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I N T E R N A T I O N A LC O D E C O U N C I LAL L R IGHTS RES ERVED. T his p ub lica tio n is a co py rig hte d w ork o wn ed b y th e In tern atio na l C od e C ou ncil.W i th ou t a dv an ce w ritt en p ermi ss io n f rom t he c op yr ig ht ow ne r, n o p ar t o f th is b oo k m ay b e r ep ro du ce d, d is tr ib ut edo r tr an sm itt ed in a ny f orm o r b y a ny m ea ns, in clu din g, w ith ou t l im ita tio n, e le ctr on ic , o pti ca l o r m e ch an ic al m e an s( by w a y o f e xample a nd n ot lim ita tio n, p ho to co py in g, o r r ec or di ng b y o r i n a n i nf orma tio n st or ag e a nd r etr ie va lsy stem ). F or i nf orma tio n o n p ermis sio n to c op y m a te ri al e xc ee din g f ai r u se , p le as e c on ta ct: ICC Pub li ca tions , 4051W . F lo ssmo or R d. C ou ntr y C lu b H ill s. I L 6 04 78 -5 77 1 P ho ne 1 -8 8B -ICC -SAFE ( 42 2- 72 33 ).T he in fo rm a ti on c on ta in ed i n t his d oc um e nt i s b elie ve d to b e a cc ur at e; h ow ev er , it i s b ein g p ro vid ed f orin fo rm atio na l p urp oses o nly a nd is in ten de d fo r u se o nly a s a g uid e. P ub lica tio n o f th is d ocume nt b y th e ICC shouldn ot b e c on str ue d a s th e ICC e ng ag in g in o r r en de ri ng e ng in ee ri ng , le ga l o r o th er p ro fe ssi on al s er vic es. U se o f th ein fo rm atio n co nta in ed in th is p ub lica tio n sh ou ld n ot b e co nsid ered b y th e u se r a s a su bstitu te fo r th e a dv ic e o f ar eg is te re d p ro fe ssi on al e ng in ee r, a tto rn ey o r o th er p ro fe ss io na l. I f su ch a dv ic e i s r eq uir ed , y ou s ho uld se ek th es er vi ce s o f a r eg is te re d p ro fe ss io na l e ng in ee r, l ic en se d a tt or ne y o r o th er p ro fe ss io na l.T ra dema rk s: " In te rn at io na l C od e C ou nc il" a nd th e "ICC" l og o a re t ra dem ar ks o fI nt em a tio na I C od e C ou nc il, I nc .

