"John Smith" wrote in message
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Alexander Galkin wrote:
I will draw the plan and take care of all permits. I have
pretty much
experience with applying for permits and inspections. My
township
local inspectors know me in person as they visited my
house several
times each inspecting previous projects. I need a
contractor to
perform a very specific job: excavate soil for addition,
build
foundation and possible frame floor. I don't need anything
else and I
will be doing rest myself. Obviously I do not need GC.


You probably will need an engineer's stamp on the plans -
ask your engineer
who he/she thinks is a good contractor for the type of work
you need. He may
not be able to tell you who is the least expensive, or who
completes the job
in the least time, but he's been on lots of site inspections
and knows who
follows the plans, whose workmanship is good.


If its NOT a public building, but just your home, or even in
many cases, calif for example, a factory you will not need an
engineers stamp for most of that or any of it some
cases...depends on the impact issues and local codes, if its a
public use building or not....thats if you are an owner
builder.

the rules can change if you are a contractor..but not always..
its a regional issue.

In your case you can most likely draw up your own plans, take
it to the city and they will probably approve them..especially
if they are obviously competent...if they look flakey, then
the city will insist on a competent set of plans.




Phil Scott