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Buckaplan.com offers low-priced construction plans/drawings

Need construction plans? If Brian Burke, president of buckaplan.com receives your electronic files by 4:00 p.m., you'll have those plans in your next day's UPS delivery. During the past four years Burke has worked with construction companies, contractors, architects, engineers, real estate agents throughout the northeast who require large, top quality architectural drawings and construction documents. "I know our clients are often under tremendous pressure to meet their deadlines," Burke said. "Using the same high-end equipment and processes we use in the reprographics business, this service and product are a natural extension. We have the tools and experience to provide 100% satisfaction. And it doesn't matter if the customer is across the street or across the country." Buckaplan.com can produce oversized (up to 36" x 48") documents and drawings the next day, working from .tif, .pdf and .dwf files. "We're offering these in unlimited quantities with no hidden charges. Businesses can order one or 100 plans. It's $1 per plan plus the UPS charge for delivery the next day at ground rates. No sign-on fees, no monthly fees, no file-processing fees," said Burke. Buckaplan.com has clients in N.Y., Penn., Conn., R.I. and Mass.
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