2009-04-29 15:09:56 | ****CORRECTIONS**** |
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| SAMANTHA HILL, BUILDING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 561-805-6724 [email protected] |
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| FBC FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2007 |
| FBC EB FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2007 EXISTING BUILDING |
| CODE |
| FBC R FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2007 RESIDENTIAL |
| FBC* CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC2007 |
| FAC FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| FS FLORIDA STATUTE |
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| 1. PROVIDE THE UNDERPINNING PLAN. THE CITY'S SPEC |
| STATES: "THE CONTRACTOR IS TO ENGAGE A SPECIALTY |
| SUBCONTRACTOR WHO SHALL PREPARE AN UNDERPINNING PLAN TO |
| SUPPORT COLUMN AND WALL FOOTINGS AS WELL AS THE FLOOR |
| SLABS OF THE THREE CRITICAL STRUCTURES." ALSO NOTE THE |
| REQUIREMENT, "ALL UNDERPINNING PLANS PRESENTED BY THE |
| SUBCONTRACTOR ARE TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY A FLORIDA |
| LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER." THE INFORMATION |
| PROVIDED (TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS FOR THE HELICAL PIER |
| FOUNDATION SYSTEM) DOES NOT PROVIDE REQUIRED |
| INFORMATION SUCH AS ANTICIPATED LOADS, VERIFIED |
| BUILDING FOUNDATIONS INFORMATION, PIER SPACING, |
| CAPACITY, AND CONFIGURATION. |
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| 2. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CONTRACT FOR THIS JOB. |
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| 3. DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY AN ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED FOR |
| PUBLIC RECORD ARE TO BE SIGNED, SEALED, DATED ORIGINALS |
| FS471. IF THE ARDAMAN REPORT IS AND INFORMATIONAL AND |
| SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE UNDERPINNING PLAN (WHICH MUST BE |
| AN ORIGINAL PREPARED BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER), THE |
| ARDAMAN REPORT CAN BE PROVIDED IN PHOTOCOPY FORM. |
| HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS USING THE |
| EXCAVATION PROTECTION REPORT PREPARED BY ARDAMAN TO |
| SHOW CODE COMPLIANCE FOR PERMITTING PURPOSES. NOTE THAT |
| IT APPEARS THAT THIS REPORT WAS PRELIMINARY ONLY, |
| GIVING A GUIDELINE FOR BIDDING PURPOSES. A |
| SPECIFICATION PREPARED BY A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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