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Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-22 - LICENSE RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 61G15-22.011 - Board Approval of Continuing Education Providers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Applicants for continuing education
				provider status must either be registered as a continuing education provider
				with the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) of the American Council
				of Engineering Companies (ACEC) or International Association for Continuing
				Education and Training (IACET) as of March 1, 2015, or meet the requirements of
				subsection (2) of this rule, to demonstrate the education and/or the experience
				necessary to instruct professional engineers in the conduct of their
				practice.
(2) To demonstrate the
				education and/or the experience necessary to instruct professional engineers in
				the conduct of their practice for continuing education credit, an applicant for
				continuing education provider status must be a regionally accredited
				educational institution, a commercial educator, a governmental agency, a state
				or national professional association whose primary purpose is to promote the
				profession of engineering, an engineer with a Florida license to practice
				engineering who is not under disciplinary restrictions pursuant to any order of
				the Board, a vendor with specific knowledge related to the licensee's area of
				practice, or an engineering firm properly qualified as an engineering business
				organization by the Board pursuant to section
				471.023, F.S.
(3) To allow the Board to evaluate an
				application for continuing education provider status, the applicant must submit
				the following:
(a) A completed Application For
				Continuing Education Provider New Provider Application, Form FBPE/007 (10/17),
				incorporated by reference herein, which may be obtained from
				www.fbpe.org/licensure/application-process or at
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09327
.
(b) The name, address and telephone number of
				the prospective provider; and,
(c)
				Proof of registration as continuing education provider with ACEC or IACET, or
				if the applicant is not registered as a continuing education provider with ACEC
				or IACET, the applicant must submit the following:
1. A description of the type of courses or
				seminars the provider expects to conduct for credit;
2. A description of the staffing capability
				of the applicant;
3. A sample of
				intended course materials;
4. A
				list of anticipated locations to conduct the courses;
5. A complete course curriculum for each
				course the applicant intends to offer;
6. A description of the means the applicant
				will use to update the course in response to rule or law changes;
7. A description of the means the applicant
				will use to evaluate the licensee's performance in the course;
8. A fee of
				$250.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-22 - LICENSE RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 61G15-22.012 - Obligations of Continuing Education Providers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
To maintain status as a continuing education provider, the
				  provider must:
(1)
(a) Provide courses or seminars designed to
				enhance the education of engineers in the practice of engineering;
(b) Require each licensee to complete the
				entire course or seminar in order to receive a certificate of
				completion;
(c) Furnish each
				participant with an individual certificate of attendance. An attendance record
				shall be maintained by the provider for four years and shall be available for
				inspection by the Board and the Florida Engineers Management
				Corporation.
(d) Ensure that all
				promotional material for courses or seminars offered to professional engineers
				for credit contain the provider number.
(e) Allow only one continuing education hour
				for each hour of classroom, audio or video instruction, an "hour of classroom,
				audio or video instruction" being a minimum of 50 minutes instruction or
				presentation.
(f) Allow only one
				continuing education hour for each "hour of correspondence study." The "hour of
				correspondence study" must be based on the average completion time of each
				course as established by the provider.
(g) Provide a written examination to each
				participating licensee in correspondence study courses. In order to complete
				the course, the licensee must sign and date the examination and receive a
				minimum grade of seventy percent (70%). If a licensee fails the examination,
				they will be permitted to take the examination again in order to achieve a
				passing grade.
(h) Notify the Board
				within fourteen (14) days of any change in the address or telephone number of
				the provider.
(i) Allow FEMC's and
				the Board's designee to have access to information concerning courses or
				seminars conducted by the provider for continuing education credit.
(j) As required by section
				455.2178(1),
				F.S., electronically submit student rosters directly to the Department of
				Business and Professional Regulation Education Provider Reporting Portal at
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/education-provider-reporting-portal/
.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-22 - LICENSE RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 61G15-22.013 - Evaluation of Providers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Board,
				or its designee, reserves the right to evaluate continuing education courses or
				seminars offered to engineers for credit by the following methods:
(a) Observing such courses or seminars; and,
(b) Reviewing the files of the
				provider to gain information about any course or seminar offered to
				professional engineers for credit.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-22 - LICENSE RENEWAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 61G15-22.014 - Duration of Provider Status

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Continuing education providers are approved only for the biennium during which
				they applied and must reapply for provider status at the beginning of each
				biennium. The biennium for continuing education providers ends on May 31st of
				each odd-numbered year.
