{"id":103,"date":"2025-04-21T15:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dape2025.ddsystems.net\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:47:07","slug":"firm-applicants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dape2025.ddsystems.net\/?page_id=103","title":{"rendered":"FIRM APPLICANTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2ac33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f2ac33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb775a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb775a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIRM APPLICANTS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a209e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a209e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b438530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b438530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Requirements to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9954b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9954b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>An Engineering corporation or partnership must have an active Certificate of Authorization in order to practice or offer to practice engineering in Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>To receive a certificate, firms are required to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete an online application using the link below. If you are reapplying, please contact us before starting a new application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Provide your firms Federal Identification number<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Provide names and addresses of all officers and board members<\/li>\n<li>Upload a Delaware business license or letter of exemption issued by the Delaware Division of Revenue using the <a href=\"https:\/\/dape.ddsystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DDR_Engineer_Questionaire-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short questionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;to determine if you need a business license. If you answer \u201cNo\u201d to all 4 questions, follow the instructions on the questionnaire to obtain a Letter of Exemption from the Division of Revenue. If you answer \u201cyes\u201d to any of the questions, apply for a Delaware business license&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onestop.delaware.gov\/Operate_Renew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a>&nbsp;A Letter of Exemption only applies to the requirement for a Delaware business license. It does not exempt you from DAPE&#8217;s Certificate of Authorization requirements.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px\">Pay the application fee of $200<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">Upload a signed and sealed affidavit<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">&nbsp;(a custom affidavit will be generated during the application process)<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Our examining committee reviews applications the last Wednesday of each month (meeting dates vary in November and December). The committee reviews applications, and makes recommendations to our Council, which meets the 2nd Wednesday of the following month. Your firm is not eligible to offer or provide engineering services in Delaware until you have an active Certificate of Authorization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Refer to Sections 2821 &amp; 2825 of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dape2025.ddsystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-08-21-DPEA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware Professional Engineers\u2019 Act<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bf2d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3bf2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b01a2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b01a2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabbf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"eabbf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dape.org\/ProfessionalEngineers\/register\/\" data-text=\"Go!\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                                            <span class=\"eael-creative-button-icon-left\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-license\"><\/i><\/span>                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">START APPLICATION<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd59ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"bd59ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dape.org\/Users\/login\/type:ProfessionalEngineer\" data-text=\"Go!\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                                            <span class=\"eael-creative-button-icon-left\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-license\"><\/i><\/span>                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">RESUME APPLICATION<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acba16c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acba16c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIRM APPLICANTS Requirements to Apply: An Engineering corporation or partnership must have an active Certificate of Authorization in order to practice or offer to practice engineering in Delaware. To receive a certificate, firms are required to: Complete an online application using the link below. 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