L&I Review Board appeal HA-2021-003958 at 1525 MANTON ST
Dataset record from Board of License and Inspection Review, Jan 15, 2026
Appeal HA-2021-003958
DecidedTypeL&I Review Board Codes
GroundsWe were issued a violation for an engineer acting as a special inspector without a SI license. This engineer was either accompanied by a SI or was checking on whether or not the contractor was working or had completed work on any given day. The contractor was issued multiple warnings about working without a SI onsite, but ignored the warnings and was asked to stop work on 2 occasions which were also ignored. Eventually we had to ask L&I to issue a stop work order so that we could make sure they followed the schedule. We were visiting the site 2-3 times a day to get them to stop and they would not. All the SIs were conducted by Alex Bruno, but John Laranjeira was sent over frequently to report if the contractor was even onsite. The contractor was being constantly pressured to work beyond the scope of the underpinning plan by the owner. The owner even dug sections himself when we were not present. In the interest of public safety we tried maintain as many eyes on this project as possible. I only have 3 engineers and this required all of us to drive by and observe.
Additionally, John Laranjeira does have an EIT license. A copy of that license is attached to this appeal.
Address1525 MANTON ST
Hearing dateJan 15, 2026
DispositionDenied Classified from the decision text by software. How to read this
Decision textCity Affirmed
ProvisosCITY AFFIRMED PER TERMS OF SIGNED AGREEMENT
AppellantALEX BRUNO (as listed by the City)
Owner of recordSHAYKAL LLC (as listed by the City)
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