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September 6, 2017
RE: East Coast Metals, Inc.
East Coat Metals Channel Metals
6th Edition (2017) FBC HVHZ
Affirmation of FL5374-R4
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter serves to document that we have reviewed Florida Product Approval File No. FL5374-R4,
and the Evaluation Report which forms the basis thereof, with respect to the 6th Edition (2017) Florida
Building Code, High Velocity Hurricane Zone sections set forth in Section 2 of our Evaluation Report.
There are no changes to the Code that affect the Evaluation Report, and we have authorized the
applicant, East Coast Metals, Inc., to document compliance with the 6th Edition (2017) Florida Building
Code, HVHZ through the Affirmation Process.
Please contact our Connecticut office with any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Nieminen, P.E.
Vice President
Florida Reg. No. 59166
robertnieminen@trinityerd.com
CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
1. Trinity|ERD does not have, nor does it intend to acquire or will it acquire, a financial interest in any company manufacturing or
distributing products it evaluates.
2. Trinity|ERD is not owned, operated or controlled by any company manufacturing or distributing products it evaluates.
3. Robert Nieminen, P.E. does not have nor will acquire, a financial interest in any company manufacturing or distributing products for
which the evaluation reports are being issued.
4. Robert Nieminen, P.E. does not have, nor will acquire, a financial interest in any other entity involved in the approval process of the
product.
5. This is a building code evaluation. Neither Trinity|ERD nor Robert Nieminen, P.E. are, in any way, the Designer of Record fo r any
project on which this Evaluation Report, or previous versions thereof, is/was used for permitting or design guidance unless retained
specifically for that purpose.