FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
a)What do I need to know before I start my Building?
You will need a Building Permit. Click to see the entire Building Permit approval process, as well as a list of what makes up a complete building permit application.
Typical Building Approval Process
b) What do I need to know when the Building is started?
The Building Permit is your Legal authorization to begin construction. As construction progresses, the Ministry of Works must carry out certain STAGE INSPECTIONS as the building goes up. The typical ones are described below. Remember, you or your Agent must apply for each inspection that applies to your project. Click on the icon below to get the inspection request form.
Once construction is complete, NOTICE OF COMPLETION (see below) must be filed with us. We will hen carry out a series of FINAL INSPECTIONS. Once all of these inspections are successfully carried out, an OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE can then be issued. This is our commitment to you that the building (or a portion of it) can be safely occupied.
1. Structural Inspections
A. Foundation
B. Column and Walls (each floor)
C. Belt-course (each floor)
D. Roof
2. 2. Electrical Inspections
A. Conduit Roughing-in
B. Conductors Installed and Joints
made
3. 3. Plumbing Inspections
A. Pluming Rough-in
B. Plumbing in walls and baths in
place for hydrostatic tests.
C. Fixtures in place.
| 4. Other Stage Inspections, as Necessary
A. Air-conditioning
B. L. P. Gas
C. Elevators
D. Fire Protection
E. Etc.
Final Inspections
1. Structural Final
2. Plumbing Final
3. Mechanical (as necessary: e.g. Air-conditioning, Fire Protection, L.P. Gas, etc.)
4. Electrical Final
5. Environmental Health
6. Civil Works (as necessary)
7. Any others, as necessary. |
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