ORC TRAINING, LLC
CHARLOTTE, NC

Founded in 1969 by Owen Richard Colan, J.D., O.R. Colan Associates (ORC) is the nation's oldest firm specializing exclusively in land acquisition, relocation, and program management for public works projects implemented under the Uniform Relocation Act regulations. Currently the company has twenty six offices located in seventeen states from coast to coast. ORC remains a family-owned and managed business, currently led by Catherine Colan Muth and Karen S. Ammar, daughter and granddaughter, respectively, of Mr. Colan. ORC is recognized nationally as the premier company in the field of real estate/right-of-way acquisition and related services for projects implemented under the provisions of the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-646, as amended - URA); Our staff are experts at the implementation of URA regulations, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 24, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs (49 CFR Part 24); FAA Order 5100.37B, Land Acquisition and relocation for Airport Development Projects; and FTA Circular 5010.1D, Grant Management Guidelines, Chapter II: Management of Real Property, Equipment & Supplies. O. R. Colan Associates remains focused on providing real estate solutions to public agencies. Our clients include Airport Authorities; State Departments of Transportation; Redevelopment Authorities; Transit Agencies, School Reconstruction agencies; Environmental Agencies; various other Local Public Agencies; and numerous engineering firms providing services to these agencies. ORC maintains a large full-time staff of qualified professionals with diverse experience in appraisal, land acquisition and relocation assistance, ensuring the quality and cost-effective implementation of each project. As a service company, our greatest asset is our people. Our excellent reputation and record of accomplishment continue to attract to our staff roster the best real estate people in the industry. SharePoint ensures ORC employees are more productive and efficient over the course of their projects. With enhanced document management design and a host of other tools, ORC's SharePoint site collections allow all ORC staff to collaborate on every project regardless of location. Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Service: ( Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Service: ( Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Service: ( ORC Training ORC Training, is a division of O. R. Colan Associates, the nation's oldest firm specializing exclusively in land acquisition, relocation, and program management for public works projects. ORC Training has developed or updated all of the real estate related training courses for the National Highway Institute (NHI), the training arm of the Federal Highway Administration. Currently our staff instructs all of these courses for NHI throughout the nation. The current NHI curriculum in the real estate area includes two classes on real estate appraisal and three classes on relocation assistance, all conducted under the requirements of the Uniform Act. ORC Training also develops and delivers an internal training curriculum to improve and enhance employee development. This program includes courses in appraisal, acquisition, negotiations, relocation, and highway plan reading. Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Service: ( Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Service: ( Effective May 1, 2015, all employees, applicants, vendors and clients will have access to the company’s ethics hotline. The ORC Ethics hotline is a free confidential hotline that allows ORC employees, clients and vendors to anonymously report any alleged employee misconduct or alleged illegal/unethical behavior 24 hours a day. The tool allows you to provide a detailed report of any witnessed activity in a confidential voicemail message or file an anonymous report via an online form. This tool is not to take the place of direct communication; ORC employees are still encouraged to bring their concerns forward in accordance with the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct Policy: