land values and other costs associated with their projects.

Overland, Pacific & Cutler has a depth of experience with property values, severance damages, relocation expenses, and possible goodwill exposure that enables us to provide the project team with a reliable project cost basis. We address the critical issues before they become fiscal or scheduling problems.

As preliminary routes or sites are established, we will participate with the client’s team to provide initial “order of magnitude” cost estimates. As preferred routes or sites and their alternatives come into focus, we will refine our study and investigate real estate values based on closed property transactions in each area. In addition to land values, OPC will also identify and itemize the following component costs:

• Relocation assistance
• Appraisal fees
• Title & escrow costs
• Environmental testing
• Environmental remediation
• Property management
• Demolition costs
• Service fees
• Legal fees

Overland, Pacific, & Cutler is a major resource in providing real estate professionals, right of way agents and relocation consultants to public agencies, utility companies and developers. Our in-house personnel will accomplish peak load assignments that a downsized or understaffed land or real estate department cannot handle in an efficient and timely manner. We are the major consulting firm for Los Angeles Unified School District’s extensive school site development programs. Over the past several years, OPC has aided the District in its school site acquisition program by providing many in-house consultants that provide oversight and management, as well as acquisition and relocation implementation.

By teaming with OPC, our clients benefit by having the access to professionals during times of budget restrictions and hiring freezes. Our people are full-time employees with unequaled benefits packages. We will provide a select team for your specific project or we can place personnel in your office for all real estate, relocation and right of way needs.