Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 1 - Scope and Administration
Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 107 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS
Subsection 107.6 - Construction Control
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
107.6.1 General. This section shall apply to the construction controls, professional services and contractor services required for buildings and structures needing registered design professional services. The following structures are exempt from the requirements of this section:
Notwithstanding these exemptions, registered design professional services shall be required for activities which are deemed to constitute the practice of architecture or engineering as defined in M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 60A or 81D, except as provided in M.G.L. c. 143, § 54A and any legally required profession or as provided in M.G.L. c. 112, § 81R. Where work is performed by licensed trades people pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 81R, shop drawings or plans and specifications prepared to document that work shall not be required to bear the seal or signature of a registered design professional. In lieu of a seal and signature the building official may require that the registered design professional review and approve shop or record drawings for general conformance to the design concept.
107.6.2 Registered Design Professional Services.
The permit application shall not be deemed
completed until all of the construction documents required by
this code have been submitted. Documentation indicating that work complies with
the plans and specifications shall be provided at the completion of each phase
when required by the building official. Upon completion of the
work, the registered design professional shall file a final
document to the building official indicating that, to the best
of his or her knowledge and belief, the work has been performed in accordance
with the approved plans and this code. Forms for construction
control when required by the building official shall be those
found at
107.6.3 Construction Contractor Services. The actual construction of the work shall be the responsibility of the general contractor as identified on the approved permit and shall involve the following:
107.6.4 Project Representation. A project representative may be required by the building official. This representative shall keep daily records and submit reports as may be required by the building official. This project representation requirement shall be determined prior to the issuance of the permit and may be a prerequisite for permit issuance. Refusal by the applicant to provide such service if required by the building official shall result in the denial of the permit. All fees and costs related to the performance of project representation shall be borne by the owner. When applications for unusual designs or magnitude of construction are filed, or where reference standards require special architectural or engineering inspections, the building official may require that the project representative be a registered design professional in addition to those registered design professionals required elsewhere per Section 107.6.
107.6.5 Building Official Responsibility. Nothing contained in section 107.6 shall have the effect of waiving or limiting the building official's authority to enforce this code with respect to examination of the contract documents, including plans, computations and specifications, and field inspections.