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Thanks for all of your input. To close the loop I finally did get a hold of the NYS licensing board legal department. They indicated that in NYS a builder can in no way offer "design services" for a residential structure (nor can the engineer he hire's stamp them). These services must be...

I have not read through this entire thread, but per my recent posts, NY has very specific rules about stamping documents in NYS (which may be the same as other states). Check the New York State Department of Education website FAQ: http://www.op.nysed.gov/pefaq.htm. It discusses who and who...

Thanks for your input. He actually does have a "design contract" that I unfortunately signed. Although, as you say, could be worse. I think it is actually ironic that he has a "design contract" for him to provide design services (can't admit that you are providing such services more than...

Thanks. In this case, the builder is actually the one doing the design which makes me question the legality. For it to be legal, the engineer; or someone in his company, has to do the design. These are some excerpts from their advertisement. "Thank You for inquiring about Design Services...

Hello All, I am a relatively new licensed civil engineer in NYS. On a personal note, I am buying land and am going to have a house built. I, shamefully, gave the GC I was planning on using a $3,000 deposit to prepare elevations and plan views of the house. He indicated that he used a retired...

All, I recently ran into an old friend's dad who owns a surveying firm in my home town. We got to talking and he said he could use my help performing small scale drainage evaluations (one or two a month). I currently work for a large scale environmental firm and this side work would in...