Re-inspection fee?

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Re-inspect fees would be an incentive for some EC's to have the job ready...and to check the job before they call for inspection. Note I said 'SOME'.

The punch list thing is just a dream...three strikes..I'm out.

The list of totally stupid 'fails'.....no, I'm not going to rant here.
We have no re-inspect fees. Minimum fee is $35...and we go back as many times as required to post an 'Approval'.

No, our expenses do not come from 'tax dollars', only from permit fees.

John
 
Stepping away from small jobs for a moment - how are larger jobs handled? I've been on several jobs now where the building is large enough that forms, concrete, embedded raceways, framing, fireproofing, wiring, plumbing, drywall, etc are all at differing stages in various portions of the building. How are these inspections charged out?

It doesn't seem all that odd to me to see a "East Wing 1 wall-rough inspection" and the next day a "West Wing 2 trim" inspection, you know what I mean? How is that done? Does the GC pay a fee per inspection? :confused:
 
John Arendt said:
Re-inspect fees would be an incentive for some EC's to have the job ready...and to check the job before they call for inspection. Note I said 'SOME'.

The punch list thing is just a dream...three strikes..I'm out.

The list of totally stupid 'fails'.....no, I'm not going to rant here.
We have no re-inspect fees. Minimum fee is $35...and we go back as many times as required to post an 'Approval'.

No, our expenses do not come from 'tax dollars', only from permit fees.

John
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The problem I see with this fee schedule and low cost is the need to do a minimum amount of inspections a day or someone is not getting paid. This can lead to a very inefficient type of inspection.
JMO
 
On big jobs George we have to pay a $15 "partial" inspection fee. I wait until te GC asks for one and then hand him a change order.

Re inspects are $35 and i have had to pay a few. I have paid it for; doors locked/nobody home, address not posted, dog (poodle) in fence. I wish I could that's all I have paid them for, but... :rolleyes:
 
georgestolz said:
Stepping away from small jobs for a moment - how are larger jobs handled? I've been on several jobs now where the building is large enough that forms, concrete, embedded raceways, framing, fireproofing, wiring, plumbing, drywall, etc are all at differing stages in various portions of the building. How are these inspections charged out?

It doesn't seem all that odd to me to see a "East Wing 1 wall-rough inspection" and the next day a "West Wing 2 trim" inspection, you know what I mean? How is that done? Does the GC pay a fee per inspection? :confused:
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That's why, at least around here, the permit fee is based on the total job cost.
 
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Many of the inspection depts near me define in their local codes or license apps. that you get one rough and one final inspection. They all tend to allow for more visits if your job items and fees total more than the minimum fee.
That said...I've over heard one company's owner complaining at a supply house that he should be entitled to as many as four inspections off a minimum fee permit. Permits tend to start at $50 in most locals here. I wonder if he would even do a single trip service call for $50.
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Now we inspectors get to give you the same reasoning as we hear from the contractors. At a $50 minimum permit fee that doesn't hardly pay for the first inspection. Inspector @ $30 hr, gas for city truck, counter staff time to issue and file paperwork, inspector time to do paperwork, misc..

We actually lose money on water heaters and panel change outs and such.

As someone else said we are only paid by permit fees. Many states have laws that Building and Safety can only charge operating costs and the monies made are not supposed to go into the general fund.

George, we hate partical inspections as they are a pain to document correctly. The rule we try to follow is if something were to happen to you could another inspector walk on the job and know exactly what was going on. I did run minutemans $15 partical inspection fee past my bosses and they kind of liked the idea.
 
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I've had a few contractors express to me that it's less expensive for them to pay a reinspection fee ($27 here) than go themselves and check after their electricians.
Only thing I hate is that makes the inspector the only "check". I prefer when we are a second set of eyes checking after someone else has. It's easy to miss something.
 
We have a few jurisdictions that have a re-inspection fee listed but I can't remember ever being charged for one. Most of the time I try to walk the job before inspections just to see if anything jumps out at me that the guys could have overlooked. We have one jurisdiction that only gives a 4 hour window for the time of the inspection so if I choose not to pay a guy to sit and wait I will cover the inspection myself and most of the time I will have 3 hours 59 minutes to look for violations. Heck waiting 4 hours for a final they should be paying me..LOL.
I really do feel for most of our inspectors, they are overworked and underpaid and do the best they can. Except for ONE...I don't think any contractor in his area has EVER passed an inspection on the first go around...He sets out to find a way to fail every job the first time around, but they don't dare charge a fee for a re-inspect from his inspections
 
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Now we inspectors get to give you the same reasoning as we hear from the contractors. At a $50 minimum permit fee that doesn't hardly pay for the first inspection. Inspector @ $30 hr, gas for city truck, counter staff time to issue and file paperwork, inspector time to do paperwork, misc..

We actually lose money on water heaters and panel change outs and such.

As someone else said we are only paid by permit fees. Many states have laws that Building and Safety can only charge operating costs and the monies made are not supposed to go into the general fund.

George, we hate partical inspections as they are a pain to document correctly. The rule we try to follow is if something were to happen to you could another inspector walk on the job and know exactly what was going on. I did run minutemans $15 partical inspection fee past my bosses and they kind of liked the idea.
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And for CA that is not likely a high price.Do not try FL were they might start at 15 and go up in time.I have no problem in charging what it takes to run at a no profit.They should try to keep costs within reason and ofer pay that attracts good people.Have seen inspectors trying to make them self a name spends hours trying to find something wrong simply because they are mad at the contractor for what ever.Some simply forget what they are hired to do and some look at it as easy street and I SEE NOTHING
 
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