Special Inspections and Construction Testing

Across the US, special Inspections and Construction Testing usually costs $5,000 to $100,000. Estimate. Usually billed per visit or hour plus lab tests; cost scales with project size and duration.

Plan on Throughout construction from signed proposal to stamped deliverables, longer if a site visit, soil testing or a permit review cycle is involved.

In most US jurisdictions, yes. When the work needs a permit, the plans, calculations or report usually must be sealed by a Professional Engineer licensed in the state where the project is located. Every deliverable we issue for permit is sealed that way.

Sometimes. Depending on the site, special Inspections and Construction Testing can also involve a structural engineer, geotechnical engineer, testing laboratory or architect. We tell you up front which other professionals your project needs and coordinate with them so the drawings agree.

Most of our clients for this service are contractors, developers, architects and municipalitys. Describe your project and one of our engineers will reply with scope, fee and schedule.

The IBC generally requires the owner or the owner's registered design professional to employ the special inspection agency, not the contractor, to keep inspections independent. Contractors may still do their own quality control testing.

A document prepared by the design professional listing required inspections and tests, submitted with the permit application. The building official reviews it with the permit.

City inspections are separate. Special inspections are additional and performed by qualified third-party inspectors.

The inspector reports nonconforming work to the contractor and, if not corrected, to the design professional and building official. Unresolved items can delay the final inspection.