(2) A
				provider must reapply for approval ninety (90) days prior to the date of
				expiration of provider status in order to prevent a lapse in provider
				status.
Rulemaking Authority
					 455.213(7),
					 455.2178,
					 455.2179,
					 471.008,
					 471.017(7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 455.213(7),
					 455.2178,
					 455.2179,
					 471.017(3)
					 FS.
New 9-16-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-23 - SEALS › Section 61G15-23.001 - Signature, Date and Seal Shall Be Affixed

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A professional engineer shall sign, date
				and seal:
(a) All final plans, prints,
				specifications, reports, or other documents prepared or issued by the licensee
				and being filed for public record;
(b) All final documents provided to the owner
				or the owner's representative.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-23 - SEALS › Section 61G15-23.002 - Seals Acceptable to the Board

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Only the following seals are authorized to be used pursuant to Section
				471.025, F.S.;
(a) Wet Seals: A Wet Seal is any seal
				physically applied to a printed document capable of leaving a permanent ink
				representation or other form of opaque permanent impression on the printed
				document that complies with subsection
				61G15-23.002(2),
				F.A.C.;
(b) Embossing Seals: An
				Embossing Seal is any seal physically applied to a printed document capable of
				leaving a permanent crimped representation or other form of permanent raised
				impression on the printed document that complies with subsection
				61G15-23.002(2),
				F.A.C.; or
(c) Digitally Created
				Seals: A Digitally Created Seal is any seal created as part of the document and
				not physically applied that is an opaque permanent representation that complies
				with subsection 61G15-23.002(2),
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-23 - SEALS › Section 61G15-23.003 - Procedures for Physically Signing and Sealing Plans, Specifications, Reports or Other Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Engineering plans, specifications, reports or other documents
				  which must be signed, dated and sealed in accordance with the provisions of
				  Section 471.025, F.S., and Rule
				  61G15-23.001, F.A.C. may be
				  physically signed, dated and sealed as provided herein by the professional
				  engineer in responsible charge.
(1)
				The licensee shall sign by hand an original of the licensee's signature on each
				page required to be sealed. A scanned, facsimile, digitally created or copied
				image of the licensee's signature shall not be used.
(2) The licensee must then use a wet seal, a
				digitally created seal, or an embossing seal placed partially overlapping the
				licensee's signature on each page required to be sealed. The placement of the
				seal shall not render the signature illegible.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.025(1),
					 668.006 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.025
					 FS.
New 8-18-98, Amended 9-4-05, 5-6-09, 1-5-12, 8-20-12,
					 12-10-13, 11-3-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-23 - SEALS › Section 61G15-23.004 - Procedures for Digitally Signing and Sealing Electronically Transmitted Plans, Specifications, Reports or Other Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Engineering plans, specifications,
				reports or other documents which must be signed, dated and sealed in accordance
				with the provisions of Section
				471.025, F.S., and Rule
				61G15-23.001, F.A.C., may be
				signed digitally as provided herein by the professional engineer in responsible
				charge. As used herein, the terms "certification authority, " and "digital
				signature" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections
				668.003(2) and
				(3), F.S.
(2) A professional engineer utilizing a
				digital signature to electronically sign and seal engineering plans,
				specifications, reports or other documents shall have their identity
				authenticated by a certification authority and shall assure that the digital
				signature is:
(a) Unique to the person using
				it;
(b) Capable of
				verification;
(c) Under the sole
				control of the person using it; and,
(d) Linked to a document in such a manner
				that the digital signature and correspondingly the document is invalidated if
				any data in the document is changed.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-23 - SEALS › Section 61G15-23.005 - Procedures for Electronically Signing and Sealing Electronically Transmitted Plans, Specifications, Reports or Other Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Engineering plans, specifications,
				reports or other documents which must be signed, dated and sealed in accordance
				with the provisions of Section
				471.025, F.S., and Rule
				61G15-23.001, F.A.C., may be
				signed electronically as provided herein by the professional engineer in
				responsible charge. As used herein, the term "electronic signature" shall have
				the meanings ascribed to them in Sections
				668.003(2), (3) and
				(4), F.S.
