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Project enquiry for explosive ordnance assessment
Clients, design consultancies and construction companies can enquire here about explosive ordnance assessment for a construction project. Whether it concerns a plot, construction pit, utility or infrastructure project, tell us the project location, planned groundworks and your next decision so that we can define the task and prepare the next specialist step.
Assess your project and the action required.
Coordinate investigation and supporting records.
Clarify interfaces with construction operations.
Enquire with your specific construction task
A project enquiry starts with the location, proposed ground disturbance and unresolved technical question. FONTANA-EOD agrees with you which documents and services are needed for the next step. Use the existing contact form, email or telephone.
Focus your message on the next decision
Provide the project location, land parcel and proposed works. Mark the construction area, route or borehole locations on the site plan and specify depths and dates. Include existing conditions issued by authorities, previous reports, utility plans and aerial photographic assessments. Also state which information is missing and what you would like to clarify.
What is the enquiry about?
State the project location, planned groundworks and the decision you want to prepare for. A clear location reference helps us identify the task. If your enquiry already concerns Surveying or Excavation supervision, specify the proposed working area and the findings required.
What is already available?
Describe reports, plans, conditions issued by authorities and known site conditions. State which documents you are attaching or can provide later.
Who coordinates the next step?
Provide a contact person, timeframe and any existing case reference. This helps us relate follow-up questions to the correct project stage.
Direct contact
How to contact FONTANA-EOD
Head office: +49 (0) 6843 999 499 7
Project enquiries: info@fontana-eod.de
Back office: office@fontana-eod.de
Tell us the project location, proposed ground disturbance and your timeframe. Even if your documents are not yet complete, you can start with a brief description of the situation. For ongoing enquiries, an existing project or quotation number helps us identify the case.
Preparing your enquiry
Information we need for your project enquiry
The clearer the starting position, the more specifically we can discuss unresolved issues. The following information is particularly helpful:
Project location, site plan and working areas
Provide the address or land parcel, a site plan and the affected subarea. Where possible, mark the construction pit, route, borehole locations or other working areas. A clearly identifiable plan extract is often sufficient to begin.
Proposed ground disturbance and existing investigations
Proposed works and depths, known utilities and existing ordnance information, aerial photographic assessments or investigation reports. Also state restrictions caused by buildings, paved surfaces or areas that are difficult to access.
Construction start, contact person and required service
Provide the planning stage, proposed construction start and project contact person. Describe whether you need an initial discussion, a quotation or documents for tendering and further planning.
Bring together location, depth and plan revision for a response
The following information helps define the spatial and timing aspects of your question.
A site plan with a clear location reference
Mark the actual affected area on the current site plan. Identify routes, borehole locations or construction pits and, where known, working strips and ancillary areas involving ground disturbance. If there are several plans, make clear which revision applies.
Depth and proposed construction operation
Describe whether near-surface earthworks, deep individual points, trenches or other ground disturbance are proposed. Where possible, relate known depths to a clear elevation reference. If construction arrangements may still change, state the planning stage. Method selection can then be related to the working volume actually required.
Existing findings and changes to the design
Send previous reports with their plans and annexes. Tell us whether location, depth, foundations or construction methods have changed since then. We compare previous investigations with your current design and clarify which questions have already been answered and which remain unresolved.
State the relevant technical question in your message
You do not need to select a method in advance. Describe what you need to establish and the information already available.
Understanding historical documents
For questions about historical evidence of suspected ordnance, identify the investigation area and include existing information or assessments with the associated maps. Describe what you still need to establish. This allows the enquiry to be related to the area already investigated.
Coordinating technical investigation
Describe the area to be investigated and conditions on site: surfaces, utilities, foundations, interference sources and access. Also identify areas that will only become accessible later. This information helps agree a suitable method and the possible scope of investigation.
Relating existing supporting records to your project
If your question concerns a report, plan or documented subarea, explain its relationship to the current construction task. Describe the unresolved decision and any changes. Your technical enquiry should make clear whether you need clarification of the scope of findings, documentation or a further investigation step.
