For A/E drawings it's an issue of copywrite, and is specified in the contract. The corporate A/E entity owns the copywrite, whether a company or sole practitioner. 

And that's no lady, that's PeterK! (badumpbump)

Gary Link, CRM
Corporate Records Manager
Astorino
227 Fort Pitt Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
(412) 765-1700
www.Astorino.com

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From: bobd [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:27 PM
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Subject: [RM] Engineering Drawings

Sorry ... deleted the message that was discussing engineers habit of retaining everything and a lady on the list tried to convince her brother (an engineer) that he didn't need to retain.  If a professional civil engineer signs the seal on a drawing he has the responsibility to retain permanently (or life of asset/entity) the drawings and documents pertaining
to the project.   I also believe, but can't substantiate per law, that the
company who the engineer works for also has the responsibility, or should, retain a copy of the drawings and documents since they will in most cases be part of any suit against the engineer as his employer. 

 

Bob Dalton, CRM

Dalton Consulting

1-253-229-4555

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