(2) The SHA or Secure Hash Standard
				authentication code is described in Federal Information Processing Standard
				Publication 180-4 "Secure Hash Standard, " August 2015, which is hereby adopted
				and incorporated by reference by the Board and can be obtained from the
				internet website:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05976
.
(3) A professional engineer utilizing an
				electronic signature to sign and seal engineering plans, specifications,
				reports or other documents shall:
(a) Create a
				static electronic version, such as PDF, of the engineering document(s) that is
				to be electronically transmitted;
(b) Compute an SHA-1 authentication code for
				each electronic engineering document;
(c) Create a printable "signature report"
				that contains the licensee's given name, the licensee's license number, and a
				list of the electronic files to be signed and sealed that includes a brief
				description of each engineering document and the SHA authentication code of
				each engineering document;
(d)
				Print and physically sign, date and seal the "signature report" in compliance
				with Rule 61G15-23.003, F.A.C.;
				and,
(e) Transmit the signed, dated
				and sealed "signature report" to the receiving party along with each
				electronically signed, dated and sealed engineering document either by hardcopy
				or electronic scan. If scanned and sent electronically, the hardcopy of the
				signed and sealed report shall be retained by the licensee in accordance with
				Rule 61G15-30.009, F.A.C. Each
				engineering document is considered to be electronically signed and sealed if
				the document's SHA authentication code matches the SHA authentication code on
				the physically signed, dated and sealed "signature report."
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-24 - FEES › Section 61G15-24.001 - Schedule of Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
				Section 471.011, F.S., the Board hereby
				establishes the following fees for applications, licensing and renewal,
				temporary registration, late renewal, licensure by endorsement, reactivation
				fee, and replacement of certificate.
(2) Engineering licensure fees (individuals
				and firms):
(a) Application fee for licensure
				by examination or endorsement - $125.00 non-refundable.
(b) Initial license fee - $100.00.
(c) Biennial renewal fee - $93.75.
(d) Delinquency fee - $25.00.
(e) Temporary license (individual) -
				$25.00.
(f) Temporary license
				(qualified business organization) - $50.00.
(g) Reinstatement fee - $150.00.
(h) Inactive Status fee - $125.00.
(i) Reactivation fee - $150.00.
(j) Change of Status fee (Active/Inactive) -
				$93.75.
(k) Duplicate Certificate -
				$25.00.
(l) Special Inspector
				Certification fee - $100.00.
(m)
				Application fee for Special Inspector Certification - $125.00.
(n) Engineer Intern Endorsement fee -
				$100.00.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-24 - FEES › Section 61G15-24.002 - Unlicensed Activity Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 455.2281 FS. Law Implemented
					 455.2281
					 FS.
New 8-29-93, Repealed
					 9-12-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-24 - FEES › Section 61G15-24.003 - Change of Status Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 455.271 FS. Law Implemented
					 455.271
					 FS.
New 2-5-97, Amended 5-22-01, Repealed
					 11-15-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-26 - SUPERVISION STANDARDS › Section 61G15-26.001 - Standards for Supervision of Governmental Employees by Professional Engineers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) As required by
				section 471.003(2)(b)2., F.S. employees of governmental entities must act under
				the responsible charge of professional engineers as defined in subsection
				61G15-18.011(1),
				F.A.C., whenever they are performing engineering as that term is defined in
				section 471.005(7),
				F.S. The supervision exercised over such employees by the professional engineer
				in responsible charge must be of such a quality as to be equivalent to that
				required of private firms. Further, all documents or reports which would be
				equivalent to those requiring a professional engineer's seal when filed for
				public record in the private sector will require the seal, signature and date
				of the supervising professional engineer when such documents or reports are
				filed or promulgated on behalf of a governmental entity. This rule shall
				prohibit non-professional employees governed by this rule from overriding, or
				approving, accepting or rejecting, or modifying engineering documents prepared
				by professional engineers unless such actions are concurred in by a
				professional engineer in responsible charge of the employee and that said
				professional engineer takes full responsibility for such a decision.
