Architect, Engineer & CA Certifications

Why are the three professional assessments different?

The architect, engineer and CA examine different aspects of the same project. Technical progress, cost estimates and financial expenditure are connected but are not interchangeable measurements. Section 4(2)(l)(D) requires certification for progress-linked withdrawals. Coordination should ensure the professionals have consistent project boundaries and reporting dates without asking one professional to adopt another’s conclusion outside their competence.

A site-progress statement cannot by itself establish that an expenditure was incurred or paid, and a ledger entry cannot establish physical completion. Each signatory needs the evidence appropriate to their work. The proposed scope should identify site visits, records, management representations and reliance on other professionals. Availability of the specific signatories through NXS48 remains unconfirmed; coordination must not be presented as an already available certification service.

• RERA Act, 2016, Section 4 (application for registration)
• Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and ICAI guidance on certificates

How is a consistent certificate pack assembled?

Create a master schedule of project name, registration, land and phase, estimated cost, reporting date and previous certified figures. Reconcile changes in estimates or scope with explanations and supporting approvals. If a figure changes, identify every dependent certificate and filing that may need review. Do not edit a signed certificate locally to make a pack agree; return the issue to the responsible professional.

Current official formats should be obtained from MahaRERA for the relevant purpose. This site deliberately uses generic certificate names and does not print form numbers pending owner verification. The professional should check instructions, declarations, exclusions and digital submission requirements in the actual format. An old template held by a project team should not automatically be treated as current.

• Maharashtra Registration, Agent, Interest and Disclosure Rules, 2017: project/agent provisions and Rule 18 interest benchmark (read with amendments)
• MahaRERA orders and circulars: check amendments and effective dates

What records should remain after filing?

Retain the signed certificates, supporting workings, source evidence and exact uploaded versions with acknowledgments. The file should allow a later auditor or reviewer to understand the basis for the conclusion and any qualifications. Where an error is found, preserve the original and follow the professional’s correction process rather than deleting the earlier version from the project history.

The engagement should identify who obtains site access, who supplies books, who approves factual declarations and who monitors the filing. A coordinator does not take over the independent responsibility of a regulated signatory. Timing depends on the evidence, site verification and professional availability; a deadline request cannot justify unsupported certification. The final rendering entity and professionals must be disclosed before the work is commissioned.