NCEES Council Record
NCEES Council Record
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I'm not sure which forum is the most appropriate for this question.
Are there any out there with experience with the NCEES Council Record? I've got a small business and am looking at some opportunities in other states. In my mind, my first step is to obtain a PE in that state, and then a CA for the company. The Council Record looks attractive, but I am wondering if it is worth the cost. Does is really speed up the process of obtaining additional PEs? Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
Are there any out there with experience with the NCEES Council Record? I've got a small business and am looking at some opportunities in other states. In my mind, my first step is to obtain a PE in that state, and then a CA for the company. The Council Record looks attractive, but I am wondering if it is worth the cost. Does is really speed up the process of obtaining additional PEs? Does anybody have any thoughts on this?





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If I was doing only 2 or 3 states - forget it.
Not sure if it really speeds up anything - but sure cuts down on the paperwork. I am registered in like 37 states..
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Remember, that not being registered in a state may not be a hinderance to many legitimate activities. I can't stamp a drawing that the state requires stamped in State Three, but I can do all of the other things that my company does (including stamping a federal requirement like SPCC Plans).
As an ME you probably won't be stamping any of the Civil or Structural stuff that states regulate very closely. The only thing that I stamp regularly in any state are SPCC plans and the occasional drawing that a manufacturer wants me to do the performance calculations on. The vast majority of my work does not require a stamp.
David
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You never know when you will be bidding on an attractive project in a nearby state (especially Federal Projects). NCEES sometimes speeds up things.
I'd say that if you own a business, it's well worth it, and you don't have to bother your old bosses any more, and the cost is insignificant.
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Atlas touched on the subject that's been bothering me lately - old bosses. In the past few days I've made contact with past supervisors and mentors asking if they would be willing to serve as references and/or to give them "heads up" that I would need someone to verify past employment. All have said "yes" and a couple even asked me if I wanted a job (made me feel good). My point is that I hate cold-calling old contacts when I need a favor. I was hoping that by establishing the Council Record I would only have to do it this once. It sounds like that is the case. How about it - do the individual states still ask for references outside of those contained in the record?
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Of course, now that SPCC regs are revised, many facilitites no longer need stamped plans.
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Overall I think its a good thing to do - their annual fee isn't all that much.
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That's good to know. The other states that I've looked at don't seem to want anything to do with SPCC. The recent changes do look like they're going to help, but the regs are still so complex that I'm having people who could self-certify ask me to prepare their plans just because they don't understand the requirements.
David
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Nor was it as simple as I thought originally. In a number of states, I still had to contact old bosses. Also, to establish the record was fairly difficult, in that every time period from high school on had to be accounted for, which is more than most states ask, and the old bosses had to fill out more of a paragraph type reference.
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In my case, completing my NCEES application was easier then the first state I went after. Also there are 4 states now that only take applications by NCEES, if you note on your original application that you are going after these states, NCEES will not charge you their normal $60 fee for these states.
If a project comes up that you need a license in a hurry, you will typically get it faster w/ NCEES then the standard way.