(2) This rule shall be reviewed, and if
				necessary, repealed, modified, or renewed through the rulemaking process five
				years from the effective date.
Rulemaking Authority 471.003(2)(b)2. FS. Law Implemented
					 471.003(1), (2)(b)2., (e),
					 471.005(7),
					 471.025(1),
					 471.023(1),
					 471.031(1)(b)
					 FS.
New 4-2-87, Formerly 21H-26.001, Amended
					 10-30-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-27 - PROCEDURES FOR THE ADOPTION OF ANOTHER'S WORK › Section 61G15-27.001 - Procedures for a Successor Professional Engineer Adopting As Their Own the Work of Another Engineer

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A successor
				professional engineer seeking to reuse already sealed plans, prints,
				engineering specifications, and/or engineering calculations under the successor
				professional engineer's seal shall do so in compliance with Section
				471.025(4),
				F.S. In other words, calculations, site visits, research and the like must be
				documented and producible upon demand. Plans, prints, engineering
				specifications, and/or engineering calculations need not be redrawn by the
				successor professional engineer; however, justification for such action must be
				available through well kept and complete documentation on the part of the
				successor professional engineer as to their having rethought and reworked the
				entire design process. A successor professional engineer must use their own
				title block, seal and signature and must remove the title block, seal and
				signature of the original professional engineer before reusing any sealed,
				prints, engineering specifications, and/or engineering calculations used for
				permitted works.
(2) Prior to
				sealing and signing such work a successor professional engineer shall be
				required to notify the original professional engineer, their successors, or
				assigns of the successor's intention to use or reuse the original professional
				engineer's work. Notification shall be by certified letter or other verifiable
				communication to the last known physical or electronic address of the original
				professional engineer.
(3) A
				professional engineer's reliance upon and legal use of another's engineering
				work, in the normal course of providing original service, is not reuse or
				adoption of such other engineer's work as contemplated by Section
				471.025(4),
				F.S., and the professional engineer relying upon such work is not a "successor
				engineer" as used in that section. Such engineering work includes but is not
				limited to, geotechnical reports, soil investigation reports, legal surveys,
				and other works that may be sealed, but which are used to support the
				professional engineer's work and are not adopted as the professional engineer's
				original service or work product.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 471.025(4),
					 471.033(1)(j),
					 471.005(6)
					 FS.
New 8-25-87, Amended 4-21-88, 8-3-88, Formerly 21H-27.001,
					 Amended 8-8-18, 12-29-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-29 - CERTIFICATION › Section 61G15-29.001 - Certification Definition, Procedures, Prohibitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The term "Certification" as used herein
				shall be as set forth in Rule
				61G15-18.011(4),
				F.A.C.
(2) When an engineer is
				presented with a certification to be signed, dated, and sealed, he or she shall
				carefully evaluate that certification to determine if any of the circumstances
				set forth in subsection (3) would apply. If any of these circumstances would
				apply, that engineer shall either:
(a) modify
				such certification to limit its scope to those matters which the engineer can
				properly sign, date, and seal, or
(b) decline to sign, date and seal such
				certification.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.001 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Board has adopted these
				responsibility rules pursuant to section
				471.033(2),
				F.S., to safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public by
				promoting proper conduct in the practice of engineering and due care and regard
				for acceptable engineering principles and standards. The Board considers that
				professional engineers may avoid disciplinary actions by observing the
				procedures set forth herein. Failure to comply with these rules may be
				considered as noncompliance with subsection
				61G15-19.001(4),
				F.A.C., unless the deviation or departure therefrom is justified by the
				specific circumstances of the project in question. Furthermore, these rules are
				intended to apply as general guidelines where no contractual relationship
				exists between the parties addressed herein. These rules are not intended to
				take precedence over contractual relationships developed between the parties
				addressed herein, so long as those contractual relationships do not violate
				Chapter 471, F.S., or the stated purpose of these responsibility rules. These
				responsibility rules shall apply to every person holding a license as a
				professional engineer, and every qualified engineering business organization,
				as appropriate. A professional engineer's practices, education, training,
				experience, qualifications, technical competence, conduct, and responsibilities
				in connection with his authorized engineering practice, services, and creative
				work are subject to regulation solely by the Board of professional engineers,
				the courts, and local jurisdictions.
