1. Who these terms cover
Everyone who registers, on any of three account types. Clients post work and
receive quotes. Organizations are registered companies that post work, take it
on, or both. MEP professionals are individuals who take work — design engineers,
resident engineers, and trade professionals such as plumbers, HVAC technicians and electricians.
Where a section applies to only one of those, it says so.
2. The register
Joining the register makes you eligible to be offered work, or to post it. It doesn't guarantee
any. Each design package, site posting or job is offered separately, with its own scope, timeline
and fee, and either side is free to decline.
3. Verification and the verified badge
We ask for documents at registration: a CV, portfolio, licence or trade certificate from
professionals, and a CAC certificate of incorporation (or the local equivalent) from
organizations. Being approved to join the register is not the same as being verified. The
verified badge is shown only after we have checked a certificate against the
body that issued it. A badge can be withdrawn at any time — for example if a licence lapses,
a company is struck off, or a document turns out not to be genuine. You must tell us promptly
if anything we verified stops being true.
4. Your status
Professionals take work as independent contractors, not as employees, unless a specific posting
says otherwise in writing. You're responsible for your own tax and statutory obligations.
Organizations contract as the registered entity named on their certificate.
5. Professional standards
Only take work within your competence. Resident engineers must hold, and keep current,
registration with the relevant engineering body; trade professionals must hold a current trade
certificate for the trade they list. Tell us straight away about any conflict of interest, or any
change to your registration status.
6. Posting work
If you post a job you must describe the scope honestly, have the authority to commission it, and
hold the access or permissions the work needs. Quotes you receive are offers, not contracts,
until you accept one.
7. Confidentiality
Client drawings, specifications, site information and fees are confidential. Don't share them
outside the project team, during or after the engagement.
8. Drawings and ownership
Deliverables produced for a package belong to Mevire Engineering and its client once paid
for. You may show them in your portfolio only with written permission.
9. Payment and escrow
Design packages are paid on issue; resident postings are paid monthly, as set out in each offer.
We are introducing escrow for jobs agreed through the platform: the client funds
the job up front, the money is held until the agreed milestone is accepted, and it is then
released to the professional. Mevire Engineering does not hold client money on its own
account and is not a bank. Full escrow terms — including how a disputed release is decided, and
what fees apply — will be published with that feature before it goes live, and will form part of
these terms.
10. Plans and subscriptions
Registering, posting a job and quoting for work are free today. We intend to move to a
freemium model. A free tier will remain. A paid subscription
will unlock access to more of the work posted on the board — for example more job leads in a
period, sight of new postings sooner, or postings beyond your immediate area. The free tier will
continue to give access to a limited number of postings.
Before any charge starts we will publish the plans and their prices, give you at least 30 days'
notice, and ask you to choose a plan. Nobody is charged without opting in.
Subscriptions buy access to listings — never a guarantee of work, of a particular number of jobs,
or of being awarded anything you quote for. Work already awarded to you is unaffected.
11. Your documents and personal data
We store the documents you send to vet you, verify you and match you to work, and keep them only
for as long as you're on the register. We handle personal data in line with the Nigeria Data
Protection Act 2023. You can ask to see or delete your data at
support.mevire@gmail.com.
12. Accuracy
The information and documents you submit must be true and your own. We may remove anyone from the
register who has given false information, and will withdraw any badge based on it.
13. Leaving the register
You can leave at any time by emailing us. We may remove anyone for misconduct, breach of these
terms, or false information. If you leave while on a paid plan, we'll stop billing at the end of
the period you've paid for.
14. Changes
If these terms change, we'll publish a new version and ask you to accept it before taking further
work. The version you accepted, and when, is recorded against your registration.