Describe the project environment in your enquiry
The construction task determines which information is particularly helpful in the first message.
Plot and construction pit
Identify the plot, proposed building and known foundation or construction-pit depths. Preparatory drilling, retaining works and ancillary areas involving ground disturbance form part of the project context. A marked plan helps us understand the enquiry.
Break down the construction project for your enquiryUtilities and infrastructure
Describe the route and its sections. Identify chambers, crossings and particular depths separately. Where construction methods or access vary, a section-by-section description helps ensure the technical question is not reduced to the total utility length.
Describe infrastructure tasks clearlyExisting structures, demolition and operations
Tell us which areas are still built over, paved or operationally active. Planned demolition may change accessibility. Identify proposed time windows and contact persons so that investigation requirements and the construction stage can be coordinated together.
Describe existing site conditions for your enquiryAfter your enquiry
How we handle your project enquiry
The enquiry starts a structured discussion. A technical assessment requires a clear commission and sufficient project information.
1. Review the task and documents
We review the task described and discuss which details or documents are needed for the next step. Unresolved issues are identified specifically.
2. Agree the investigation and scope of services
The investigation objective, area, depth, accessibility and interfaces with construction operations are considered together. This provides a basis for preparing the required scope of services.
3. Prepare the commission
Scope, dates and required findings are agreed separately. Your message helps prepare the work; it does not replace an investigation or clearance.
More about the project processPrepare your project enquiry step by step
Preparation can begin with a few confirmed details and be completed during discussion.
Describe the project
Explain what is to be built, investigated or changed. The upcoming decision gives your message its focus.
Identify the working volume
Add the location and plan reference. Separate subareas or points of ground disturbance where the tasks differ.
Describe the current information
Identify existing information, reports and known restrictions. Unknown details remain clearly identified as unresolved issues.
Provide a timeframe
State the planning phase and proposed dates. Describe which coordination is needed before the next project step.
Provide a contact person
Identify a reachable contact for technical questions. An existing case reference helps link the enquiry to previous correspondence.
Choose a contact method
Use the existing form, email or telephone. For a possible ordnance find, use the official reporting route immediately.
Enquire based on your current situation
Your message can focus on different decisions within the project.
Planning is starting
You want to understand which technical issues need to be clarified for a new project. Describe its use, the ground disturbance and available documents before a particular technical service is selected.
Assess specialist investigation requirementsProcurement is being prepared
Identify the investigation objective, working volumes and required findings. You can provide an existing service specification for discussion; unresolved interfaces remain clearly identified as questions.
Prepare the scope of services and supporting recordsThe design has changed
Show what has changed from the previous design. Existing investigations are compared with the new working volumes so that additional questions can be described specifically.
Compare changed designs with existing supporting recordsDocuments need explaining
Identify the report, date and relevant passage. Describe the decision for which an explanation is needed. Associated plans help establish the scope of the findings.
Understand technical terms and documentsSend related documents together
A well-organised set of documents makes follow-up questions and project identification easier.
Keep reports and annexes together
Technical findings may be accompanied by site plans, survey illustrations, area lists and explanations. State whether annexes are missing or you only have an extract. Refer to the specific question in your message. This helps us read the existing information within its original scope.
Identify plan revisions clearly
Where several revisions exist, identify the current version. Explain which change prompted your enquiry and which drawing is relevant. Older plans can explain the background but should remain identifiable as earlier versions. A brief explanation in your message prevents unnecessary confusion.
Agree how to send large files
For extensive documents or those requiring a joint explanation, the appropriate transfer method can be discussed first. State the file types available and what they cover. An initial location extract can also help explain the task. Send the information needed for the specific technical question.
A traceable basis for coordination
The enquiry connects your project question with the information actually needed for the next step.
Connection to the task
Your message identifies the reason for the enquiry and the decision required.
Spatial reference
The area, route, point and depth are related to the project.
Clear document status
Existing findings remain distinguishable from missing information.
Known survey conditions
Accessibility, existing structures and construction conditions are described.
