Selling equipment into Queensland? It needs an RPEQ's signature.

Who this is for

1. Equipment manufacturers and package suppliers in other states or overseas whose designs are engineered by competent people who are not registered in Queensland.
2. Fabricators asked by a Queensland client for RPEQ-certified drawings before delivery or installation.
3. Engineering consultancies without a Queensland-registered mechanical engineer on staff for a particular job.
4. Site owners and contractors who have received vendor drawings without certification and cannot close out the change until they have it.

Why the signature is required

Under Queensland's Professional Engineers Act, professional engineering services carried out in or for Queensland must be done by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, or under the direct supervision of one who takes responsibility. That includes design work done interstate for a Queensland site. A competent engineer in Sydney or Perth is still not an RPEQ, and mine-site engineering standards, certifiers and the Mines Inspectorate all check. More on what the law covers.

What certification involves

Certification is a review, not a stamp. An RPEQ who signs a design takes professional responsibility for it, so the design gets checked properly against the standards that apply. The process:

1. ScopeWe agree what is being certified, which standards apply (for example AS 4100 for structural steel, AS 3990 for mechanical equipment steelwork, AS 1418 for lifting equipment, AS 4041 for pressure piping) and what the site's own engineering standards add.
2. ReviewDrawings, calculations, load cases, materials and the design basis are reviewed against those standards. Where something is missing, you get a short list of questions rather than a rejection.
3. ResolutionIf the design meets the standard, it is certified. If it does not, you get a clear list of what needs to change, and we re-review the revision.
4. CertificationSigned drawings and a certification letter stating what was reviewed, against what, and any conditions. Records are kept so the certification can be relied on later.

What to send

1. Drawings in native CAD (DWG, DXF or the Inventor or SolidWorks model) plus PDF.
2. Design calculations and the load cases they cover: operating, test, transport, lifting, wind, and anything unusual.
3. Material specifications and, for fabricated items, mill certificates.
4. The client's specification or site standard, if you have it, so we certify against what the site will check.
5. The date the client needs it by.

You can attach files directly on the enquiry form.

Scope, and when we bring in a partner

Jurutera Solutions is registered in mechanical engineering. Most equipment packages sit squarely in that scope: skids, frames, handling equipment, piping, mechanical components. Where a package includes elements that need a structural, electrical or pressure-vessel registration, we tell you at the scoping stage and either coordinate a registered partner or exclude that element clearly from the certification. You will never receive a certificate that quietly leaves something out.

Turnaround and fees

Scope, fee and turnaround are confirmed in writing on day one, before any work starts, and the date is held. Fees are fixed for a defined scope rather than open-ended hourly billing, so a certification can be priced into your quote to the client.