Update Your Engineering or Land Surveying Firm Certificate of Authorization

Update Your License/Account

  • Updates may take 7-10 business days.
  • If you update your primary address and you want a license with the updated address, you must order a duplicate license.
  • Address changes are immediate.

Online

  • Log in to your firm account.
    • You will be redirected to Secure Access Washington (SAW).
    • Access our service Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors (BRPELS).
  • Your existing firm license must be linked to your account to make any changes to the firm license.
  • If your account is not already linked, you must link existing business and request an activation code. If you do not receive the activation code, email our office.
  • You will receive a confirmation email.

Email 

     Send an email to engineers@brpels.wa.gov

  • Updates can take 7-10 business days.
  • You will receive a confirmation email when your request is completed.

Mail

  • Updates sent by mail may take 2-4 weeks to be received and processed. Any update requiring fees may take longer.
  • Include the following with mailed correspondence:
    • Firm name
    • License number
    • Unified Business Identifier (UBI)
    • Return address
    • Email address
    • Phone number

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
PO Box 9025
Olympia WA 98507-9025

Order a Duplicate License or Wall Certificate

Online

To request a duplicate license or wall certificate, log in to your firm account.

  • At your account dashboard:
    • Manage your existing business license.
    • Select the name of your firm, then your firm license number.
  • Select Print License or Request Duplicate Wall Certificate.

Email 

Send an email to, engineers@brpels.wa.gov

Duplicate hard copies of firm licenses cannot be requested by email. You must go online and pay a $5.00 print fee.

  • Updates can take 7-10 business days.
  • You will receive a confirmation email when your request is completed. 

Mail

  • Updates sent by mail may take 2-4 weeks to be received and processed. Any update requiring fees may take longer.
  • Include the following with mailed correspondence:
    • Firm name
    • License number
    • Unified Business Identifier (UBI)
    • Return address
    • Email address
    • Phone number

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
PO Box 9025
Olympia WA 98507-9025

  • If you updated your primary address and you want a license with the updated address, you must order a duplicate license.

Update Designated Engineer/Designated Land Surveyor

Submit a new Change of Designated Engineer/Land Surveyor form and send it in to our office. The form must be emailed or mailed. No fee required.   

Email

Send an email to, engineers@brpels.wa.gov

  • Updates can take 7-10 business days.
  • You will receive a confirmation email when your request is completed.

Mail

  • Updates sent by mail may take 2-4 weeks to be received and processed. Any update requiring fees may take longer.
  • Include the following with mailed correspondence:
    • Firm name
    • License number
    • Unified Business Identifier (UBI)
    • Return address
    • Email address
    • Phone number

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
PO Box 9025
Olympia WA 98507-9025