Tenant allowed to do this

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hhsting

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I have note on tenant fit out drawings that says “Tenant shall verify by physical inspection the amp rating of the main electrical switch provided for the tenants electrical service connect”

Are tenant allowed to do this? I thought somewhere in NEC 2017 it required qualified personnel to do it.
 
It looks like the specs are requiring the tenant to  provide you with information from a physical inspection.
The tenant could do it if qualified, or the tenant could hire a qualified person to get the info. In either case you do not need to include the cost of this task in your work, unless you convince the tenant to hire you to get the info.
 
hhsting said:
I have note on tenant fit out drawings that says “Tenant shall verify by physical inspection the amp rating of the main electrical switch provided for the tenants electrical service connect”

Are tenant allowed to do this? I thought somewhere in NEC 2017 it required qualified personnel to do it.
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How is this related to plan review?
 
A tenant fit out might be performed in anticipation of advertising the unit for leasing later in the year. There might not be a tenant yet!
 
hhsting said:
Where is the rule in the NEC 2017?
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There is no such rule in the NEC.
The NEC is about the materials being installed, it has nothing to say about energized work. For example, there is nothing in the NEC about which wrench to use nor anything on how to use a voltmeter safely.
 
hhsting said:
Where is the rule in the NEC 2017?
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It's not. Anything like that would come from your local licensing laws.

A lot of people get mixed up about the relationship of their scope of work vs other people's scope of work, vs the permit process. Getting a permit is the owner and contractor making an agreement with the AHJ to meet all codes and standards and do everything necessary to get approval for occupancy. The owner, tenant, contractor, RDPs, and subcontractors have a separate set of agreements that do not really pertain to the permit agreement. The note you quoted here about "the tenant shall", really has nothing to do with the NEC or the permit process, that's just between them on their side. As long as the breaker installed matches the plans and meets code, you don't really care what the tenant does.

I sometimes show up at an inspection for a project, see a violation that pertains to the permit, and tell the contractor about it. The contractor tells me that it's "not in his scope". It may not be in his scope of the contract with the owner, but it is under the scope of the permit they signed with us, so I'm not signing off until someone fixes it. Doesn't have to be him, but someone is going to fulfil the permit requirements before the violation is covered or before occupancy is permitted.
 
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