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FOREWORDT his d oc um e nt p ro vid es th e b uild in g o ffic ia l w ith g uid an ce o n th e a dm in istra tio n a nd im p lem en ta tio n o fth e s pe cia l in sp ec tio n r eq ui remen ts o f S ec tio n 1704 o f th e 2009 International Building Code (IBC).T he g uid an ce is b ase d o n re commen de d b es t p ra ctic es a nd th e c on se ns us o f b uild in g o ffic ia ls , d esig n p ro -f es sio n als , a nd i ns pe ctio n a nd te stin g a ge nc ie s. D u tie s a nd r es pons ib ili tie s o f th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l, s pe cia lin sp ec to r, p ro je ct ow ne r, e ng in ee r o r a rc hite ct o f re co rd , a nd c on tra cto r a re d efin ed in th is g uid e.In th e p ast, sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n ta sk s w ere o fte n d ele ga te d to th e p ro je ct ow ne r, a rc hite ct o r e ng in ee r o fr ec or d, a nd s ome time s bu ild in g c on tr ac to rs . I n th e 2 1 st c en tu ry , th e r es pon sib ilit ie s o f t he b u ild in g o ff ic ia lin p ro v id in g ov er sig ht o f s pe ci al in sp ec tio n a cti vitie s a re d riv en by s ev er al f ac to rs , in clu d in g le ga l lia bi l-ity , in sis te nc e o n c omp ete nt p erfo rm a nc e a nd c omp le tio n o f w o rk a s s pe cif ie d a nd a pp ro ve d, a nd mo rein v ol vemen t o f lo ca l g o ve rnmen t. A c c o rd in g ly , t he u se o f c er tif ie d in d iv id u als o r a cc re dit ed s pe cia lin sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s is b ec om ing in cr ea sin gl y p re va le nt a nd n ec es sa ry . S ec tio n 110.4 au tho ri ze s t he bu il d-in g o ffic ia l to a cc ep t re po rts o f a pp ro ve d in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s p ro vid ed su ch a ge nc ie s h av e b ee n fo un d tos atis fy th e r eq uir ements a s t o q ua lif ic atio n s a nd r el ia bil ity .U nd er th e I BC , sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n is n ot a d isc re tio na ry a ctiv ity , n or d oe s it r ep la ce r equ ir ed s tr uc tu r alo bse rv atio ns a s re qu ire d b y th e d esig n p ro fe ssio na l in re sp on sib le c ha rg e. T he c on ditio ns u nd er w h ic hsp ec ia l in sp ec tio n mu st b e u tiliz ed a re c le arly sta te d in IBC S ec tio n 1704; howeve r, th er e is a p ro vi sio nfo r th e b uild in g o ffic ia l to w aiv e sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n fo r m in or w ork .A s pe cia l in sp ec to r is a n in div id ua l w ith sp ec ia liz ed sk ills w h o o bse rv es c ritic al b uild in g o r stru ctu ra l fe a-tu re s i de nt if ie d b y th e d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l r es pon sib le f or c omp lia nc e w ith p la ns a nd s pe cif ic ati on sa pp ro ve d b y th e b uild in g o ffic ia l. E nsu rin g th e c omp ete nc e o f sp ec ia l in sp ec to rs o r sp ec ia l in sp ec tio na ge nc ie s is th e r es pons ib il ity o f th e b uild in g o ff lc la l. A l th o ugh th e IBC la ck s s pe cif ic q u alif ic ati onre qu irem en ts, th is fa ct d oe s n ot le sse n th e im p orta nc e o f d ilig en ce in th e c ritic al p ro ce ss o f a pp ro vin g sp e-cial inspectors. .R ec og niz in g th e n ee d to su pp ort its m emb er b uild in g d ep artm e nts a cro ss th e U .S . a nd g lo ba lly , th e I nte r-n atio na l Code Coun ctl+ ( ICC ) d ev el op ed c er tif ic atio n a nd a cc re dit atio n p ro gr ams to i de nt if y c ompete ntin div id u als a nd o rg an iz atio n s th at p er fo rm s pe cia l in sp ec tio n . ICC Ce rtif ic ati on a nd T es tin g p ro g ramsr eq u ir e in di vid u als s ee kin g c er tif ic atio n a s s pe cia l in sp ec to rs to h av e d emon str ate d a le ve l o f c ompete nc ein a m an ne r th at w ill p ro te ct th e sa fe ty a nd w elfa re o f th e p ub lic . In div id ua ls m ay b ec om e c ertif ie dth ro ug h ICC b y p artic ip atin g in a n umb er o f sem in ars a nd tra in in g c la ss es, a nd p ass in g w ritte n e xam in a-tio n s. O r ga niz at io ns th at emplo y s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a nd p ro v id e in sp ec tio n s er vic es to th e b u ild in g in d us -tr y c an g ain a cc re dit atio n th ro ugh I nte rn at io na l A c cr ed ita tio n S er vic e 1 M ( lAS 1 M ) , a su bsid ia ry o f IC C .T he lA S a cc re dita tio n p ro gram re qu ire s s pe cia l in sp ec tio n o rg an iz atio ns to o pe ra te u nd er a d oc um e nte dq ua lity m a na geme nt sy stem , to u se c ertifie d in sp ec to rs a nd to m e et c omp re he ns iv e a cc re dita tio n re qu ir e-me nts , in cl ud in g on- site a ss es sment b y s ub je ct-matte r- ex pe rts who a re e ith er c ur re ntl y p ra cti cin g o rs up er vis in g s pe ci al in sp ec to rs o r who a re b ui ld in g o ff ic ia ls . 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About the International Code CouncilTh e I nt er na tio na l Co de Coun cil ( ICC ), a membe rs hip a ss oc ia ti on d ed ic ate d t o b ui ld in g s af ety , f ir e p re -v en ti on a nd ene rg y e ff ic ie nc y, d ev el op s t he c od es a nd s ta nd ar ds u se d to c on str uc t r es id en tia l a nd c omme r-c ia l b uild in gs , in clu din g h om es a nd sc ho ols . T he m is sio n o f I CC is to p ro vid e th e h ig he st q ua lity c od es ,s ta nd ard s, p ro du cts a nd s erv ic es f or a ll c on ce rn ed w ith th e sa fe ty a nd p erfo rm an ce o f th e b uilt e nv iro n-ment . Mo s t Un it ed S ta te s c itie s, c ou nt ie s a nd s ta te s c ho os e th e I nte rn at io na l Co de s, b ui ld in g s af et y c od esd ev elo pe d b y th e I nte rn atio na l C od e C ou nc il. T he I nte rn atio na l C od es a lso s erv e a s th e b asis fo r c on str uc -tio n o f f ed era l p ro pe rtie s a ro un d th e wo rld , a nd a s a re fe re nc e fo r m a ny n atio ns o uts id e th e Un ite d S ta te s.T he C od e C ou nc il is a lso d ed ic ate d to in no va tio n a nd s usta in ab ility a nd C od e C ou nc il s ub sid ia ry , I CCEv al ua ti on S er vic e, i ss ue s Ev alu atio n Repo rts f or i nn ov ati ve p ro du cts a nd r ep or ts o f Sus ta in ab le A t tr i-b ut es Ve rif ic ati on a nd Ev al ua ti on (SAVE) .

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Model Program/or Special Inspection d eb ute d i n 1 98 6 wh en -it wa s f ir st o ff er ed t o b uil di ng o ff ic ia ls ,ju ris di ct io ns . a nd in sp ec tio n a nd te st in g a ge nc ie s. I t f oc us ed o n th e f ie ld i ns pe cti on a sp ec ts o f s pe cia lin sp ec tio n a nd is n ow u se d a s a s ta nd ard re fe re nc e f or th e sp ec ia l in sp ec to r e xams .Th e o rig in al p ro gr am wa s t he c ulm i na tio n o f t he e ff or ts o f b uild in g o ff ic ia ls , in sp ec to rs a nd in sp ec tio n!te st in g a ge nc ie s a ss oc ia te d w ith C a lif or nia Co un cil o f Te sti ng a nd I ns pe ct io n Ag en ci es (CCTIA ) . S in ceth at tim e , m an y o th ers h av e v olu nta rily g iv en th eir tim e a nd ta le nts to k ee p th is d oc um e nt c urr en t a nd p er -tin en t to th e s pe cia l in sp ec tio n p ro fe ssio n. T his d oc um en t h as b ee n r ev iew ed o ve r th e y ea rs b y s pe cia lin sp ec to r e xam c omm itte es b efo re a nd a fte r th e c on so lid atio n o f I CC . T he fo llowin g a re p artic ip an ts o fthese committees :

Charles B allou M innesota R .D . M esser LouisianaSt an Bee le r Ohio Jim Messersm ith V irginiaJeffery B owers W ashington Charles M lodzik W ashingtonJ ame s B yr ne s Kansas W illiam Murchinson North CarolinaC l if ford Craig California Robert Nagin FloridaM ichelle Craig California Phillip N ishikawa CaliforniaF r ed De is Oregon Sam Palm er NevadaDavid Drenth M innesota Gary Peterson WashingtonCarl Eriksson U tah A nthony Re OregonRoger Evans U tah Don Riley AlabamaFayez Fanik New Jersey Gerald Smith AlabamaWi l li am Fi tz John California B ill Stevens South CarolinaHa rr y G le ic h Sou th Ca rol in a Thomas Stevens CaliforniaCha rl es Hems ley California Emile Troup MaineJe ff H i lf ik e r Kansas Zan Turner CaliforniaMe rl yn I sa ak California W .F . Urbick WashingtonDav id Janl fe r Vlrgina George VOigt PennsylvaniaDon J oh nson Florida M ichael W heeler CaliforniaJo e K an e N ew Y ork K ip W illiamson CaliforniaR oy K ec k Georgia David W ismer PennsylvaniaRon Lynn Nevada Daniel Zechmeister M ichiganMehrdad Maher CaliforniaCalvin M cCall North Carolina

