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Hi. This is the first time I'll be posting. (Please be nice. bigsmile) I just hope you could help me out a bit. Our company provides engineering designs for different countries. Work flow goes: they give me the project, details & drawings, I do the structural analysis on the system, then I give it to them for submission to the client. Now there is this project in America, wherein the client requires an engineer's stamp on the structural report. Considering I'm from another country, should I still sign? Or it should be an American signing the report? I'm really confused, because I thought someone from the other end of the world should be checking/reviewing my work & then he signs. My understanding is that: that is the idea of outsourcing. Share me your thoughts. Please. dazed

RE: FOREIGN STAMPS

Will vary based on jurisdictions as IRstuff said so you need to specifically check for the state the structure is to be built in & possible if it falls under federal rather than state jurisdiction.

My understanding is that in at least some jurisdictions having a local PE simply review analysis done by someone without PE in that jurisdiction (whether foreign or domestic) may not be technically adequate. The PE registered in the jurisdiction may actually need to be involved in performing the analysis not just reviewing the end product.

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Attesting to responsibility for design is common practice everywhere, I think. But the actual seals/stamps used in North America are not so prevalent. Therefore, most foreign engineers won't have a stamp, so cannot fulfil this requirement.

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Consulting engineering must be done under the responsible charge of a licensed PE in that state. Stamping the drawings is simply tangible proof that this in fact occurred. What the client requests or does not request is moot in terms of the law.

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Combine hokie66's response and sundale's response and you have it.

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