A client engages the services of a civil engineer to design and prepare the plans for a proposed project. After the plans and design were completed and approved by the client, the client asked for the original copies of the said plans and design as condition for final payment. Is the civil engineer obliged to surrender the originals of the plans and design to the client? Why?

A client engages the services of a civil engineer to design and prepare the plans for a proposed project. After the plans and design were completed and approved by the client, the client asked for the original copies of the said plans and design as condition for final payment. Is the civil engineer obliged to surrender the originals of the plans and design to the client? Why?

Fundamentals Of Construction Estimating

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ISBN:9781337399395

Author:Pratt, David J.

Publisher:Pratt, David J.

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