stamping others' drawings

[hanque]

Hello!

I am being asked to stamp a set of drawings that I did not have a hand in developing.
However, I am familiar w/ the project (11 detached homes) and have reviewed the drawings enough to be confident that they (and the designers who developed them) are competent.

Basic questions for the forum:
1. How much to charge
2. What a written agreement between myself and the designer should include

Relevant criteria for deciding on 1&2:
A. Time to comprehensively review the drawing
B. What having my stamp on the drawings will do to my e&o insurance for 10 years after substantial completion
C. What having my stamp on the drawings will do to my e&o insurance in the event of a lawsuit

Any wisdom is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

[Coach]

I'm sure your board would love to have a talk with you.

[gbalaka]

Doesn't sound like a smart thing to do......

[Quigaboo]

Yeah... This is a BIG no-no.... A lot of people do it for "easy money" but I know a person that was recently sued over this (and lost) and then had charges brought against him from his local office of professions and now no longer has a license. They audited his projects and found a lot of these infractions so they threw the book at him. I believe he can reapply in a few years but he is screwed for now.

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[hanque]

Alright, it's a bad call in this situation.

There will be future situations, however, where I will be consulted/ employed during the project's development with the expectation that I will be the stamping architect.
I'm pretty sure this is common practice in corporate offices, ie the stamping architect is not an officer of the corp.

Surely there's some boilerplate way of addressing a situation like that, no?

Thanks again!

[Coach]

I'm pretty sure this is common practice in corporate offices, ie the stamping architect is not an officer of the corp.

Of course, and that has nothing to do with it.

CDs must be prepared under your responsible control.

[hanque]

responsible control is assumed here (it's your website).

there is still liability, however, that needs to be addressed in an agreement between the employer and the stamping architect.
in my view liability has everything to do with it.


Of course, and that has nothing to do with it.

CDs must be prepared under your responsible control.

[Coach]

responsible control is assumed here (it's your website).

Responsible control is never assumed. What does a website have to do with anything?

there is still liability, however, that needs to be addressed in an agreement between the employer and the stamping architect.
in my view liability has everything to do with it.

There's always liability. When you say "employer", do you mean "client"? They're two entirely different things.

You might get a client to indemnify you, but that would be extremely rare and merely asking would send most potential clients walking.