Remediation is an informal process used by the Board to involve licensees on building projects in Nebraska subject to the Nebraska E&A Regulation Act and described in Board Rule 8.4. Remediation ensures that the health, safety and welfare of the public are protected through the involvement of licensed professionals.

Not for every project. There are three general conclusions of a remediation review:

1.   The remediation professional did not identify any deficiencies. When there are no deficiencies, there is no need to produce technical documents.

2.   Deficiencies were identified, but they can be corrected without new technical documents. In this situation, the deficiencies can be corrected through a detailed written description provided by the remediation professional in a remediation letter.

•    If building plans already exist, the remediation professional may be able to make corrections through annotations, clouding, and deltas.

•    If existing documents are revised, the revisions must be attributed to the individual responsible for the revisions.

3.   Deficiencies were identified that will require design corrections detailed in technical documents. In this case, technical documents will be produced by the remediation professional in addition to the remediation letter.

The remediation letter should reflect every step of the remediation process provided in Board Rule 8.4.1.1. Generally, the letter should include:

1.   Identification of the project and an explanation of the remediation professionals’ relationship to the project.

2.   Identification of any deficiencies, including any that raise immediate concerns of public safety. If there are immediate public safety concerns, the remediation professional should indicate whether there is a local authority to notify and whether they did notify the authority.

3.   Describe your recommendations to correct deficiencies and the kinds of technical documents that may need to be produced.

4.   A statement affirming that the remediation professional takes responsibility for the remediation design.

5.   If remediation requires the involvement of other design disciplines, identify those disciplines or licensed professionals and designate a coordinating professional.  If there are multiple design professionals, each licensee may prepare their own remediation letter. The Coordinating Professional would then prepare a letter that lists each design professional involved and their roles in the remediation. Alternatively, each licensee would prepare their portion of the remediation letter and identify the portion that they are responsible for.

6.   Seal, sign, and date the letter.

If there are multiple design professionals involved, each licensee may prepare their own remediation letter. The Coordinating Professional then prepare a cover letter that lists each design professional involved in the remediation. Alternatively, each licensee prepares their portion of the remediation letter and identify the portion that they are responsible for.

If there is a reason to believe an architect, professional engineer of a different discipline, or other design professionals should be involved in the remediation, describe that observation in the remediation letter to the Board.