{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-1254","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §1254","heading":"Public works","body":"1.  Requirement for licensed professional engineer; exception.    When any department of this State or any of this State's political subdivisions or any county, city, town, township or plantation engages in construction of a public works project that involves professional engineering, the services of a licensed professional engineer must be used in the public works project unless:\nA.  An authorized representative of the department of this State or any of this State's political subdivisions or any county, city, town, township or plantation engaged in the construction of a public works project issues a written determination that the life, health and property of the public will be adequately protected without the services of a licensed professional engineer; and\nB.  The contemplated expenditure for the completed project does not exceed $250,000.\nFor purposes of this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is the authorized representative of a department of this State engaged in public works projects that constitute public improvements under Title 5, chapter 153.\n2.  Continuing authority to require licensed professional engineer.    Subsection 1 may not be construed to limit the authority of a department of this State or any of this State's political subdivisions or any county, city, town, township or plantation to require the services of a licensed professional engineer for any public works project.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 19: ENGINEERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec1254.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"299fdac6d02f4b1c2cfc52776d39c4265a86f38e8cb9a2d6129a627aa693c152","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-1253","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-1255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}