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Hi,
Our Strata has paid all special levy required to replace all the windows in our building – 8 floors with 32 total units. The special levy fund has been sitting for over a year now but the preferred window contractor has not been engaged yet.
A week ago the chairperson of the committee wrote to all owners that ” A registered Engineering Design Practitioner is required to carry out an assessment of the windows proposed by the window contractor and document that the windows comply with all statutory requirements as per the recent amendments in the Design Practitioners Act NSW, before the contract can be signed and work commence”.
The readings I did on the DP Act left me confused. I’m not sure if the DP Act applies to the window replacement project in our building? The replacement is like for like except for the material ( old aluminum frame to new uPVC frame, ordinary glass pane to double glazed for noise attenuation).
And if it applies, surely the onus is on the window contractor to comply with the DP Act?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks for the response in advance.
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