This is a sticky situation. Fortunately there does not appear to be significant risk to the public. True, bad news does not get better with age, and as a contractor, I would probably try to addresses it casually to the DOT. However, many states now have significant penalties for any...
We do design build of heavy & marine work. I have had this happen a few times. Have sent a letter stating that the project was not perfomed under my control and therefore the plans should no longer be considered stamped by us. Copy everyone who will rely on plans including building officials...
Hyatt Regency: There was no field modification. The modifications were made by a detailer that was not an engineer and although the drawings were stamped upon review, the stamping engineer did not review the drawing or supervise the review of the drawings. There were as I recall, three levels of...
Employer provided cars are a taxable benifit. Light trucks on the other hand, are seen as a tool and are not taxed if their use can be justified. depending on the field of engineering that may not be too dificult. Also you can establish a flexible spending account for you family's medical...
I guess it all boils down to personal choice. When you get started you can get the lousy hours and the travel with limited compensation, but take advantage of the situation to learn about how concepts are applied, meet clients etc. or decide that it does not treat you in the manner your position...
We really don't do service calls, but I do go out to the field, especially at night. We do a lot of work now in January in the Northeast, actually has become one of our buisier months, So I do tend to spend a lot of time out in the field. As I have been told, thats where the money is made. I...
Big Inch, (and others so inclined)
I am not being rediculous. I am Vice President of Engineering for a heavy construion firm dating to 1843. We design and build all manner of temporary and permenant work. I have a graduate degree in soil mechanics and licences in two states. I am on the boards...
I vote for letting the SOB go. He gets paid top $ and knows he has no oppertunity to meet clients demands. What are you going to tell your client, that he can't get his plant up and running till after the Super Bowl? of course not. You will go and this guy will be watching, as will everyone...
Talk to your supervisor. Everyone knows why he went into sales. I wouldn't refuse to do the work, but expalin why you are concerned. They may agree with you and decide they may need to control the use of the spreadsheets.
We debated a long time about buying a large format scanner/coppier/printer. We finally did it. It has really paid for itself, probably one of the most useful pieces of office equipment.
I hand stamp everything. It gets scanned and emailed, but there is no PDF of my stamp and signature waiting to be posted on an autocadd drawing. In this hury up enviornment, hand stamping allows me to reveiw it before it gets stamped. I worry most about people trying to expedite work for clients...
You could also have your boss contact this guy's boss and say "Hey Joe tells us you may have a project comming out that we may be able to help ypu with. Would you like us to come over to dicuss it?"
By having your boss contact hois boss, you haven't gone over his head and now the project is out...
Melone, granted that code deviations should be clearly documented, but they are not always. For example, we are working on a site that has a tight schedule. Codes and specifications clearly prohibit placing frozen ground. We were asked what could be done to improve the schedule. One suggestion...
This is a very interesting thread. Anon732 obviously raises an itresting point. Once personal view of right & wrong are defined by their life experiences and are unique to each individual. Situations where ethics are to be applied are never as black and white as in the examples that are provided...
Okay this was a grand jury, so, A. He has been convicted of nothing. B. He did not have an attorney with him. C. The proceedings are not designed to determine the facts, only to determine if there is sufficent evidence to warrant a trial to determine the facts.
Although neither article really...
If the strucural drawings are complte, and the cladding fabricator is designing the light guage he should be stamping his work. Someone needs to be sure that the shop drawings comply with the strucutral design requirements. That could be the original EOR, but as long as the strucural design...
