OAR 918-674-0810: Temporary rule language in effect until 12/27/2026. Prefabricated Third-Party Agency Application Requirements

(1) Applicants intending to become a prefabricated third-party agency must apply using division-approved forms. (2) The application for a prefabricated third-party agency includes, but is not limited to the following: (a) Type of approval being requested (initial approval or amendment); (b) Applicant’s name, address, email address and telephone number; (c) Type of business (individual, partnership, corporation or municipality); (d) Names and titles of principals, officers, directors and major stockholders in the prefabricated third-party agency; (e) Names and titles of all managers and supervisors employed by the prefabricated third-party agency; (f) Names and registration numbers of any Oregon registered architects and engineers employed by the prefabricated third-party agency; (g) Name of person(s) authorized to request and assign Oregon insignias of compliance; (h) Names and certification numbers of all plans examiners and inspectors used by the prefabricated third-party agency; (i) Names of prefabricated building manufacturers with whom the prefabricated third-party agency intends to contract, and if this information is not available, the geographical areas in which the prefabricated third-party agency intends to work; (j) Name and policy number of the general liability insurance carrier as required by OAR 918-674-0830; (k) Information concerning certification validity and renewal; and (l) Information required in 918-674-0810(2)(d) through (h) may be submitted on a separate document and an organizational chart. (3) The applicant for prefabricated third-party agency certification must submit resumes containing qualifications of all persons involved in the management of the agency except for persons certified by the division as a plans examiner or inspector, or as an Oregon-registered design professional. (4) Each application for certification must include a signed statement by the owner(s) or senior officers of the prefabricated third-party agency declaring the prefabricated third-party agency and its employees are free of any conflict of interest or collusion including, but not limited to, those activities listed in OAR 918-674-0840 and 918-674-0850. In the case of a municipal prefabricated third-party agency, the statement must be signed by the person authorized by the municipality’s governing body. (5) Each application for certification must include the signature and typed or printed name(s) of the owner(s) or senior officers of the prefabricated third-party agency and the date of application submission. In the case of a municipal prefabricated third-party agency, the application must be signed by the person authorized by the municipality’s governing body. (6) Each application for certification must be accompanied by a fee as required in OAR 918-674-0730. (7) The division must approve or deny any completed application for prefabricated third-party agency certification within 60 days of receipt. An incomplete application for prefabricated third-party agency certification will be returned to the applicant. (8) Persons denied certification as a prefabricated third-party agency from the division may appeal this decision to the division’s Administrator according to OAR 918-674-0880(4).