Rhode Island § 5-8-17 § 5-8-17. Public works.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-8-17 — § 5-8-17. Public works.

Rhode Island § 5-8-17

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-8Engineers

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-17 (2026).

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§ 5-8-17. Public works.
This state and its political subdivisions, such as county, city, town, township, borough,
            or legally constituted boards, districts, commissions, or authorities, shall not engage
            in the construction of public works involving the practice of engineering unless the
            engineering drawings and specifications and estimates have been prepared by, and the
            construction is executed under the direct supervision of, a registered professional
            engineer or supervision of the Rhode Island department of transportation when applicable
            to a municipal transportation project. Any contract executed in violation of this
            section is null an

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§ 5-8-17. Public works.

This state and its political subdivisions, such as county, city, town, township, borough, or legally constituted boards, districts, commissions, or authorities, shall not engage in the construction of public works involving the practice of engineering unless the engineering drawings and specifications and estimates have been prepared by, and the construction is executed under the direct supervision of, a registered professional engineer or supervision of the Rhode Island department of transportation when applicable to a municipal transportation project. Any contract executed in violation of this section is null and void.