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Expert Guide: Hiring an Engineer for Your Projects

Learn why and how to hire an engineer efficiently. Start early, define your needs, evaluate qualifications, negotiate fees, and finalize agreements. Get valuable tips and key steps. Discover the best practices for seamless collaboration.

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Expert Guide: Hiring an Engineer for Your Projects

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  1. Section 5 Hiring an Engineer

  2. Hiring an Engineer • Why hire an engineer? • For their expertise • Because you don’t have the time • Because you just can’t do everything that needs to be done by yourself

  3. Hiring an Engineer • When should you start the hiring process? • For very simple projects - 9 months before you want to start construction • For larger, complicated projects - up to 18 months before start of construction • For a series of projects you may select a firm as far as 3 years in advance.

  4. Hiring an Engineer • How do you hire an engineer? • Define the scope of what you want to do • Advertise an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) • Review and evaluate submittals • Create a short list of the most qualified firms

  5. Hiring an Engineer • Interview the top rated firms • Choose the firm you consider to be the most qualified • Sit down and clearly define what services the consultant will provide • On your own, or with our help, estimate the cost of the services (ICA)

  6. Hiring an Engineer • Negotiate the consultant’s fees. • Provide Aeronautics with • Proposed agreement • Independent Cost Analysis (ICA) • Sponsor Certification for the Selection of Consultants • Finally, if Aeronautics\FAA give you verbal approval, execute the agreement

  7. Hiring an Engineer • Tips • For contracts under $25,000 use small purchase procedures • In certain situations telephone interviews are o.k. • Using standard questions and ratings forms can help even the playing field

  8. Hiring an Engineer • Tips • When interviewing or negotiating the scope of work, don’t let yourself be misdirected • Insist that the engineer use our standard engineering agreement • The consultant’s proposed fees will need to be within 10% of the ICA to be acceptable

  9. Hiring an Engineer Questions?

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