Clearly identified contacts
Follow-up questions and technical handovers have a responsible contact.
Agreed scope of services
The enquiry provides the basis for preparing a specifically agreed specialist commission.
Identify the contacts involved in coordination
A project enquiry is clearer when tasks and expected responses are assigned to the appropriate parties.
Client or landowner
Describe your project, its location and the next question to be clarified. Identify existing documents and a contact person for design-related queries. If a design consultancy coordinates the work, specify its role and contact details.
Designers and specialist consultants
State the plan revision, affected working volumes and required findings. For tendering or further specialist design, it also matters which services have already been commissioned or completed. Identify the question the proposed investigation should answer and the form of handover subsequently required.
Construction contractor and site management
Identify the proposed groundworks and their sequence. Access, construction conditions, available working areas and interfaces with other trades form part of the enquiry. State whether earthworks are already scheduled. The appropriate specialist work is agreed on the basis of the specific information provided.
Private specialist company
FONTANA-EOD uses the task described as the basis for technical coordination. The investigation volume, scope of services and required documentation are related to the commission. Information in an initial message remains distinct from services subsequently agreed and investigations actually carried out.
KBD and competent specialist authorities
Identify specialist authorities already involved and provide existing information with its full context. Location, case and content determine which requirements need to be followed up for the project. An abbreviated extract without its associated area can make coordination more difficult; annexes and location references should therefore remain together.
Public order offices, building control and other authorities
Correspondence or requirements issued by authorities should clearly identify their project context and current status. The technical enquiry can take these requirements into account. Decisions are made by the respective competent authorities; existing contacts help assign unresolved coordination matters within the project.
State activities, responsibilities and required supporting records
Include existing requirements in the enquiry so that they can be related to the specific commission.
Qualifications and responsible duties
For activities in Germany, the Explosives Act distinguishes between a company licence, personal competence and responsibility. The First Ordinance to the Explosives Act (1. SprengV) includes requirements for specialist knowledge and recognised training courses. State the proposed activity and required supporting records in your enquiry. Their specific scope is agreed before commissioning. For work outside Germany, the requirements applicable at the place of work are checked separately.
Working conditions and technical guidance
A risk assessment concerns the actual work and its conditions. DGUV Information 201-027 addresses protective measures in explosive ordnance clearance work. DGUV Rule 113-003 concerns the dismantling or destruction of explosives or related items, including the disposal of found munitions. BFR KMR guidance is considered within its respective scope of application.
Requirements from authorities and reporting finds
Provide existing correspondence from authorities or the competent KBD with its date and project reference. A possible ordnance find must be reported to the police immediately: call 110 in Germany or 113 in Luxembourg. The competent authorities take responsibility for further hazard response. The contact form is for project enquiries. Immediate reporting of a find must use the official reporting route.
Explain the reason for your enquiry clearly
A specific question is more helpful than a lengthy description. First identify the decision for which you need support, then organise the available information around it.
Initial assessment
You have a construction project and want to know which technical information is needed first. Describe the proposed groundworks and current information. Tell us whether information, an investigation or a specific requirement already exists. Unknown details can be identified as unresolved issues; there is no need to replace them with assumptions when first contacting us.
Assess the unresolved technical taskQuotation or service coordination
For a quotation, describe the investigation objective and working volume as clearly as possible. Also state the findings required and known constraints. An existing service specification can be attached. Unresolved interfaces between specialist services should remain clear so that the subsequent scope can be agreed transparently.
Agree the scope of services and supporting recordsQuestions about existing documents
If your enquiry concerns a report or quotation, identify its title and revision. Describe the specific passage or decision that needs clarification. Associated plans and annexes help establish the context. This makes clear whether the question concerns the original task or a construction design that has since changed.
Send a specific question about documentsOur locations
Our offices in Gersheim and Wesseling
Our offices in Gersheim and Wesseling are your organisational points of contact. We coordinate the place of work and your project requirements on a project-specific basis.
