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What is NYC BC § 1817.5.3?

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This section outlines the requirements for submitting a new evaluation report if the engineer designing the method of support disagrees with the original evaluation report or proposes a different method. The revised report may accompany construction documents, and minor exceptions can be noted in the design documents. Applies to engineers involved in structural support evaluations.

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1817.5.3 Deviations from the evaluation report.

BC § 1817.5.3

The engineer designing the method of support may be an engineer other than the engineer who submitted the evaluation report. If the engineer designing the method of support does not accept the evaluation report or finds it insufficient, a new evaluation report shall be submitted to the department. Similarly, if a method of support other than one(s) determined to be suitable in the evaluation report is proposed for use, an additional evaluation report shall be submitted to the department justifying the suitability of the method of support now proposed. The revised report may be submitted along with the construction documents for the design of the method of support. Alternatively, minor exceptions to the report may be incorporated into the design documents if explicitly indicated on the design documents along with the engineer's reason for override.

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