(2) No later than December 31, 2024, the
				Board shall review and consider amendment, modification, or repeal of this rule
				if review determines this rule creates barriers to entry for private business
				competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly burdensome, or imposes
				excessive costs.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-30.001, Amended 11-13-08,
					 5-14-20.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.002 - Definitions Common to All Engineer's Responsibility Rules

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Engineer of Record. A Florida
				professional engineer who is in responsible charge for the preparation,
				signing, dating, sealing and issuing of any engineering document(s) for any
				engineering service or creative work.
(2) Prime Professional. A Florida
				professional engineer or a duly qualified engineering corporation or
				partnership, who is engaged by the client to provide any planning, design,
				coordination, arrangement and permitting for the project and for construction
				observations in connection with any engineering project, service or creative
				work. The prime professional engineer may also be an engineer of record on the
				same project.
(3) Delegated
				Engineer. A Florida professional engineer who undertakes a specialty service
				and provides services or creative work (delegated engineering document)
				regarding a portion of the engineering project. The delegated engineer is the
				engineer of record for that portion of the engineering project. A delegated
				engineer usually falls into one of the following categories:
(a) An independent consultant.
(b) An employee or officer of an entity
				supplying components to a fabricator or contractor, so long as the engineer
				acts as an independent consultant or through a duly qualified engineering
				corporation.
(c) An employee or
				officer of a fabricator or contractor, so long as the engineer acts as an
				independent consultant or through a duly qualified engineering
				corporation.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.003 - Minimum Requirements for Engineering Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Engineering Documents are prepared in the
				course of performing engineering services. When prepared for inclusion with an
				application for a general building permit, the Documents shall meet all
				Engineer's Responsibility Rules, set forth in Chapters 61G15-31, 61G15-32,
				61G15-33, and 61G15-34, F.A.C., and be of sufficient clarity to indicate the
				location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that the
				proposed work will conform to all applicable standards, codes, laws,
				ordinances, rules and regulations in effect at the time the Documents are
				sealed, signed and dated, as determined by the AHJ. The Documents shall
				include:
(a) Information that provides
				material specifications required for the safe operation of the system that is a
				result of engineering calculations, knowledge and experience.
(b) If the Engineering Documents are intended
				to comply with requirements of any edition of federal, state, municipal, or
				county standards, codes, ordinances, laws, or rules, other than those currently
				in effect, the Engineering Documents must clearly state the edition and
				effective dates the Documents are intended to conform to.
(c) Information, as determined by the
				Engineer of Record, needed for the safe and efficient operation of the
				system.
(d) List engineering design
				criteria; reference project specific studies, reports, and delegated
				Engineering Documents.
(e) Identify
				clearly elements of the design that vary from the governing standards and
				depict/identify the alternate method used to ensure compliance with the stated
				purpose of these Responsibility Rules.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.004 - Engineering Document Submittal to Public Agencies (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Specific Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g),
					 471.025
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-30.004, Repealed
					 2-11-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.005 - Request for and Review of Delegated Engineering Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An engineer of record who delegates a
				portion of his responsibility to a delegated engineer is obligated to
				communicate in writing his engineering requirements to the delegated
				engineer.
(2) An engineer of record
				who delegates a portion of his design responsibility to a delegated engineer
				shall require submission of delegated engineering documents prepared by the
				delegated engineer and shall review those documents for compliance with his
				written engineering requirements and to confirm the following:
(a) That the delegated engineering documents
				have been prepared by an engineer.
(b) That the delegated engineering documents
				of the delegated engineer conform with the intent of the engineer of record and
				meet the written criteria.
