780 CMR 107.6.2 edit107.6.2 Registered Design Professional Services.
107.6.2.1 Design. All plans, computations and specifications involving new
construction, alterations, repairs, expansions or additions or change in use or
occupancy of existing buildings shall be prepared by or under the direct
supervision of a registered design professional and shall bear his or her
signature and seal (seesection 107.1.1).
Said signature and seal shall signify that the plans, computations and
specifications meet the applicable provisions of 780 CMR and accepted
engineering practices. Any alternative means and methods which deviate
from prescriptive requirements of 780 CMR shall be submitted to the building
official for approval in a narrative form separate from the plans.
107.6.2.2 Construction. The registered design professionals who are
responsible for the design, plans, calculations, and specifications, their
designee or the registered design professionals who have been retained for
construction phase services, shall perform the following tasks:
1.Review, for conformance to 780 CMR and the design concept, shop
drawings, samples and other submittals by the contractor in accordance
with the requirements of the construction documents.
2.Perform the duties for registered design professionals in 780 CMR
17.00: Special Inspections and Tests.
3.Be present at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction to become
generally familiar with the progress and quality of the work and to
determine if the work is being performed in a manner consistent with the
construction documents and 780 CMR.
The permit application shall not be deemed completed until all of the
construction documents required by 780 CMR have been submitted.
Documentation indicating that work complies with the plans and specifications
shall be provided at the completion of each phase when required by the
building official. Upon completion of the work, the registered design
professional shall file a final document to the building official indicating that,
to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the work has been performed in
accordance with the approved plans and 780 CMR. Forms for construction
control when required by the building official shall be those found at http://
www.mass.gov/ocabr/government/oca-agencies/dpl-lp/opsi/.
107.6.2.3 Special Inspections and Tests. Special inspections and tests shall be
provided in accordance with 780 CMR 17.00: Special Inspections and Tests.
107.6.2.4 Non Structural System Test and Inspection. Tests and inspections of
non-structural systems shall be performed in accordance with applicable
engineering practice standards, referenced standards listed in 780 CMR 35.00:
Referenced Standards, or as otherwise specified in 780 CMR.
107.6.3 Construction Contractor Services. The actual construction of the work
shall be the responsibility of the general contractor as identified on the
approvedpermit and shall involve the following:
1.Execution of all work in accordance with the approvedconstruction documents.
2.Execution and control of all means and methods of construction in a safe and
satisfactory manner in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal
statutes and regulations.
3.Upon completion of the construction, certification in writing to the responsible
registered design professional that, to the best of the contractor’s knowledge and
belief, construction has been done in substantial accord with section 107.6 and
with all pertinent deviations specifically noted. The building official may require
a copy of this certification.