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The purpose of this memo was to establish a statewide process for applying professional stamps to contract plan sets that allows full electronic delivery.  \nAppendix 2 hereby incorporates this Memo and instruction.  \nProfessional stamps have historically been applied to WSDOT plan sheets using a wet signature. Working remotely highlighted the need for an efficient, electronic means of stamping  \ndocuments.  \nPlan sets must follow the instructions below titled, Applying Professional Stamps to Plan Sets. The Board of Registration was consulted on this approach and indicated that it meets the intent of WAC 196-23, which requires:  \n1. Final documents must contain a stamp, signature, and date  \n2. Preliminary documents noted as “preliminary” and stamped, but not signed  \n3. Every page must contain the stamp, signature, and date.  \nIf you have questions or need more information on how to implement this, please contact your Assistant State Design Engineer.  \nA2.02 Applying Professional Stamps to Plan Sets  \nA2.02(1) Background  \nFor years, professional licenses have been applied to WSDOT plan sheets by having a technician apply the licensee’s stamp and the professional applying their wet signature over the stamp anda date. With the immediate change to our workforce in March 2020 to a telework first focus, we have found the process of creating a plan set that complies with WAC 196-23 more difficult.  \nMore specifically, WAC 196-23-020 requires:  \n1. Final documents must contain a stamp, signature, and date;  \n2. Preliminary documents noted as “preliminary” and stamped, but not signed; and  \n3. Every page must contain the stamp, signature, and date.  \nTo follow this requirement, it required that a licensee apply a digital signature to each page.  \nDoing so, the software would create a copy (or reference point) to show what the file looked like when that signature was applied. For a 100-sheet plan set, this meant the software would create 100 different copies or reference points. Further complications would come from passing the plan set to another licensee. In the end, this effort complicated our project delivery process causing us to investigate a new method of applying stamps. This document presents the new method that meets the intent of WAC 196-23 and attempts to protect the licensee and the public.  \nA2.02(2) Preliminary Documents  \nAll preliminary documents will be noted as “PRELIMINARY” and have the licensee’s stamp applied by the technician drafting the plan set. The stamps on the preliminary documents will  \nnot be signed. Stamps can be applied by the technician assembling the plans. Preliminary documents shall be developed under the licensed engineer whose stamp will appear on the plan set.  \nA2.02(3) Final Documents  \nAll final documents will have a stamp applied by a technician drafting the plan set. In addition, an image of the licensee’s signature will be applied over the licensee’s stamp. This signature will be a transparent signature where you can see the licensee’s stamp through the signature.  \nTo apply these signatures, begin with the 100% plan sheet and follow these steps:  \n1. Technician applies the PE Stamp to plan sheets.  \n2. Do not insert a date above the date line. The border cell will automatically put “SEE CERTIFICATION SHEET” in this spot. See Figure 1 below.  \n3. Licensed Professional applies a transparent signature to all plan sheets over the PE stamp using Adobe Stamp (do not use Bluebeam as it will not shrink the file size of the transparent signature) . See Figure 1 for an example of the plan sheet PE stamp image. To control file size, it is important that this be a transparent signature image in PNG format and NOT a photo or a digital signature. For information on how to create a transparent signature in PNG format, see IT’s How-To Library on InsideDOT.  \na. Adobe Stam","cbCairSRBHXWHdWr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairSRBHXWHdWr","pdf",512063,"English","# A2.01 Introduction\n# A2.02 Applying Professional Stamps to Plan Sets\n## A2.02(1) Background\n## A2.02(2) Preliminary Documents\n## A2.02(3) Final Documents","[{\"question\":\"What requirement does WAC 196-23 impose for professional stamps on plan sets?\",\"answer\":\"Final documents must include a stamp, signature, and date on every page. 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