Tha nk s to a ll w ho h av e p artic ip ate d in b rin gin g to ge th er a m o de l p ro gr am fo r sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n th at c anb e a da pte d b y o th er s w ith ou t c ha ng in g th e in te nt o f th e p er fo rm a nc e o f th e s pe cia l in sp ec to r's w or k.T he a cc re dita tio n in fo rm atio n th at w a s a dd ed in th is e ditio n w as p ro vid ed b y P at M cC ulle n, V ic e P re si-d ent o f lA S .W i ll iam F it zj oh n h as p ro vid ed i nv alu ab le a ss is ta nc e in r ev iew in g th e f in al v er sio n o f t his d oc ument.

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ContentsI. Special Inspection - An Overview ............................ 1P ro vid es a n o ve rv iew o f p ro je ct q ua lity a ss ur an ce th ro ug h s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n.

II. General Program Guidelines ...................................... 5Desc ri be s o ve ra ll p ur po se s f or s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n a nd o utli ne s t he r es pe ctiv e d utie s a nd r es po ns ib ilit ie s o fspec ia l i nspec to rs , p ro je c t owner s, d e si gn e rs , cont ra c to rs and bu il di ng o ff ic ia ls .III. Recommended Special Inspector Qualifications ..................... 11L is ts s ug ge ste d c omp ete nc y a nd exp er ie nc e s ta nd ar ds a nd r ef er en ce s p er fo rmanc e s ta nd ar ds f or s pe cia lin sp ec to rs a s a n a id to b ui ld in g o ff ic ia ls i n d et erm in in g s pe cia l i ns pe ct or c omp et en ce to p er fo rm s pe cif icta sk s in a cc or da nc e w ith S ec tio n 1 70 4.IV. Recommended Testing and Inspection Agencies Accreditation .............. 13Desc ri be s th e a cc re di ta tio n p ro gr am o ff er ed b y I nte rn at io na l A c c re dit ati on S er vic e ( lAS ) f or a ge nc ie sp e rform ing thi s wo rk .Appendix A Section 1 ill " ,., II , " " " " , .. " , oil 15

S tatement of Special Inspections A greement. , , , .. 17 Statement of Special Inspections Schedule , , 23 Special Inspection Record " , .. 29

Appendix A Section 2 II " , , " II ' " .. " it 31 Special Inspection Daily Report Form , 33 Special Inspection W eekly Report Form 35 Special Inspection Discrepancy Notice , .37 Special Inspection Final Report Form 39

Appendix B ".." I . , , I 41Job Task L ists for Special Inspectors 43

T hese lists w ere c om piled from job task a naly se s c on duc te d th ro ug h ex ten sive surve ys o fp rac ti ti on e rs i n t he appl ic abl e d is ci pl in e s.Appendix C " It it " II- 0 1 1 1 1 0 . . , . . " 51Special Inspector Qualifications , 53

E xample s o f c ertific atio n a nd e xp erie nc e sta nd ard s fo r d ete rm in in g th e c omp ete nc y o f sp ec ia linspectors.

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I. SPECIAL INSPECTION - AN OVERVIEWThe re a re se ve ra l a re as o f c on stru ctio n re gu la te d b y th e International Building Code ( IBC )wh e re s pe -c ia l in sp ec tio n is m a nd ato ry . T he se in sp ec tio ns a re to v er ify th at w o rk th at is c on sid ere d c ritic al to lif es afe ty a nd p ro pe rty p ro te ctio n is b ein g o r h as b ee n c on stru cte d a cc or din g to th e a pp ro ve d p la ns a nd s pe c-if ic ati on s. Th es e s pe ci al in sp ec ti on s a re in a dd iti on t o t he t yp ic al muni ci pa l in sp ec tio ns r eq ui re d b y th eb uil di ng d ep ar tm ent th at a re s pe cif ie d i n S ec tio n 1 10 o r s pe cif ic s tr uc tu ra l o bs er va tio n a s may b e r eq uir edb y S ec tio n 1 71O . S ec tio n 1 70 4 d eta ils w he n s pe cia l in sp ec tio n is r eq uire d a nd fo r w ha t ty pe s o f w o rk .Th e r eg is te re d d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l in r es po ns ib le c ha rg e is r eq uir ed t o p re pa re a " St at ement o f Sp ec ia lI ns pe cti on s" th at o utl in es th e s pe cia l in sp ec tio ns to b e p er fo rmed.Sp ec ia l in sp ec ti on i s th e moni to rin g o f ma te ri al s, in st all at io n, f ab ric ati on , e re cti on a nd p la cemen t o f c om -p on en ts a nd con ne ctio ns th at r eq ui re s pe ci al e xp er tis e th at a re c ri tic al to th e in te gr ity o f t he b uil di ng s tr uc -t ur e. S p ec ia l in sp ec tio n i s r eq uir ed to e ns ur e c omp lia nc e w it h th e a pp ro ved con str uc tio n d ocuments( pl an s) a nd s ta nd ar ds r ef er en ce d i n t he a pp lic ab le c od es . S pe ci al in sp ec to rs o r s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n a ge nc ie sm u st b e a pp ro ve d b y th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l to c on du ct c er ta in ty pe s o f in sp ec tio ns a s d eta ile d in S ec tio n1 70 4. A l th ou gh S ec tio n 1 70 4.1 re qu ir es th e own er o r th e r eg iste re d d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l a ctin g a s th eowne r's a ge nt to p ro vid e f or s pe ci all y q ua lif ie d in sp ec to rs , th e a pp ro va l o f s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a nd s pe ci alin sp ec ti on a ge nc ie s is s ole ly th e r es po ns ib ili ty o f th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l.S pe cia l i ns pe ct io n r eq uir ement s in t he 2 00 9 IBe a re c omp re he ns iv e a nd c on sis t o f 1 6 m a jo r c ate go rie s a sfollows:1. Inspection of fabricators - Whe re f ab ri ca tio n o f s tr uc tu ra l lo ad -b ea ri ng membe rs a nd a ss emb lie sis b ein g p erfo rm e d o n th e p rem ise s o f th e fa br ic ato r. N ote th e e xc ep tio n fo r a pp ro ve d fa bric ato rs( see Sect ion 1704 .2 ).2 . Steel construction - S te el e lemen ts o f b uild in gs a nd s tr uc tu re s r eq uir in g s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n a ref ou nd in S ec tio n 1 70 4.3 . S ee T ab le 1 70 4.3 f or d eta ile d in fo rm a tio n re ga rd in g in sp ec tio ns a nd r ef -e renced s tandards.

