Opinion ID: 1448256
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Unlicensed Practice of Architecture and Engineering

Text: Plaintiffs argue that the contracts require the construction management companies to practice architecture and engineering without a license. For a service to constitute the practice of engineering, the service must require engineering education, training and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences.... [24] Similarly, for a service to constitute the practice of architecture, the service must require architectural education, training and experience. . . . [25] Merely because a service could be performed by an architect or engineer does not mean that one must be licensed to perform the service. As pointed out by the plaintiffs, many of the services performed by the companies are generally performed by a general contractor. To accept plaintiffs' argument would mean that all general contractors are engaged in the unlicensed practice of architecture and engineering. We cannot agree that the services required in the construction management contracts constitute the practice of architecture or engineering. [26]