Frequently Asked Questions
Secretarial Services

• Where is the Engineering Division located?
  
  The Engineering Division is located at Tempe City Hall, 31 E. 5^th Street, Garden Level-West Wing. The telephone number is (480) 350-8200.
   
• How do I obtain a construction plan set for projects currently out for bid?
  
  Plans and specifications are available at the Engineering Division (address above) between 8am and 5pm Monday-Friday upon payment amount specified in the Notice to Contractors.  

• Where do I get a parcel number, legal description, lot dimensions, or sewer tap location for my property?
  
  The Engineering Division can assist you in answering questions related to your property.  The telephone number for Engineering Division is (480) 350-8288.
   
• How do I find the owner of a piece of property?

The Maricopa County Assessor's Office (602) 506-3406 has the most recent ownership available on property within Maricopa County. The assessor's office will need either the parcel number or legal description for the property in question. This information can be obtained from the City of Tempe's Engineering Division at 350-8288.

• Do I need a permit to drain my pool?

Any person wanting to drain a pool into a City of Tempe street or right of way must apply for a no fee permit.  Occasionally, depending upon the drainage patterns of any specific area, this permit may not be issued.

If you are denied a permit, other options for draining your pool are: 1) draining into the sewer cleanout on your property, or 2) draining on to your property itself.  Any draining of pool water directly on to your property cannot result in water reaching the City of Tempe streets, alleys, or rights of way, nor adjacent properties under different ownership.  There is no permit required to drain into the sewer cleanout, or directly on your property.

To apply for a pool drainage permit please provide the following:

1) The address of the property where the pool is located. 2) The owner’s name. 3) Who will be draining the pool (i.e. the owner or pool service company.) 4) A telephone contact number.

Fax this information to (480) 350-8591
Or submit to:  Pool Drainage Permit Application

• How does my company get on the on-call list for working as a consultant on City projects?

The Engineering Division uses a process known as short-listing. Each year the Engineering Division sends out a Request for Statement of Qualifications for the City's medium to smaller size Capital Improvement Projects. The City's application is available at this web site for consultants to fill-out. Once closed, the City uses a Qualification Based Selection process for review of the applications. Consultants are selected based on that criteria and placed on an appropriate list according to discipline. Although the short-list is closed between recruitment periods consultants are encouraged to fill-out the application at anytime, as it is possible the City may find it necessary to go off the short-list on a specialized or larger size project.