Head office in Gersheim
Am Kaninchenberg 5
66453 Gersheim
Germany
For project enquiries, use our central telephone number or info@fontana-eod.de.
Wesseling branch office
Bonner Straße 72
50389 Wesseling
Germany
You can also send organisational questions about existing cases to office@fontana-eod.de.
Project location and local conditions
Construction tasks, local responsibilities and working conditions vary. Please therefore tell us the specific location and required service.
Regions and areas of operationIdentify the actual project location
The offices are organisational contact points. Technical preparation is based on the location of your project.
A single location
Provide the address, municipality and available land-parcel reference. Identify existing local information by its case reference. The location helps relate documents and contacts already involved to the correct project task.
Relate the project location to existing informationSeveral locations or sections
For dispersed construction areas, describe the location, ground disturbance and current status separately for each. Shared contacts can be identified. Differences between subareas remain visible so that the enquiry does not inadvertently assume the same information is available for every location.
Describe dispersed project areas clearlyBring together the essential project information
The following areas help you prepare your documents and technical question.
Historical information
Existing information and assessments are brought together with maps and spatial references. Identify the unresolved question and whether the current design differs from the area originally investigated.
Understand historical information for your enquiryProposed ground disturbance
Describe the type, area and depth of work as specifically as possible. Include existing installations and access so that method selection can relate to the actual project.
Compare the ground disturbance with possible specialist servicesExisting findings
Reports and plans are considered together. Describe what you need to establish and any known limitations so that further coordination requirements remain clear.
Relate supporting records to the project question
Read relevant information before enquiring
Use the technical overviews if you first want to understand your task or existing documents.
Services
The overview helps distinguish investigation requirements from possible specialist services. A clear description of the unresolved task is sufficient for an initial enquiry.
Assess the services your project may needProcess and documentation
The process section connects documents, investigation work and handover of findings. It supports questions about existing records and further planning.
Understand the process and required supporting recordsProject environments
Construction tasks vary by use, ground disturbance and technical conditions. The sectors overview helps you describe the appropriate project context in your message.
Identify the project environment for your enquiryQuestions before your first message
These answers help you prepare your specific project enquiry.
Can I enquire with incomplete documents?
Yes. Describe the current situation and identify the information still missing. The commission and project information required for a technical assessment are then agreed.
Which location details help with an initial enquiry?
Useful information includes the project address or land parcel, a site plan and marked working areas. For routes or several borehole locations, the spatial relationship between individual points of ground disturbance should be clear.
Do I need to select a survey method in advance?
No. Provide the investigation objective, proposed ground disturbance and known conditions. Method selection can then be discussed on the basis of documents, accessibility and survey conditions.
How do I refer to an existing report?
Provide the title and date together with your specific question. Associated maps and annexes should be considered alongside it. Also describe whether the project has changed since that investigation.
Why might the contact form not be displayed?
The existing form is displayed after consent to the reCAPTCHA category. Alternatively, you can use the telephone or email contact details provided.
Can I send extensive project documents?
For extensive documents, we agree an appropriate transfer method. First describe what the documents cover and your technical question so that they can be assigned to the correct case.
Does sending a message already commission a service?
The message starts the discussion. The scope of services, dates and required findings are agreed separately; the enquiry itself does not replace an investigation.
Is the form suitable for reporting a possible ordnance find?
If you suspect an ordnance find, stop work, keep your distance and notify the police immediately: call 110 in Germany or 113 in Luxembourg. Do not touch, move or examine the object. Do not use the contact form for immediate reporting of a find.
Get in touch
Tell us about your construction project
Describe your project in a few sentences or call our head office. For extensive documents, we agree an appropriate transfer method with you.
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If you suspect an ordnance find: Stop work immediately, do not touch or move the object, leave the danger area and keep others away without putting yourself at risk. Notify the police or competent local authority immediately. Do not use the contact form for this.
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Describe the next decision in your project
Do you want to clarify investigation requirements, coordinate a specialist service or have existing documents explained? State the location, proposed groundworks and your specific question. The current information and upcoming decision form the starting point for coordination.