(c) That
				the effect of the delegated engineer's work on the overall project generally
				conforms with the intent of the engineer of
				record.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.006 - Delegated Engineer's Responsibility

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				It is the delegated engineer's responsibility to review the Engineer of
				Record's written engineering requirements and authorization for the delegated
				engineering document to determine the appropriate scope of
				engineering.
(2) The delegated
				engineering document shall comply with the written engineering requirements
				received from the engineer of record. They shall include the project
				identification and the criteria used as a basis for its preparation. If a
				delegated engineer determines there are details, features or unanticipated
				project limits which conflict with the written engineering requirements
				provided by the engineer of record, the delegated engineer shall timely contact
				the engineer of record for resolution of conflicts.
(3) The delegated engineer shall forward the
				delegated engineering document to the engineer of record for review. All final
				delegated engineering documents prepared by the delegated engineer must be
				properly signed and sealed by the delegated engineer and include:
(a) Drawings introducing engineering input
				such as defining the configuration and structural capacity of structural
				components and/or their assembly into structural systems.
(b) Calculations.
(c) Computer printouts which are an
				acceptable substitute for manual calculations provided they are accompanied by
				sufficient design assumptions and identified input and output information to
				permit their proper evaluation. Such information shall bear the impressed seal
				and signature of the delegated engineer as an indication that said engineer has
				accepted responsibility for the results.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.007 - Prime Professional's Responsibility

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
It is the responsibility of the prime professional engineer,
				  where one exists, to retain and coordinate the services of such other
				  professionals as needed to complete the services contracted for the
				  project.
Specific Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-30.007, Amended
					 11-13-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.008 - Use of Computer Software and Hardware

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The engineer shall be responsible for the results generated
				  by any computer software and hardware that he or she uses in providing
				  engineering services.
Specific Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly
					 21H-30.008.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.009 - Retention of Engineering Documents

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
At least one copy of all documents displaying the licensee's
				  signature, seal, which is legible to the reader, date and all related
				  calculations shall be retained by the licensee or the licensee's employer for a
				  minimum of three years from the date the documents were sealed. These documents
				  shall be maintained in hardcopy or electronic format.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.008,
					 471.033(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 471.033(1)(g),
					 (j)
					 FS.
New 5-9-04, Amended 11-13-08,
					 8-26-13.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-30 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES COMMON TO ALL ENGINEERS › Section 61G15-30.010 - Energy Conservation Compliance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The engineer who prepares the compliance calculations, and
				  certifies the accuracy thereof, shall verify that the building construction
				  documents conform to compliance calculations. Data used in calculations shall
				  be under the signature, date and seal of the responsible design professionals.
				  The Engineer of Record for energy conservation compliance calculations shall
				  retain the signed, dated and sealed data as provided for in Rule
				  61G15-30.009, F.A.C., Retention
				  of Engineering Documents.
Specific Authority
					 471.008,
					 471.033(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 471.033(1)(g),
					 (j)
					 FS
New 11-13-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.001 - General Responsibility

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Engineer of Record is responsible for all structural
				  aspects of the design of the structure including the design of all of the
				  structure's systems and components. As noted herein the engineer of record may
				  delegate responsibility for the design of a system or component part of the
				  structure to a delegated engineer. In either case the structural engineering
				  documents shall address, as a minimum, the items noted in the following
				  subsections covering specific structural systems or components. The Engineer of
				  Record's structural engineering documents shall identify delegated systems and
				  components. Both the Engineer of Record for the structure and the delegated
				  engineer, if utilized, shall comply with the requirements of the general
				  responsibility rules, Chapter 61G15-30, F.A.C., and with the requirements of
				  the more specific structural responsibility rules contained herein. The
				  Engineer of Record for the Structural System(s) shall provide design
				  requirements in writing to the delegated engineer if one is used and shall
				  review the design documents of the delegated engineer for conformance with his
				  written instructions in accordance with Rule
				  61G15-30.005, F.A.C. When
				  information collected from the engineer or the engineer's authorized
				  representative from a site visit is part of the engineer's deliverative
				  process, the engineer is responsible for the accuracy of such
				  information.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-31.001, Amended
					 9-28-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Engineer of Record. The Florida licensed
				professional engineer who develops the overall structural design and the
				structural design criteria for the structure, and is responsible for the
				preparation of the structural engineering documents.
