Use of registered professional engineer to prepare plans and specifications for certain public improvements.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-116
in effect§ 2-116. - Use of registered professional engineer to prepare plans and specifications for certain public improvements.
The owner of a tract of land who desires to develop it for residential or industrial use by grading, paving, or constructing storm or sanitary sewers, at his expense, may engage a registered professional engineer to prepare plans and specifications, provided:
(1) that the specifications shall conform to specifications approved by the City Council.
(2) that the plans and specifications shall be first checked and approved by the City Engineer.
(3) that the plans shall be prepared on durable polyfilm of a type and thickness approved by the City Engineer or tracing cloth of the dimensions and to the scales approved by the City Engineer.
(4) that the original polyfilm or cloth tracing corrected "as built" shall be filed with and become the property of the City.
(5) that the construction contract shall be approved by the City Engineer and the Municipal Counselor.
(6) that a maintenance bond guaranteeing the work against failure of material or workmanship and running in favor of the owner and the City, jointly, shall first be approved by the City Engineer and the Municipal Counselor.
(7) that a certified copy of the contract and bond as approved shall be filed with the City Clerk before work is commenced.
(8) that the actual construction shall be inspected by the City Engineer or his assistants. Any time it shall be determined by the City Engineer that construction of any of the foregoing improvements is not meeting the City's specifications for such improvement, the City, through its City Engineer, shall have authority to stop such construction until the construction, including all materials used, shall meet and comply with City specifications.
(9) that a fee for the services, supervision and inspection shall be based upon the estimated cost of construction of the improvements and shall be paid to the City at the time the contract and bond are filed with the City Clerk. The amount of the fee shall be as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.
(Code 1980, § 2-101; Ord. No. 18788, § 1, 6-30-87)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH2AD_ARTIIIOFEM_DIV4ENCO_S2-116USREPRENPRPLSPCEPUIMFetched: 10/28/2026