S pe cif ic a re as liste d in th e T ab le 1 70 4.3 f or s te el c on stru ctio n a re a s fo llow s: M a te ria l v er ific atio n o f h ig h-s tre ng th b olts, n uts a nd w as he rs . Inspe ction o f h ig h-stren gth b oltin g. M a te ria l v er ific atio n o f stru ctu ra l ste el a nd c old -f orme d s te el d ec ks . M a te ria l v erifica tio n o f w eld filler m aterials. Inspe ction o f w eld in g fo r b oth struc tu ra l ste el an d re inforcing ste el. I ns pe ctio n o f s te el fram e jo in t d eta ils fo r c om p lia nc e w ith a pp ro ve d c on str uc tio n d oc um en ts .N ote E xc ep tio ns 1 a nd 2 lis te d in S ec tio n 1 70 4.3 d isc us sin g ste el f ab ric atio n w ith ou t h ea tin go pe ra tio ns o f a ny k in d a nd con ti nu ou s a nd p er io dic i ns pe ct io n o f c er ta in we ld in g o pe ra tio ns .

3. Concrete construction - Th e s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n a nd v er if ic atio n f or c on cr ete c on str uc tio n a ref ou nd in S ec tio n 1 70 4.4 . S ee Table 1 70 4.4 f or d eta ile d in fo rma tio n r eg ar din g i ns pe ct io ns .

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Spe cif ic a re as lis te d in S ec tio n 1704.4 f or c on cr ete c on str uc tio n:G Re in fo rc in g s te el. in clu din g p re str es sin g te ndon s a nd p la cemen t.., R einforcing steel w elding .., B olts to be installed in concrete prior to and during placem ent of concrete.G Verify in g u se o f re qu ire d d esig n m ix .G S amp lin g fre sh co nc re te a nd p erfo rm in g slump, air c on ten t an d fre sh c on cre te tem p era tu re a ttim e o f m ak in g sp ec im en s fo r stre ng th te sts.G P rope r a pp lic atio n te ch niq ue s f or c on cr ete a nd s ho tc re te p la cemen t. M ain tain in g sp ecified cu rin g tem peratu re an d tech niq ues. P restressed co ncrete, in clud in g ap plicatio n o f p restressing fo rces an d g ro utin g o f b on ded p re-s tre ss ing tendons. E recting precast concrete m em bers. V erifyin g in -situ co ncrete stren gth p rio r to stressing o f ten do ns in p ost-ten sio ned co ncrete an dp rio r to rem ov al of sh ores an d fo rm s from b eam s an d stru ctu ral slab s. Form work for shape, location and dim ensions of concrete m em bers.N ote E xcep tio ns 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 an d 5 in S ectio n 1 70 4 d iscu ssin g fo otin gs fo r b uild in gs th ree sto ries o rle ss , n on str uc tu ra l s la bs , f ou nd atio ns a nd c er ta in e xte rio r c on cr ete fe atu re s when p la ce d on g ra de .B e awa re o f c riteria a llowin g u se o f th ese e xc ep tio ns.

4. Masonry construction - T he sp ec ia l in sp ectio n a nd v erific atio n fo r m aso nry c on stru ctio n a refo un d in S ec tio n 1 70 4.5 a nd 1 70 4.1 1. T ab le s 1 70 4.5 .1 a nd 1 70 4.5 .3 sh ow d eta ile d in fo rm atio nre ga rd in g L ev els 1 a nd L ev el 2 sp ec ia l in sp ec tio ns fo r m aso nry c on stru ctio n a nd w he th er c on tin u-o us o r p er io dic in sp ec tio n is r eq uir ed .S pe cific a re as in sp ec ted in m aso nry c on stru ctio n (se e S ec tio n 1 70 4. 5 ) are a s fo llows:G Ve rif yin g S ite -p re pa re d mo rta r, c on str uc tio n o f mo rta r jo in ts a nd lo ca tio ns o f r ein fo rc ement a ndconnectors. V erifyin g size an d locatio n o f stru ctu ral elem en ts, ty pe, size and lo catio n o f an ch ors, in clu din gd eta ils o f a nc ho ra ge o f m aso nry to stru ctu ra l m emb ers, frame s o r o th er c on stru ctio n. V erify in g sp ecified size, g rad e an d ty pe o f reinfo rcem en t. V erifying w elding of reinforcing bars.G Verify in g p ro te ctio n o f m aso nry d urin g c old o r h ot w eath er.G Verify in g p rio r to g ro utin g th at g ro ut sp ac e is c le an a nd th e p ro po rtio ns o f site -p re pare d g ro ut.., V erifyin g g ro ut p lacem en t is in complian ce w ith cod e an d co nstru ctio n d ocumen t p ro visio ns.G In sp ec tin g th e p re pa ra tio n o f a ny g ro ut sp ec im en s, m o rta r sp ecim en s a nd /o r p rism s.