(2) Structural Component. An individual
				structural member or element designed to be part of the structure or structural
				system. This definition of component should not be confused with any other
				published definitions.
(3)
				Structure. The entity to be built.
(4) Structural System. A portion of a
				structure comprising an assembly of structural components which carry and
				transmit loads.
(5) Structural
				Engineering Documents. The structural drawings, specifications and other
				documents setting forth the overall design and requirements for the
				construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, arrangement and/or use
				of the structure, prepared by and signed and sealed by the engineer of record
				for the structure. Structural engineering documents shall identify the project
				and specify design criteria both for the overall structure and for structural
				components and structural systems. The drawings shall identify the nature,
				magnitude and location of all design loads to be imposed on the structure. The
				structural engineering documents shall provide construction requirements to
				indicate the nature and character of the work and to describe, detail, label
				and define the structure's components, systems, materials, assemblies, and
				equipment.
(6) Structural
				Submittals. Submittals required by the structural engineering documents which
				do not require the seal of a professional engineer, such as:
(a) Drawings prepared solely to serve as a
				guide for fabrication and installation and requiring no engineering input such
				as reinforcing steel shop drawings, and structural steel, steel joist and joist
				girder erection drawings.
(b)
				Catalog information on standard products not fabricated for a specific
				project.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.003 - Design of Structures Utilizing Prefabricated Wood Trusses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) When a Structural Engineer of Record and
				a Delegated Engineer exist as may be determined by applicable Florida law, the
				apportionment of responsibilities between the Structural Engineer of Record and
				a Delegated Engineer shall be as set forth in Chapter 2 of ANSI/TPI 1-2014,
				National Design Standard for Metal Plate Connected Wood Truss Construction,
				which standard is incorporated herin by reference, wherein the Structural
				Engineer of Record is the Building Designer and the Delegated Engineer is the
				Truss Designer as those terms are defined in said standard. The material
				incorporated is copyrighted material and may be ordered from the Truss Plate
				Institute, 2670 Crain Highway, Suite 203, Waldorf MD 20601; it is also
				available for public inspection and examination, but may not be copied, at the
				Department of State, Administrative Code and Register Section, Room 701, The
				Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250, and at the Board office, 2400 Mahan
				Drive, FL 32308.
(2) The Structural
				Engineer of Record shall provide design requirements in writing to the
				Delegated Engineer and shall review the design documents of the delegated
				engineer for conformance to his written instructions in accordance with rule
				61G15-30.005, F.A.C.
(3) For the purposes of this rule, the
				following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Truss
				System" shall mean an assemblage of trusses and truss girders, together with
				all bracing, connections, and other structural elements and all spacing and
				locational criteria, that, in combination, function to support the dead, live
				and wind loads applicable to the roof of a structure with respect to a Truss
				System for the roof, and the floor of a structure with respect to a Truss
				System for the floor. A Truss System does not include walls, foundations, or
				any other structural support systems.
(b) "Truss System Engineer" shall mean an
				engineer who designs a Truss System.
(c) "Truss Design Engineer" shall mean an
				engineer who designs individual trusses, but does not design a Truss
				System.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.004 - Design of Cast-in-Place Post-Tensioned Concrete Structural Systems

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Structural engineering documents shall
				show the complete structural configuration and loading requirements of the
				post-tensioned system including: member sizes, type of post-tensioning system,
				location of all prestressing tendons (in plans and elevation), magnitude of all
				prestressing forces, and all design assumptions. Structural engineering
				documents shall also show all required non post-tensioned reinforcing steel
				including size, spacing, and lengths required for the post-tensioned
				system.
