glass99
Structural
- Jun 23, 2010
- 944
Is there a rule or ethical restriction on a consulting engineer working for multiple parties on the one built object as a professional engineer? For example, is it acceptable if I am engaged by an architect to design a glass stair, and I write a performance specification which then gets picked up by a contractor who wants to hire me to provide detailed PE stamped structural calculations for the stair including all the detailed connection? This issue comes up for me all the time in all kinds of ways. I have two such requests outstanding from contractors wishing to hire me.
Section 137.63.c.5 of the Texas Professional Engineering Practice Act apparently prohibits this behavior to some extent, though unsure what it means in practice.
Section 137.63.c.5 of the Texas Professional Engineering Practice Act apparently prohibits this behavior to some extent, though unsure what it means in practice.
" The engineer shall not:.....accept compensation or benefits from more than one party for services pertaining to the same project or assignment..."