Common use of Building Department Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Building Department Responsibilities. 1. Review submittal documents for compliance with special inspection requirements as outlined in the Statement of Special Inspections. The Building Official is charged with the legal authority to review the plans, specifications, special inspection program and other submittal documents for compliance with code requirements. 2. Approve the fabricator(s) used for building components installed on-site. 3. Approve the special inspection program submitted by the design professional in responsible charge (see Section 107.1) and may require a preconstruction conference to review the program with all applicable members of the construction team. 4. Monitor special inspection activities at the job site to ensure that qualified special inspectors are performing their duties when work requiring special inspection is in progress. 5. Issuance of stop work orders. The Building Official is recognized as having the authority to stop work at the job site. 6. Approval to proceed. There are certain points of completion where work shall not proceed until approval by the Building Official has been given. 7. Review inspection reports. The Building Official receives and reviews special inspection progress reports and final reports for compliance with the approved plans, specifications and provisions of the code.