(2) If the engineer of
				record (EOR) elects to delegate the responsibility for preparation of
				calculations and installation drawings to a delegated engineer for the
				post-tensioning system, the EOR shall require the submission of installation
				drawings for review. Calculations shall also be submitted by the delegated
				engineer which show sufficient information to document that the number and size
				of tendons provided are adequate to carry all loads shown on the structural
				engineering documents. The member dimensions and tendon directions shall match
				those on the structural engineering documents, unless otherwise agreed to with
				the EOR, via modified structural engineering documents. Installation drawings
				shall include the following as a minimum: identification of all the structural
				elements designed by the delegated engineer, all details of post-tensioned and
				non post-tensioned materials to be used including necessary accessories, and
				instructions for construction. If the delegated engineer utilizes or requires
				any additional reinforcing to maintain the member sizes shown on the structural
				engineering documents, the delegated engineer shall inform the EOR. If any
				moments, shears or axial loads are required for the lateral force resisting
				system the EOR shall provide them to the delegated engineer for inclusion in
				the preparation of the delegated engineering documents. All forces imposed on
				the load supporting members from the post-tensioned system shall be reported to
				the EOR. The installation drawings and calculations shall bear the seal, date,
				and signature of the delegated engineer who prepared them and shall be reviewed
				by the EOR for the structure.
(3)
				It is the responsibility of the EOR for the structure to review the
				post-tensioning system installation drawings together with the shop drawings of
				all required reinforcing steel needed for a complete structural
				design.
(4) The effect of
				post-tensioning on other parts of the structure is the responsibility of the
				EOR.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g),
					 (j)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-31.004, Amended 9-28-10,
					 2-28-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.005 - Design of Structures Utilizing Precast and Prestressed Concrete Components

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Structural
				engineering documents shall indicate the configuration of precast and
				prestressed components and shall include details of supports, anchors and
				connections for those components.
(2) If the engineer of record elects to
				delegate responsibility for the design of precast or prestressed concrete
				components, or structural systems utilizing those components, to a delegated
				engineer, the engineer of record shall require structural delegated engineering
				documents for review. Structural delegated engineering documents shall bear the
				impressed seal, date, and signature of the delegated engineer and shall be
				reviewed by the Engineer of Record as an indication that the intent has been
				understood and that the specified criteria have been used.
(3) Structural delegated engineering
				documents shall include component details, calculations, and fabrications and
				erection drawings. All such submittals shall identify the specific project. The
				effect of precast and prestressed concrete members on other parts of the
				building is the responsibility of the engineer of record.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-31.005, Amended
					 9-28-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G15 - Board of Professional Engineers › Chapter 61G15-31 - RESPONSIBILITY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES › Section 61G15-31.006 - Design of Structural Systems Utilizing Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Engineer of
				Record shall indicate on the Structural Engineering Documents the steel joist
				and joist girder designations as required in Section 2207 of the Florida
				Building Code, Building, which is incorporated by reference in subsection
				61G15-18.011(6),
				F.A.C., and shall indicate the appropriate standards for joist and joist girder
				design, layout, end supports, anchorage, bridging requirements, etc., including
				connections to walls. These documents shall indicate special requirements for
				concentrated loads, non-uniform loads, openings, extended ends, and resistance
				to uplift loads.
(2) The Engineer
				of Record is responsible for reviewing the steel joist and joist girder
				manufacturer's designs, as required in subsection (1), above, per the Engineer
				of Record's specified joist and joist girder designations and/or special
				loading diagrams, as set forth in Structural Engineering Documents. The
				Engineer of Record may require the submission of the steel joist and joist
				girder design calculations as an indication of compliance. When required to
				submit the steel joist and joist girder calculations, the Engineer of Record
				shall require the steel joist and joist girder manufacturer to submit a cover
				letter along with the steel joist and joist girder design calculations. The
				cover letter shall bear the seal and signature of a Florida registered
				professional engineer responsible for design of the steel joist and joist
				girders.
(3) No later than December
				31, 2024, the Board shall review and consider amendment, modification, or
				repeal of this rule if review determines this rule creates barriers to entry
				for private business competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly
				burdensome, or imposes excessive costs.
Rulemaking Authority
					 471.033(2),
					 471.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 471.033(1)(g),
					 (j)
					 FS.
New 1-26-93, Formerly 21H-31.006, Amended 10-19-97, 1-4-16,
					 8-22-21.