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V erifying the com pliance w ith required inspection provisions of the construction docum entsa nd th e a pp ro ve d su bm itta ls.

N ote Exceptions 1, 2 and 3 that discuss glass block uses, m asonry foundation w alls and fireplaces.S. W ood construction - Inspection of the fabrication of w ood structural elem ents and assem blies for

high-load diaphragm s both prefabricated and field assem bled or site built (see Section 1704.6).Specific areas of w ood construction w hen high-load diaphragm s are used (see Section 1704.6.1); V erification of structural w ood panel sheathing for grade and thickness. V erification of nom inal size of fram ing members. V erification of diam eter and length of fasteners and spacing of fasteners in the line of structural

m em bers and at panel edges.6. Soils - Inspection of site for existing conditions, verification of site prepa ration prior to placem ent

of prepared fill, verification of fill m ateria l and m axim um lift thicknesses and verification that in-place densities m eet the requirem ents of the approved soils report (see Sections 1802.2 and1704.7).

7. D riven deep, cast-in-place and helical pile foundations - Inspection of installation and testing ofpile foundations and record installation of each pile (see Table 1704.8 and Sections 1704.8 and1704.10).

8. Pier foundations - Inspection, installation and testing of pier foundations (see Section 1704.9 andT abl e 1 70 4. 9) .

9. Vertical masonry foundation elements - Inspection and verification (see Section 1704.5).10. Sprayed fire-resistant m ateria ls - Inspection of fire-resistive m aterial applied to structural ele-

m ents and decks in accordance w ith Section 1704.12.S pecific area s for inspection of spra yed fire-resistant m aterials a re of the follow ing item s listed: V erification of structural m em ber surface conditions. V erification of the application of m aterials per m anufacturer's instructions. V erification of the thicknesses and density of applied m ateria ls. V erification of the bond strength of applied m ateria ls.

11. M astic and intum escent fire-resistant coatings - Inspections for m astic and intum escent forstructural elem ents and decks (see Section 1704.13).

12. Exterior insulation and finish systems (E IFS) - See Section 1704.14 for exceptions to inspectionw hen EIFS is applied over w ater-resistive barriers w ith a m eans for drafning excess w ater, andE IF S installed on m asonry or concrete .

13. Special cases - Inspections, in the opinion of the building offic ial, that are needed because of theuse of alternate m ateria ls, unusual design or use of m ateria ls not having building code approval orneeding to m eet special m anufacturer requirem ents. See Section 1704.15 for exam ples w here theb uild in g o fficia l h as d isc retio n to req uire sp ecia l in sp ectio n.

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14. Smoke control- I ns pe ct io ns in vo lv in g te sti ng o f d uc two rk d ur in g e re cti on , p ri or t o c on ce almen ta nd p rio r t o o cc up an cy f or p re ss ur e d if fe re nc e, f low meas ur ements a nd d ete ct io n a nd con tr ol v er if i-c a ti on ( see Sect ion 1704.16). -15. Special inspection for wind requirements - Section 1706.1desc ri be s spec ia l i nspec ti on requ ir e-ments f or th e ma in w in d f or ce -r es is tin g s ys tem s i n c on st ru cti on .16. Special inspection for seismic resistance - Section 1707.1desc ri be s spec ia l i nspec ti on requ ir e-ments f or s ei sm ic r es is ta nc e r eq ui re d in c on str uc tio n s ys tem s.* IAS o ff er s a cc re dita tio n o f s pe ci al in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s f or th es e t yp es o f i ns pe ct io ns .

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II. GENERAL PROGRAM GUIDELINESA . Purpose of Special InspectionS pe cia l in sp ec tio n is th e m o nito rin g o f th e m a te ria ls a nd wo rkm an sh ip th at a re c ritic al to th e in te grity o fthe bu ild ing s truc tu re . It is th e r ev iew o f th e wo rk o f th e c on tra cto rs a nd th eir em plo ye es to e ns ur e th at th ea pp ro ve d p la ns a nd s pe cif ic atio ns a re b ein g f ollow ed a nd th at r ele va nt c od es a nd o rd in an ce s a re b ein go bs er ve d. T he s pe cia l in sp ec tio n p ro ce ss is in a dd itio n to th ose c on du cte d b y th e m u nic ip al b uild in gin sp ec to r a nd b y th e e ng in ee r o r a rc hite ct o f r ec ord a s p art o f p erio dic s tr uc tu ra l o bse rv atio n. S pe cia li ns pe ct or s f ur ni sh c on tin uo us o r p er io dic in sp ec ti on a s p re sc ri be d in Tabl e 1 70 4.3 f or t ha t c on st ru ct io nwh ic h r eq uir es th eir p re se nc e (Se ct io ns 1 10 .3 .9 a nd 1 70 4) .Go o d commun ic at io n b etween t he s pe ci al i ns pe ct or a nd t he d es ig ne rs , c on tr ac to r a nd b ui ld in g d ep ar tm entis e ss en tia l to p ro je ct q ua lity a ssu ra nc e. T he fo llow in g se ctio ns , B th ro ug h F , a re a c omb in atio n o fb uild in g c od e r eq uir em e nts a nd th e re su lts o f y ea rs o f le ss on s le ar ne d r ela te d to s pe cia l in sp ec tio n wo rkth at h av e r es ul te d i n t he s uc ce ss fu l c omp le tio n o f b uil din gs .B. Du tie s a nd R es po nsib ilitie s o f th e S pe cia l I ns pe cto rT he b uild in g c od e r eq uir es th at a " Sta tem en t o f S pe cia l In sp ec tio n" b e s ubm itte d w ith th e a pp lic atio n o fth e p erm it. T h e s pe cia l in sp ec to r s ho uld k now a nd u nd ers ta nd th e sc op e o f th e s ta tem en t p rio r to b eg in -n in g s pe cia l in sp ec ti on s ( se e th e d uti es o f th e d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l i n r es po ns ib le c ha rg e) .T ho ug h n ot re qu ire d b y c od e, s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a nd /o r in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s c an d oc um e nt a cc ep ta nc e o fth eir re sp on sib ilitie s a nd s co pe o f wo rk f or a p ro je ct b y s ig nin g a n a gre em e nt th at in clu de s a d eta ile ds ch ed ul e o f s er vi ce s, s uc h a s t he Sp ec ia l I ns pe cti on a nd Te st in g A g re ement a nd th e Sp ec ia l I ns pe cti on a ndTe sti ng S chedu le in cl ud ed i n App end ix A, S ec tio n 1 .D u tie s o f s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a nd /o r in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s in clu de th e f ollow in g:

