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General City Requirements for a Building Permit and Contractor’s List for Bid Estimates and Repair

Dear Customer:

Following is a list of general requirements by the Building Department when applying for a building permit:

A recent certified legal survey signed by a registered land surveyor with legal description
Plot restrictions, setback and height limits ( generally found in item #1 above)
A recent certified soil testing report signed and sealed by a registered geotechnical engineer
Signed and sealed plans indicating existing house floor plans, elevations, demolition plans, new floor plans, elevations, cross sections, wall and roof details, foundation plans, roof uplift calculations and wind pressure analysis, electrical plans, riser diagram, plumbing plans, plumbing riser diagram, energy calculations, panel schedule, electric load calculations, AC plans, general notes and technical specifications, etc…) =è normally city requires (3) sets of plans certified for permit processing
A certified general contractor or a home owner must fill out a building permit application, signed and notarized submitted with the construction documents above with permit fees based on the value of the construction
Normally, it takes 6-12 weeks to issue a building permit, depending on the State and back log. After review by zoning, building, structural, mechanical, fire, plumbing and electrical plan examiners, a comment sheet will be forwarded to the home owner and /or the contractor for answer and resubmittal . The period of time also depends on how busy the city is and their available resources.
The contractor or home owner must schedule all inspections necessary with city inspectors during all phases of construction.
Prior to issuance of the c.o. ( certificate of occupancy), all inspections must pass, and the designer of record must certify to the building department that all construction was performed in general compliance with the permitted plans, applicable codes and specifications.

Following is a list of certified General Contractor’s that we know and done previous work on similar projects . These contractor’s can provide you with competitive bid estimates based on our approved design plans.

Name Address Phone Fax

Jean Letarte Const. 1106 NE 2^nd Ave 954-764-2876 954-764-6765

Jean Letarte Ft Lauderdale, FL

E&L Const. Co. 2600 NW 118 Drive 954-757-9210 cell :829-5800

Larry Webb

	Leopold Bruneau Coral Springs, FL 954-630-0363 cell: 701-7818
	George Behan 2642 E. Oakland Park Blvd 954-561-2971 fax 561-1382

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33306

Complete Property repair Broward, Florida 954-491-6708 248 1291

Shawn

Zaden Construction 1749 NE 26^th street 954-564-3445 564-4788

David Zaden

Chamoun Construction Fort Lauderdale, FL 954-894-8446 cell 6623858

Tony Chamoun

Carlton Construction 10191 west sample Rd 954-344-8016 344-6232

Once the engineer finalize the house plans, the above General contractors can start submitting their competitive bids for construction. Please note that they must submit a copy of the current license, insurance and workman’s compensation.

Every State and city jurisdiction may have different code requirements and procedures. Check with your local building department and building official.