Article 2. The Engineer of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 25. >> Article 2.

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.

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.

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.

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.