2006 New York Code - Inspection; Cost Certification.

 
    §  118.  Inspection;  cost certification. 1. The local governing body,
  except in the county of Suffolk, the county sewer agency  shall  utilize
  any licensed professional engineer in its own personnel staff, or retain
  a  licensed  professional  engineer  or  engineering  firm  to cause the
  following to be undertaken and completed:
    (a) Initial examinations of the plans and specifications and a  report
  to  the  local  governing  body and in Suffolk county also to the county
  sewer  agency  on  the  feasibility  and  adequacy   thereof   including
  recommended modification and changes, if any;
    (b)   Inspections   at  reasonable  intervals  during  and  after  the
  construction of the sewage-works systems  and  a  report  to  the  local
  governing  body and in Suffolk county also to the county sewer agency on
  the progress thereof;
    (c) A report to the local governing body and in Suffolk county also to
  the county sewer agency on the cost of construction of the  sewage-works
  system and appurtenances thereto and acquisition of all lands and rights
  in  land therefor, which, in turn, shall apprise the corporation of such
  cost report.  As  a  part  of  his  report,  the  licensed  engineer  or
  engineering  firm  shall  have  the  right  and  duty to examine or have
  examined the books and records, including all underlying  documentation,
  of  the  corporation as well as all reports submitted by the corporation
  to governmental agencies or authorities  to  ascertain  and  verify  the
  costs  of  construction  and  acquisition.  The  services  of a licensed
  certified  public  accountant  or  licensed  public  accountant  may  be
  utilized, where in the judgment of the engineer, they may be required to
  properly  ascertain  and verify the fiscal information to be included in
  the engineer's report.
    (d) A report to the local governing body and in Suffolk county also to
  the  county  sewer  agency  that  construction  has  been  completed  in
  accordance  with the plans and specifications filed with and approved by
  the department of health having jurisdiction.
    2. The cost of any such  retained  licensed  professional  engineering
  services shall be reimbursed to the local governing body or sewer agency
  by  the  corporation,  in  accordance  with  an agreement which shall be
  entered into between such local governing body or sewer agency and  such
  corporation  stating the cost of such services and the terms for payment
  thereof.