California Code of Regulations › Title 21 - Public Works › Division 1 - Department of General Services › Chapter 1 - Division of the State Architect › Subchapter 1 - Safety of Construction of Public Schools › Article 6 - Duties Under the Act › Section 41 - Duties of the Architect, Structural Engineer, or Professional Engineer

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 General. The architect or professional engineer is responsible to the school
					 board and to the office to see that the completed work conforms in every
					 material respect to these rules and regulations and to the approved plans and
					 specifications. (See Section
					 16.) He or she may, if so
					 authorized, act as agent for the school board in completing and submitting the
					 application Form SSS-1 to the office. (See Section
					 15.)
The architect or registered engineer, in no way, is
						relieved of any responsibility by the activities of the office in the
						performance of its duties.
(b) General Responsible Charge. The
					 architect, structural engineer or professional engineer in general responsible
					 charge shall advise the school board in regard to filing of the application for
					 approval of plans, the selection of an inspector and the selection of a testing
					 laboratory. He shall prepare plans, specifications, design computations and
					 other data and shall prepare addenda and change orders authorized by the school
					 board and as required by conditions on the project. He or she shall make, or
					 cause to be made, the corrections required on the various documents to comply
					 with the requirements of these rules and regulations (Section
					 17(i)), and shall
					 indicate his or her responsibility for and approval of the documents presented
					 to the office for approval, by his or her signature thereon (Section
					 17(h)).
He or she shall perform general observation of the work
						of construction, interpret the approved drawings and specifications and shall
						provide the inspector and testing agency with a complete set of stamped plans,
						specifications, addenda and change orders.
In general, the office directs all technical
						correspondence to the architect or registered engineer in general responsible
						charge of the project.
(c)
					 Delegated Responsibility. An architect or registered engineer to whom
					 responsibility has been delegated shall, under the general direction of the
					 person in general responsible charge, prepare plans, specifications,
					 computations and other data, and make corrections on these documents as
					 required to comply with these rules and regulations. He or she shall consult
					 with the person in general responsible charge in the preparation of addenda and
					 change orders and the selection of inspectors and testing laboratory. He or she
					 shall indicate his or her responsibility for the documents, which affect his or
					 her portion of the work and are presented to the office for approval, by his or
					 her manual signature thereon. He or she shall observe the work of construction
					 of his or her portion of the project and shall consult with the person in
					 general responsible charge in the interpretation of the approved drawings and
					 specifications.
(d) Approval of
					 Inspector. The architect or registered engineer in general responsible charge
					 shall submit to the office the name of the person proposed as inspector of the
					 work, together with an outline of his experience and pertinent qualifications
					 on Form SSS-5 (see facsimile of Form SSS-5 in the Appendix), 10 days prior to
					 the time of starting construction work so as to afford the office ample
					 opportunity for determining the competency of such person. Form SSS-5 is
					 furnished by the office. The architect or registered engineer shall provide
					 general direction of the work of the inspector and shall immediately withdraw
					 approval of the inspector by a letter to the school board if he or she finds
					 the inspector is unable or unwilling to perform his or her duties properly,
					 sending a copy of the letter to the office. Such a letter automatically voids
					 approval of the inspector by the office. In view of his or her responsibilities
					 for directing the activities of the inspector, the architect or registered
					 engineer shall review the inspector's qualifications before approving the
					 appointment.
(e) Report of
					 Contract. The architect or registered engineer in general responsible charge
					 shall report contract information and time of starting work to the office. (See
					 Section 31.)
(f) Verified Reports. All architects and
					 registered engineers having responsibility for observation of the work of
					 construction shall maintain such personal contact with the project as is
					 necessary to assure themselves of compliance in every material respect with the
					 approved plans and specifications and each shall submit verified reports to the
					 office as required by Section
					 36. The architect or registered
					 engineer in general responsible charge shall also satisfy himself or herself
					 that the inspector's, the contractor's and the other architect's and engineer's
					 verified reports are submitted as required.
(g) Testing Program. The architect or
					 registered engineer in general responsible charge shall establish the extent of
					 the testing of materials consistent with the needs of the particular project
					 (see Section
					 35) and shall issue specific
					 instructions to the testing agency. He or she shall also notify the office as
					 to the disposition of materials noted on laboratory reports as not conforming
					 to the approved specifications.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  39152 and
						  81142,
						  Education Code. Reference: Sections
						  39148,
						  39151,
						  39152,
						  81138,
						  81141 and
						  81142,
						  Education Code.