Administrative services A-Z

• Application for public appointment and swearing-in

The public appointment includes the provision of expert opinions and other expert activities such as deliberations, monitoring, inspections, issuance of certificates as well as arbitration and arbitration activities.

Experts must have completed a degree in architecture or civil engineering at a technical university (college) or university of applied sciences.

Experts have to provide proof of a qualified activity, usually in the fields of planning, tendering and construction management, which was suitable to impart the necessary practical knowledge for the expert activity. During the period of qualified activity, proof of expert activity for the area of appointment must be provided for two years, at least part-time.

• completed application form
• certified copies of the diploma and other professional certificates
• Curriculum vitae with photo and description of professional career
• up-to-date proof of professional indemnity insurance
• Police clearance certificate (not older than three months)
• Clearance certificate from the tax office
• at least three references (with name and address)
• Proof of attendance at least two expert seminars on legal and procedural issues
• Certificates of exemption or secondary employment of applicants in employment relationships
• at least three self-prepared expert opinions in 3 copies
• Proof of payment of the application fee in accordance with the BBIK Fee Schedule

The fees are charged in accordance with the fee schedule of the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers in the currently valid version.

Upon receipt of the application documents, the office checks them for formal completeness and forwards the documents to the expert committee of the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers (BBIK). The examination of the appointment requirements as well as the personal suitability of the applicant and the fulfilment of the minimum requirements for the submitted expert opinion is carried out by the BBIK Committee of Experts. In this case, the application documents and the submitted expert opinions are examined and the applicant is invited to a personal interview with the expert committee. If the assessment is positive, the application documents will be forwarded to a competent expert committee for the examination of the special expertise. There, the review of the expert opinions is checked for their technical correctness and comprehensibility. In the event of a positive result of the review of the expert opinion by the expert committee, an oral expert discussion will take place. If the applicant proves the "special expertise" in the examinations, the appointing body will be notified of a corresponding vote. In the event of a negative vote, the application procedure ends here.

If, in summary, there are positive results of the review of the "Personal Suitability", the "Minimum Requirements for Expert Opinions" and the "Special Expertise", the Committee of Experts makes a recommendation to the BBIK Board of Directors to carry out the public appointment and swearing-in. The public appointment and swearing-in is carried out by the President of the BBIK. In all other cases, the Committee of Experts of the BBIK will either recommend the deferral or rejection of the application for public appointment and swearing-in as an expert or expert. The applicant will receive a notification to this effect.

The application for public appointment and swearing-in can be made at any time.

Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers

• Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
• Brandenburg Engineering Act (BbgIngG)

Further information can be found on the website of the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers.

• Https://www.bbik.de/

Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Planning Brandenburg