Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
Responsibilities: The provisions of this section shall define the construction
controls required for all buildings involving professional
architecture/engineering services and delineate the responsibilities of such
professional services together with those services that are the responsibility
of the contractor during construction.
(b) Professional architecture or engineering
services:
1. Design: All new, renovation,
alteration, reconstruction, expansion, addition or modification work involving
the practice of professional architecture or engineering, as defined by the
statutory requirements of the professional registration and licensing laws of
this State, shall be prepared by registered architects or licensed engineers.
All plans, computations and specifications required for a construction permit
application must be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registered
architect or licensed engineer and bear his or her signature and seal in
accordance with the State's statutes and regulations governing the professional
registration and licensing of architects and engineers.
(c) Responsible person in charge of work: The
owner shall designate a person to be in charge of the work who shall be
responsible for:
1. Verification of all
controlled materials per building subcode requirements of testing,
certification and identification;
2. Special inspection of critical
construction components;
3.
Submission of amended plans and specifications whenever substantial deviations
are necessary or desired, or when required to do so pursuant to
5:23-2.15(f)4 v;
and
4. The responsible person in
charge of work shall perform the necessary services and be present on the
construction site on a regular and periodic basis to determine that, generally,
the work is proceeding in accordance with the code and any conditions of the
construction permit.
(d)
Reporting: At the completion of the construction, the responsible person in
charge of work shall submit to the construction official a report as to the
satisfactory completion and the readiness of the project for occupancy and
shall certify that, to the best of the responsible person's knowledge and
belief, such has been done substantially in accordance with the code and with
those portions of the plans and specifications controlled by the code, with any
substantial deviations noted.
(e)
Construction contractor services: The actual construction of the work shall be
the responsibility of the contractor(s) as identified on the approved
construction permit and shall involve:
1.
Execution of work in accordance with the regulations;
2. Execution and control of all methods of
construction in a safe and satisfactory manner;
3. Execution of all work in accordance with
the code and those portions of the plans and specifications controlled by the
code;
4. In general, render all
such construction services as required to effect a safe and satisfactory
installation of the project;
5.
Upon completion of the construction, the contractor shall certify to the best
of the contractor's knowledge and belief that such has been done substantially
in accordance with the code and with those portions of the plans and
specifications controlled by the code, with any substantial deviation
specifically noted.
(f)
The provisions of this section do not relieve the enforcing agency of any of
the responsibilities required by the regulations.
