is a shop drawing stamp stating "no exceptions taken". There is nothing more
I can do from a legal, moral or insurable point of view.
It sounds like the inspector is attempting to divert his share of
responsibility.
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
ALLEN DESIGNS
Consulting Structural Engineers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruckmandesign@verizon.net [mailto:bruckmandesign@verizon.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:23 AM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: More wierd Bldg Dept. requests
>
> I'm finishing up a big box construction up in NoCal, and as we go through
> final inspections, the inspector asks for a closeout set of all the wet
> stamped RFI clarification details that had been sent by the SE to the job.
> Okay...I get that. The RFI responses, technically altered the permit docs
> and should, I guess, be part of the record.
>
> But, here's the stunner, at least to me: He then says he wants the SE to
> also wet stamp and seal the structural steel shop drawings!!
>
> I say to him, "...you mean, wet stamp with that catch-all, 'I reviewed
> 'em, but take no responsibility for anything I saw' stamp?"
> "No", he says, "I want a full set of shop drawings wet-stamped SEALED AND
> SIGNED by your engineer."
>
> Now, first off, I'm not even sure it's legal to do that, since the shop
> drawings were not prepared by the SE; second, speaking with my architect's
> hat on, no way I'd do such a thing short of there being severe furnace
> problems in the underworld.
>
> I'll let you all know what the SE says when I break it to him today, but
> in the meantime....
>
> Anyone had to do this?
>
> -db
>
>
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