I have a friend with a marine construction company. He wah been doing this for over 15 years and has always relied on the same 1 or 2 guys to sign and seal his plans. He tells me that the dock plans are cookie cutter and are always built the same. He has never been legally challenged or sued.. and the PE's he uses have never had any problems... not even one!
He asked me the other day if I wanted the work. Now, i am a civil PE mostly dealing with stormwater, underground, and land development. He assures me there is no risk and if he has to pay someone to sign and seal, it may as well be a friend. This little side work would probably net me $200 a pop at about 6 to 10 docks per month.
Of course I would study the plans and learn what i needed to to understand what i was signing... But, my question is this:
What kind of liabilty am i looking at? Where could i go to learn specifically about structural for docks? For only $200 per dock, is this even worth it? Sounds like he has someone now who just stamps and moves on...
Thoughts???
He asked me the other day if I wanted the work. Now, i am a civil PE mostly dealing with stormwater, underground, and land development. He assures me there is no risk and if he has to pay someone to sign and seal, it may as well be a friend. This little side work would probably net me $200 a pop at about 6 to 10 docks per month.
Of course I would study the plans and learn what i needed to to understand what i was signing... But, my question is this:
What kind of liabilty am i looking at? Where could i go to learn specifically about structural for docks? For only $200 per dock, is this even worth it? Sounds like he has someone now who just stamps and moves on...
Thoughts???