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Ron- you are a lucky guy! that is great. Finding 4 licensed engineers like that is quite a feat. Do your colleagues also carry their own insurance policies, or they just work under yours?

If you are open to sharing- What kind of split on fee's were you all doing with the firm you worked under? i.e. 50/50 split, 80/20, 75/25, etc?

This is very helpful everyone. phameng- so do you put your firms name under his firm's name on documents you seal?

I am a consulting engineer that typically does work for contractors and owners. Recently though, I have been approached to provide subconsulting engineering for another engineering firm. I would be establishing a subcontractor agreement with them through my LLC, and my LLC also carries E&O...

I am working on a project where we have two overhead cranes running on the same runway. The cranes need load tested per OSHA requirements. My question is: OSHA nor ASME B30.20 make it clear if the load test needs to be performed with both crane bridges under load at the same time? Any thoughts?

what is everyone using for price per sheet? assuming 'average' complexity. Also include general area of country if you don't mind.

Thank you all for the input. We typically quote from the bottom up by estimating the actual hours times the blended billing rate. On this job though, it is very straightforward and when you add up the hours and get the final number it just "feels" too low. Now the real question is do you...

jayrod12- yes this is a very easy layout. rectangular, nicely stacked, no bumpouts, etc. Pretty 'boiler plate'. Yes, we have very similar projects to grab standard details from. dik- thanks for input. those seem like fair numbers.

Thanks Dave, What have you been seeing in your area for this type of job? I've heard anywhere from .5% to 1.25% of construction cost. As well as $.40 per sq. ft to $1.25 per sq. foot. So the price varies A LOT.

Hello, Looking for sanity check on a project we are working on... We are preparing a bid for a project in Nebraska for a 3 story, 35,000 sq. ft. Motel. Very basic design- shallow foundations, wood shear walls, wood joists, steel girders, repetitive floors, reasonable spans, etc. Hoping others...

Hello, I'm a long time reader and first time poster on Eng-tips, I am interviewing for Structural Engineering positions in the midwest (commercial and industrial buildings). I have 5 years relevant experience, PE license, SE license, and a Masters in Structural Engineering. I am having trouble...