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When is a PE stamp required for projects?

When is a PE stamp required for projects?

When is a PE stamp required for projects?

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My question is "When is a PE stamp required?"  I deal with Department of State, "K" rated bollards, which means that bollards are tested (http://www.masterhalcosecurity.com/secureMaster/products/kRatedFenceSystems.php)to to withstand a certain sized vehicle moving at a certain rate.  Since it is the installation is validated by State Department regulations, would a PE stamp be required for each installation?

I have heard conflicting stories in this.

RE: When is a PE stamp required for projects?

Ahh, a constitutional question...

In the U.S., new construction is governed by individual states, not the feds (as far as I know).  So, I think you would need a PE stamp for each installation.

But I am not an attorney, and I don't claim to know every state's rules.

DaveAtkins

RE: When is a PE stamp required for projects?

I've done work with the Corps of Engineers in the past.  I have an OK license and was able to put my seal and signature on out of state Corps work... Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas... without being licensed in those states.  The states told me at the time, that since it was federal government work on federal government property, my OK license was acceptable for those projects.  The last time I did a Corps project was 3 years ago in Mississippi.  The others were prior to that, so don't know if the same rules still apply.  

RE: When is a PE stamp required for projects?

It seems to me that if an engineer is drawing a drawing showing where bollards ought to go, and what kind they are, that could fall under the definition of engineering and would then require a PE stamp if not exempt for one reason or another.  But if you have some rule that says "All gas meters must have Type X Bollards" and you go put a Type X Bollard by your gas meter, that's not engineering.

RE: When is a PE stamp required for projects?

If the property is owned by the United States, the local state does not have authority to enforce its laws.  Similarly, a local jurisidction cannot impose its local (like zoning) laws onto United States or state owned properties.  I think the legal concept is the child cannot govern the parent -- a city is granted its powers by the state, the state by the feds.

Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com

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