L G en eral re qu ireme nts. S pe cia l in sp ec to rs sh all rev ie w a pp rov ed p la ns a nd sp ec ific atio ns fo rs pe cia l in sp ec ti on r eq ui rements . S p ec ia l in sp ec to rs w i ll c omp ly w i th th e s pe ci al in sp ec ti onr eq uir ement s o f th e e nf or cin g j ur is dic tio n f ou nd i n th e S ta temen t o f Sp ec ia l I ns pe ct io ns i nc lu d-i ng wo rk a nd ma te ri al s.

2 . S ig nify p re se nc e a t jo b site . S pe cia l in sp ec to rs sh all n otify c on tra cto r p erso nn el o f th eir p re s-e nc e a nd re sp on sib ilitie s a t th e j ob s ite . If r eq uir ed b y th e b uild in g o ffic ia l, th ey sh all s ig n in o nth e a pp ro pria te fo rm p os te d w ith th e b uild in g p ermit. A n e xample o f a s pe cia l in sp ec tio n jo bsite re po rt is in clud ed in A p pe nd ix A .3. O bserve assigned w ork. S pecial inspectors shall inspect all w ork according to the S tatem ent ofSp ec ia l I ns pe ct io ns f or wh ic h t he y a re r es po ns ib le f or c on fo rman ce w i th th e b uil din g d ep ar t-m ent a pp ro ved ( stamp ed ) p la ns a nd s pe ci fi ca ti on s a nd a pp lic ab le p ro vi sio ns o f S e cti on 1 70 4.4 . R ep ort n on co nfo rm in g ite ms (d isc re pa ncie s). S pe cia l in sp ec to rs sh all b rin g a ll n on co nfo rm -in g ite ms to th e imm ed ia te atten tio n o f th e c on tra cto r. If a ny su ch ite m is n ot re so lv ed in atim e ly m a nn er o r is so on to b e in co rp or ate d in to th e wo rk , th e e ng in ee r o r a rc hite ct o f r ec orda nd th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l s ho uld b e n otifie d imm e dia te ly a nd th e item n ote d in th e s pe cia l in sp ec -to r's w ritte n r ep ort (S ec tio n 1 70 4.1 .2 ). S om e ju risd ic tio ns m a y r eq uir e th is r ep ort to b e a se pa -r ate , i nd iv id ua l r ep or t f rom t he p ro gr es s r ep or ts . Th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l m ay r eq ui re th is r ep or t tob e p oste d in a c on sp ic uo us p la ce o n th e jo b site . T he sp ec ial in sp ec to r sh ou ld in clu de in th er ep ort, a s a m in im um , th e fo llow in g in fo rm a tio n a bo ut e ac h n on co nf ormin g item :



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D escription and exact location. R efe ren ce to a pp lica ble d eta il o f a pp ro ve d p la ns/sp ecific atio ns. N am e an d title of each ind iv idu al n otified an d m etho d o f n otificatio n. R esolution or corrective action taken.5. Provide timely progress reports. The sp ec ia l in sp ec to r s ha ll c omp le te w ritte n in sp ec tio nrep orts fo r each in spection v isit an d p rov id e th e rep orts on a tim ely basis as determ in ed by th e

build in g o ff ic ia l. T he sp ec ia l in sp ec to r o r in sp ec tio n a ge nc y s ha ll fu rn ish th ese r ep or ts d ir ec tlyto th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l a nd to th e d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l in c ha rg e ( Se ctio n 1704.1.2). These repor tssh ou ld b e o rgan ized o n a d aily form at an d m ay b e submitted w eekly at the o ptio n o f the b uild in go ff ic ia l. I n t he se r epo rts , s pe cia l i ns pe ct or s s hou ld : D escribe in sp ectio ns and tests m ad e w ith app licab le lo catio ns an d w heth er th e w orkme ets th e r eq uiremen ts o f th e S ta temen t o f S pe cia l In sp ec tio ns . In dicate n on co nfo rm in g item s (d iscrep an cies) an d how th ey w ere reso lv ed . L ist u nreso lv ed item s, p arties n otified , an d tim e an d m eth od of n otificatio n. Item ize changes authorized by engineer or architect of record if not included innonconform ing i tems.

E xam ples o f repo rt fo rm s are in clu ded in A p pen dix A .6. Submit final report. Spe cia l in sp ec to rs o r in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s s ha ll su bm it a f in al s ig ne d r ep or tto th e b uild in g d ep artm en t statin g th at all items req uirin g sp ec ia l in sp ectio n a nd te stin g b y th eS ta tem en t o f S pe cia l In sp ec tio n w ere fu lfille d a nd re po rte d a nd , to th e b est o f th eir k nowle dg ein c on fo rma nc e w ith th e a pp ro ve d p la ns a nd s pe cific atio ns ( Se ctio n 1704.1.2). Jurisdictionsm ay also re qu ire th e d esig n p ro fe ssio nal in resp on sib le c ha rg e to sig n th e rep ort b efo re it is su b-m itte d to th e b uild in g o ff ic ia L I tem s not in c on fo rma nc e, u nr es olv ed item s o r a ny d isc re pa nc ie si n in spec ti on cover age (i.e., miss ed in sp ec tio ns, p er io dic in sp ec tio n when c on tin uous w a sre qu ire d, etc .) sh ou ld b e sp ecific ally itemiz ed in th is rep ort. A n e xamp le o f a fin al rep ort fo rm isinclu ded in A p pend ix A .

