About Us
TRUE NORTH Surveying and Mapping, LLC (TRUE NORTH), founded in 2008 is a certified small land surveying and mapping business located in Littleton, Colorado, whose PASSION is providing the highest quality boundary surveying, right-of-way and mapping services for array of clients on their water, power, transportation, renewable energy and development projects.
OUR HISTORY – While managing and building other surveying divisions, the founder of TRUE NORTH envisioned his own company whose purpose would be to be of service to his cliental, the community and the environment. In 2008, the vision became reality, and TRUE NORTH was formed.
CERTIFIED – Pre-Qualified – WBE – ESB – SBE – TRUE NORTH is a certified small business with the federal government, is pre-qualified to perform surveying services with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), a Women Owned Business (WBE)*, an Emerging Small Business (ESB) with the Colorado Department of Transportation and a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) with the Regional Transportation Department. *CDOT and City and County of Denver do not recognize TRUE NORTH as a WBE.
REALITY & EFFICIENCY – in today’s world, with today’s equipment a majority of the surveying work completed is performed by a one man survey crew, drafted by one cad technician and signed and sealed by one Professional Land Surveyor. At TRUE NORTH all three steps are completed by one person, who is a Professional Land Surveyor. This is proven to increase efficiency, provide a superior product due to project ownership, all for a fee 10 to 15% less than our competitors.
RAPID RESPONSE - One of the most valuable things TRUE NORTH can provide our clients is our rapid response in emergency situations. Our team can meet with the client within a few hours notice.
PRACTICE AREAS – TRUE NORTH can provide immediate surveying services in Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Idaho and Arizona, and with advanced notice, anywhere in the nation, on this continent or in the world.
REFERENCES – TRUE NORTH has a strong list of client testimonies and references which are available upon request. Homeowner testimonies can be found under the Home Owner Survey section of this website.
LEADERSHIP - William G. “Bill” Buntrock PLS is the President and founder of TRUE NORTH. He has been practicing land surveying for over 24 years and is licensed in Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, Utah and Idaho. His experience and records have been certified with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (Certificate No. 1135).
Bill is currently on the Board of Directors for the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (2011-2015), he is the Past-President (2008) of the Central Colorado Professional Surveyors, which is a chapter of the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado. He was appointed to the Land Survey Monitor Panel (2008-2010) for the Colorado State Board of Licensure, and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Westwood College Surveying and Mapping Program (Denver, Colorado). He is also an active member of the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, and a proud member of the Society of the Third Infantry Division (United States Army).
Mr. Buntrock brings specialized experience in CDOT Right-of-Way Plans, Right-of-Way Determination, Ownership Maps, Acquisition and Survey Control Diagrams. He has been the surveyor in charge for countless numbers of Land Survey Plats, Improvement Survey Plats, 35 Acres Surveys, Topographic / Design Maps, Annexation Plats, Subdivision Plats and ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys (American Land Title Association / American Congress on Surveying and Mapping).
Bill proudly served his country as a field artillery surveyor in Schweinfurt Germany, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Army (1988 to 1992 Cold War/Gulf War Era) and the Colorado Army National Guard (1992 to 1994).
GIVING BACK to the Community
Our country was founded on the philosophy of neighbor helping neighbor and we, at TRUE NORTH, want to continue to strengthen that value by supporting local organizations that reinforce that belief.
In that spirit we are proud to announce that starting in 2010 TRUE NORTH will be donating a percentage of our annual revenue to:
Urban Peak (www.urbanpeak.org) an organization that helps the young people of our state.
Tennyson Center for Children – (www.childabuse.org) which leads Colorado in the treatment and education of abused, neglected and at-risk children.
The Castle Rock Women’s Crisis Family Outreach Center – (www.twcfoc.org) which is an organization dedicated to reducing domestic violence and family conflict through advocacy, empowerment, violence prevention and intervention, services and education.
Adopt a Road - Community Service is important to the Buntrock Family, who has been keeping a portion of county roads clean since 2007. www.douglas.co.us/engineering/Adopt_A_Road_Program.html