Designs by Engineering Express
Designs by Engineering Express
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Anyone ever hear of Engineering Express?’
They do building component design for suppliers.
A local vendor asked if I would stamp drawings for them for the local sites, design local footings, connections etc.
On the front it’s plan stamping for their structures.
But could I list their product as a delegated design and require them to stamp, or exclude their product/design from what I am signing?
I want to help out the vendor, but feel the supplier/engineering express is getting a free pass on someone else’s stamp.
Thoughts?
They do building component design for suppliers.
A local vendor asked if I would stamp drawings for them for the local sites, design local footings, connections etc.
On the front it’s plan stamping for their structures.
But could I list their product as a delegated design and require them to stamp, or exclude their product/design from what I am signing?
I want to help out the vendor, but feel the supplier/engineering express is getting a free pass on someone else’s stamp.
Thoughts?
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If you are going to become XYZ company's "guy" to sign and seal their plans in 22 states that's fine too, just not something I am interested in doing personally. But if I was doing it then I'd either come up with the designs or work closely with whoever did from their engineering department so that you are 100% behind whatever they are putting out there with your seal on it.
What I would never do is just S&S someone else's plans JuSt ThIs OnE tImE. If they had a professional engineer design it, then they can apply for a license in that state. I just got 5 more state licenses in the past 3 weeks. Takes minimal effort. But from what I've learned is that often the reason they don't do that is because they don't actually have an engineer designing it. Or designing anything actually. It's just a guy who built pergolas with his dad so he is chief designer. And well they haven't fallen down, yet.
Idk the specifics about Engineering Express, but this is usually how I approach these types of things.
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I would be working for a vendor of one of the items they design. It seems in the past, they had an engineer who would review and stamp. To me that's still plan stamping.
If they have engineers, they should be stamping. They seem to make them out as a engineering company for big clients, well stamp your shit. Heck, when you order plans from them, you can pick a state to have it signed.
Looks like I will be passing on this client. Granted, someone else will do it for them, but not gonna be me.
Thanks
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It sounds like the person with the seal wouldn't be anywhere near "in responsible charge." Pass.
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I agree that if you're going to try to approach this sort of thing, you need to see their full documentation before you can quote them a number, and if they're doing anything you don't like it's better to just walk away. They're not going to change their existing philosophy or design strategy for you. Basically, you need to look at what they're doing and agree that it's 95% okay.
I don't think you'll ever be able to compete on these for price if your standard of care is reasonably high.
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@JLNJ, I think they have engineers, but they are looking to push the stamping to a local engineer. No thanks.
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Amazing that these things even exist.