C. Duties and Responsibilities of the Project OwnerT he p ro ject o wn er, th e en gin eer or arch itect o f reco rd . o r an agen t o f th e o wner is resp onsib le fo r fu ndin gspecial insp ectio n serv ices. M easu res sho uld b e tak en to en sure th at th e sco pe o f w ork an d du ties o f th es pe cia l in sp ec to r a s o utlin ed in th e S ta temen t o f S pe cia l I ns pe ctio n a re n ot c omp rom is ed .D. Duties and Responsibilities of the Design Professional in Responsible ChargeT he d esig n p ro fessio na l in resp on sib le ch arg e sh ou ld b e a c on se ntin g p arty b y w ritte n a ck nowle dgme nt o fsp ecial in sp ectio n an d testin g ag reem ents. A n ex am ple o f such an ag reem ent is inclu ded in A p pen dix A .T he d esig n p ro fe ssio na l in re sp on sib le sh all p re pare a "S ta tem en t o f S pe cia l In sp ec tio ns" to b e su bm itte dw ith th e p ermit a pp lic atio n ( Se ctio ns 110.3.9 an d 1704.1.1). T he c on te nt o f th e sta temen t is to c on ta in th efol low ing i nformat ion (Se ct ion 1705.2).

1. Mate rials, sy stems, c ompo ne nts a nd w ork re qu ired to h av e sp ec ial in sp ec tio n. D utie s o f th eb uild in g o fficia l an d th e re giste red d esig n p ro fe ssio nal re sp on sib le fo r ea ch p art o f th e w ork a reto bestated,

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2 . T yp e a nd e xte nt o f ea ch sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n an d th e n am e o f in div id ua l ( s) o r firm s p erfo rm in g th einspections.3 . Type and extent of each test.4 . S pe cia l in sp ectio n o f re qu ire d se ism ic resista nc e sy ste ms a nd c om po ne nts (S ec tio n 1 70 5.3 ).5 . S pe cia l in sp ectio n o f re qu ire d w in d re sista nce sy ste ms a nd c om po ne nts (S ectio n 1 70 5.4 ).6 . R eq uireme nts fo r stru ctu ra l o bse rv atio n. S ee S ec tio ns 1 07 .3 .4 .1 a nd 1 71 0 fo r in fo rm atio nregard ing spec if ic requ iremen ts .T h e fo llow in g a re e lem en ts o f g oo d p ra ctic e a nd c ou ld b e in clu de d in th e S ta tem en t o f S pe cia lInspections.7 . P ro vid e n am e a nd c on ta ct in fo rm atio n o f sp ec ia l in sp ec to r o r sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n a gen cy . S ub jec tt o th e a pp ro va l o f th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l, s pe ci al i ns pe ct or s h ol din g c ur re nt c er tif ic at io n b y ICC i nt he d is cip lin e i n wh ic h th ey w i ll b e in sp ec ti ng c an b e c on si de re d q ua li fie d. L ik ew i se , s pe ci ali ns pe ct io n a ge nc ie s h old in g c ur re nt a cc re di ta tio n w i th IAS (Se e u pd at ed li st a va ila bl e a twww . ia so nl in e. or g) w i th t he a pp ro pr ia te s co pe o f a cc re di ta tio n f or th e d is cip lin es t o b e

i ns pe ct ed c an b e c on si de re d q ua lif ie d. Th e c ho ic e o f s pe cia l i ns pe ct or s o r s pe ci al in sp ec ti onagenc ie s shou ld i nc lud e the fol low ing cons id e ra ti on s : P ro je ct siz e a nd c om ple xity - e xp erie nce w ith sim ila r p ro je cts. In sp ec tio n s ta ff in g - s uff ic ie nt q ua lif ie d in sp ec to rs . S ite lo ca tio n - p ro xim ity o f in sp ec tio n a nd te stin g fac ilitie s. O ffs ite in sp ec tio n - c ap ab ilitie s fo r in sp ec tio n a t r em o te lo ca tio ns .

8 . C om pletion of a special inspection and testing agreem ent and schedule as show n in the A p pen-d ix A e xample s is a s im p le m e th od o f fu lf illin g th e r eq uir em e nts f or p re pa ra tio n o f a sp ec ia li ns pe ct io n p ro gr am th at c an b e e as il y r ev iewed b y t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l.9 . R esp on d to fie ld d isc re pa nc ies. T he e ng in ee r o r a rc hite ct o f re co rd sh all re sp on d to sp ec ia l

i nsp ec to r r epo rt s o f unco rr e ct ed noncomp ly ing (di sc rep anc ie s ) i tems and shal l approve remed ia lmeasures .1 0. R ev ie w sh op d ra win gs an d su bm it re visio ns to a pp ro ve d p la ns. T he d esig n p ro fe ssio na l inr es po ns ib le c ha rg e s ha ll a ck now le dg e a nd a pp ro ve s ho p d raw in gs th at m ay d eta il s tr uc tu ra li nf ormat io n. Th e d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l s ha ll s ubm it t o t he b uil din g o ff ic ia l a nd th e s pe cia l i ns pe c-to r o r in sp ec tio n a ge nc y w ritte n a pp ro va l o f a ny v erb ally a pp ro ve d d ev ia tio ns f rom th ea pp ro ved p la ns a nd s ha ll s ubm it r ev is ed p la ns f or b uil din g o ff lc ia l a pp ro va l ( Se ct io n 1 07 .3 .4 .1 ).

It is b ec om in g mo re c ommo n f or th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l to r eq uir e th e s ig na tu re o f th e d es ig n p ro -f es si on al o n a ll f in al d oc ument s.It is g oo d p ra ctic e th at th e d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l in r esp on sib le c ha rg e b e a S ig na to ry o f th e S ta tem en to f S pe cia l In sp ec tio n a nd o f a ny s ub se qu en t a gre em e nts a ffe ctin g th e wo rk o f s pe cia l in sp ec tio no f th e p ro je ct .



