Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
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I am a civil engineer that specializes in civil engineering design in a niche specialty where we need approval from a small regulatory agency. My clients, the property owners, often engage us and do not want to have any direct contact with the agency that needs to approve our plan; they want us to deal with the agency.
The agency is insisting we provide an email and phone number of owner to "copy them on comments". This agency also has a list of engineers they basically recommend. In past projects, the agency has contacted owners directly without us included and asked questions and provided comments. Sometimes this confuses the owners and basically mucks up to the process. I am telling the agency my clients hire me with the understanding that they then do not have to talk with the agency but they refuse to proceed with design review.
What are forum members' opinions on my validly of trying to insist that I am the sole contact, as the owners have requested?
The agency is insisting we provide an email and phone number of owner to "copy them on comments". This agency also has a list of engineers they basically recommend. In past projects, the agency has contacted owners directly without us included and asked questions and provided comments. Sometimes this confuses the owners and basically mucks up to the process. I am telling the agency my clients hire me with the understanding that they then do not have to talk with the agency but they refuse to proceed with design review.
What are forum members' opinions on my validly of trying to insist that I am the sole contact, as the owners have requested?
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RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
The form is simple to complete, I have done this myself on one occasion.
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RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
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RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design
Never-done-before-idea:
Could you create an email address that forwards all email to you and the owner? this way the agency has a communication too for sending stuff directly to the owner and design team at once. You comply by providing that 'direct to owner'. And you get to maintain control of the conversation. You could probably even ask the client to have their IT create a rule to send all incoming email from XYZ@really.com to a folder so it doesn't flood their inbox. seems like unnecessary work but maybe not too painful and less legally putting you on the hook for everything.
RE: Owners representative and submittal of civil engineering design