# Cali City Hall seeks specialized engineers to assess earthquake-damaged buildings

Cali's city administration opens a permanent call for structural engineers to evaluate buildings affected by the recent earthquake.

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The city administration of Santiago de Cali opened a permanent call for specialized professionals to support the technical review of buildings affected by the earthquake recorded in the city. [^1]

The Mayor's Office of Cali presented a guide for residents to repair, adapt, or reconstruct their homes, with recommendations from Risk Management, Planning, and the Secretariat of Security and Justice. [^2]

Juan Felipe Jiménez, subsecretary for Disaster Management, explained that the three stages of the structural review process are currently enabled. [^3]

The second and third stages require professionals with specific knowledge to establish, through technical analysis, the real state of the structures and the measures that must be adopted in each case. [^4]

Through the Secretariat of Risk Management for Emergencies and Disasters, the district is seeking civil engineers with experience in structures, geotechnics, and structural pathology. [^5]

A red sticker signals severe structural damage or imminent risk, prohibiting habitation without formal intervention. [^6]

Planning stated that all adaptation or reconstruction works must consider conditions established in the Territorial Ordering Plan (POT) and risk maps. [^7]

Risk Management indicated that soil and risk studies must also be considered before intervention. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. The city administration of Santiago de Cali opened a permanent call for specialized professionals to support the technical review of buildings affected by the earthquake recorded in the city. (El País, News)
2. The Mayor's Office of Cali presented a guide for residents to repair, adapt, or reconstruct their homes, with recommendations from Risk Management, Planning, and the Secretariat of Security and Justice. (Diario Occidente, News)
3. Juan Felipe Jiménez, subsecretary for Disaster Management, explained that the three stages of the structural review process are currently enabled. (El País, News)
4. The second and third stages require professionals with specific knowledge to establish, through technical analysis, the real state of the structures and the measures that must be adopted in each case. (El País, News)
5. Through the Secretariat of Risk Management for Emergencies and Disasters, the district is seeking civil engineers with experience in structures, geotechnics, and structural pathology. (El País, News)
6. A red sticker signals severe structural damage or imminent risk, prohibiting habitation without formal intervention. (Diario Occidente, News)
7. Planning stated that all adaptation or reconstruction works must consider conditions established in the Territorial Ordering Plan (POT) and risk maps. (Diario Occidente, News)
8. Risk Management indicated that soil and risk studies must also be considered before intervention. (Diario Occidente, News)

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