Examples of Signed and Sealed Letters
Examples of Signed and Sealed Letters
(OP)
Lately I find myself having to put together signed and sealed letters stating that some construction condition as-built is acceptable.
I'm never quite sure exactly how thorough these need to be. I find myself endlessly adding verbiage to try to cover myself from certifying something beyond the extremely narrow scope of my intent.
Does anyone have any examples of what they think are well-crafted letters, or tips for writing one? How often do court cases end up turning on their contents?
Possibly relevant information: I currently work for a subcontractor which provides a structural system that's a small portion of the overall building. My main worry is "accidently" taking responsibility for some larger aspect of the building beyond our product.
I'm never quite sure exactly how thorough these need to be. I find myself endlessly adding verbiage to try to cover myself from certifying something beyond the extremely narrow scope of my intent.
Does anyone have any examples of what they think are well-crafted letters, or tips for writing one? How often do court cases end up turning on their contents?
Possibly relevant information: I currently work for a subcontractor which provides a structural system that's a small portion of the overall building. My main worry is "accidently" taking responsibility for some larger aspect of the building beyond our product.






RE: Examples of Signed and Sealed Letters
The CYA text is "To the best of my knowledge and belief, based on limited observation, the observed construction generally meets the requirements set forth in the permitted plans and specifications. Since the observations were not performed on a full time basis, there may be non-compliant items that were not readily observable and cannot be attested." I do this because we usually make one or two site visits during framing but cannot see all the connections, some of the shearwall nailing, etc (this is mostly engineered residential construction)
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