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h U I C1 C CONFIDENTIAL
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To: Howard Wolfe, City Building Inspector
Blair City Hall
218 South 16th Street
Blair, Nebraska 68008
From: Vincent Mancini, Engineering
Purac America
P.O. Box 38
Blair, NE 68008
March 10, 2011
Re Stamped Drawing Issue — Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects
Title 110 Compliance
Dear Mr. Wolfe;
Claims for need of Nebraska stamped structural drawing package for temporary housing of
engineering staff on PURAC America's lease of Cargill's Blair Manufacturing Plant are confusing
based on recent discussions with Tyler Kohtz, Compliance Officer for the Nebraska Board of
Engineers and Architects. According to Mr. Kohtz, Title 110 Paragraph 10.5.1 of the Nebraska
Administrative Code is relevant to this discussion. His interpretation is that Nebraska Architectural
stamps are not warranted for this temporary set of job trailers.
10.5 The Practice of Engineering and Architecture -The practice of engineering and architecture
with reference to building projects:
10.5.1 The development and utilization of construction means and methods such as schedules, work
plans, work orders and directions, procedures, construction calculations, selection, provision and use
of temporary facilities in support of construction activities, reports, selection and use of safety
procedures and facilities, instructions and similar items customarily used by contractors to implement
construction work designed by licensed persons does not constitute the practice of engineering or
architecture.
In addition, these trailers where leased to Sutton Ethanol prior to being leased to PURAC America.
Modcon, current owner of the units, installed, wired and plumbed the units for occupancy at the plant
site in Sutton located in Butler County, Nebraska without the need for such paperwork. When we
discussed the pamphlet statement, Mr. Kohtz recommended you discuss this issue directly with him
for clarification. He can be reached at 402.471.2021. 1 understood that Nebraska Administrative
Code affords you the right to demand such drawings and stamps if circumstances allow even with
this exemption.
10.6 Building Officials — Not withstanding these exemptions, the responsible building official may
require plans and specifications to be designed and prepared by an architect and /or professional
engineer if the official finds a hazard to life, health, safety, or welfare due to the unusual
circumstances of the building or structure or an unusually large number of potential occupants in
relation to square footage for a particular occupancy.