5700-5703

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 5700-5703




5700.  The engineer or where there is no engineer, an engineer of
work shall be the proper officer to do the surveying and other
engineering work necessary to be done under this division, and to
survey and measure the work to be done under contracts for grading,
macadamizing, or improving streets and other work done under this
division, and to estimate the costs and expenses thereof, and perform
such other duties under this division as may be directed by the
legislative body. Every certificate signed by him in his official
capacity shall be prima facie evidence in all courts in this State of
the truth of the contents. He shall also keep a record of all
surveys made under the provisions of this division, as in other
cases.
   In a county having a population of 4,000,000 or over, a registered
civil engineer, registered pursuant to Chapter 7, Division 3 of the
Business and Professions Code, shall be the proper person to do any
work required to prepare plans pursuant to Section 5130.



5701.  In its discretion, the legislative body may employ an
engineer of work, other than the engineer or in place of the
engineer, and all provisions of this division applicable to the
engineer shall apply to such engineer of work. The legislative body
shall initially fix or thereafter confirm the compensation of the
engineer or engineer of work.



5702.  The engineer of work may be an individual, joint venture,
copartnership or corporation. If the engineer of work employed be an
individual, he shall make and sign any certificate or document
required to be made or signed by the engineer of work. If the
engineer of work employed be a joint venture, copartnership or
corporation, the legislative body, either by contract of employment
or by resolution, shall designate a member of the joint venture, a
partner, an officer of the corporation, or an authorized agent of any
of the foregoing to make and sign any certificate or document
required to be made or signed by the engineer of work.




5703.  All certificates or documents required to be signed by or
kept on file by the engineer of work shall be kept on file with the
superintendent of streets. If a city does not have a superintendent
of streets, said certificates or documents shall be kept on file with
the clerk or such other officer of the city as may be designated for
that purpose by the legislative body.