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E. Duties and Responsibilities of the ContractorEach con tr ac to r r es po ns ib le f or c on str uc ti on o f t he s tr uc tu ra l s ys tem s d es cr ib ed i n S e ct io n 1 70 6 s ha ll s ub -m it a w r itte n s ta tem en t o f re sp on sib ility to th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l a nd th e owne r p rio r to c ommenc em e nt o fth e wo rk o n th e s ys tem o r c omp on en t. T h e c on tra cto r's S ta tem en t o f R es po nsib ility is to c on ta in th e fo l-lowing:

1 . A c lm ow l edgem ent of aw areness of the special requirem ents contain ed in the S tatem ent of S pe-c ia l Inspec t ions ;2 . A c kn ow le dg em en t th at c on tro l w ill b e e xe rc ise d to o bta in c on fo rm an ce w ith th e c on stru ctio nd ocumen ts a pp ro ved b y th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l;3 . P ro ce du re s fo r e xe rc isin g c on tro l w ith in th e c on trac to r's o rg an iz atio n, th e m eth od a nd fre -q ue nc y o f r ep ortin g a nd th e d is trib utio n o f th e re po rts ; a nd4 . I de ntific atio n a nd q ua lif ic atio ns o f th e p er so n( s) e xe rc is in g s uc h c on tr ol a nd th eir p os itio n(s ) inthe o rganizat ion .I n a dd it io n to th e r es po ns ib il iti es men tio n ed b y cod e, th e c on tr ac to r s ho u ld :5 . N otify th e sp ec ia l in sp ec to r. A d eq ua te n otic e sh all b e p ro vid ed so th at th e sp ec ia l in sp ec to r h astim e to b ec om e f am ilia r w ith th e p ro je ct.6 . P ro vid e a cc ess to a pp ro ve d p la ns. T he c on tra cto r is re sp on sib le fo r p ro vid in g th e sp ec ia l in sp ec -to r w ith a cc ess to a pp ro ve d p la ns ( Se ctio n 1 07 .3 .1 ).7 . R etain sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n re co rd s. W h en re qu ire d b y th e b uild in g o ffic ia l. th e c on tra cto r isr es po ns ib le f or r eta in in g a t th e j ob s ite a ll s pe cia l in sp ec tio n r ec ord s s ubm itte d b y th e s pe cia lin sp ec to r a nd p ro vid in g th es e r ec or ds fo r r ev iew b y th e b uild in g d ep ar tm e nt's in sp ec to r u po nrequest.

F. Duties and Responsibilities of the Building OfficialO f a ll th e te am membe rs in vo lv ed in th e c on str uc tio n p ro ce ss , th e b uild in g o ffic ia l is th e o nly o ne w ith th ele ga l a uth o ri ty t o e nf or ce th e s pe ci al i ns pe cti on p ro v is io ns o f th e c od e (Se ct io n 1 04 .4 ). Th e emp lo ymen to f a s pe cia l in sp ec to r o r a ge nc y s ha ll n ot r elie ve th e b uild in g d ep ar tm e nt o f r es po ns ib ility fo r sp ec ia lin sp ec tio ns o r s tr uc tu ra l o bs er va tio ns a s r eq uir ed b y th e c od e a nd s ta te d in th e S ta tem en t o f S pe cia lI ns pe cti on s. Bu il din g d ep ar tm en t i ns pe cti on s o f it em s a ls o r eq ui rin g s pe ci al in sp e ct io n s ho ul d n o t b eS ig ne d o ff w i th ou t th e c on cur re nc e o f t he s pe ci al in sp ec to r.Th e s pe ci fi c d ut ie s a nd r es po ns ib ili tie s o f t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l r el ati ng to s pe ci al i ns pe cti on i nc lu de t hefol lowing:

1 . R e view s ubm itta l d oc um e nts f or c om p lia nc e w ith s pe cia l in sp ec tio n r eq uir em e nts . T he b uild in go ff ic ia l is c ha rg ed w i th t he l eg al a ut ho ri ty t o r ev iew t he p la n s, s pe cif ic ati on s p er ta in in g t o wo rka nd ma te ri als , s pe ci al in sp ec ti on p ro gr am and o th er s ubm it ta l d oc umen ts f or c omp lia nc e w i thc od e r eq uir em e nts (S ec tio ns 1 04 .2 a nd 1 07 ). A p p ro va l f or m a te ria ls s ho uld b e in a cc or da nc ew ith S ec tio ns 1 04 .9 a nd 1 04 .1 1.

2 . A p pro ve fa bric ato r(s) u se d fo r b uild in g c om po ne nts in sta lle d o n-site .

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3. A p prove spec ia l in sp ection p ro gram . T he b uild in g offic ia l is re sp onsible for app ro ving th e spe -c ia l in sp ec tio n p ro gram s ubm itte d b y th e d esig n p ro fe ss io na l in re sp on sib le c ha rg e (S ec tio n107.3.4) a nd may r eq uire a p re co ns tru ctio n c on fe re nc e t o re view th e p ro gram w ith a ll a pp lic ab lem emb ers o f th e c on stru ctio n te am .

4. App ro ve s pe cia l in sp ec to rs /in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s. The b uild in g o ff ic ia l is re sp on sib le f or d ete r-m in in g c om peten ce of sp ec ia l inspe ctors for the type s of w ork th ey w ill be inspec tin g (S ec tio n1704) a nd re qu irin g sp ec ia l in sp ec to rs /in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s to n otify th e b uild in g d ep artm e nt o fe ac h p erm it th ey a re a sso cia te d w ith . S ug ge ste d q ua lific atio ns fo r s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a re c on -ta in ed in P art IIIo f th is g uid e.

5 . M o nito r s pe cia l in sp ec tio n a ctiv itie s. T he b uild in g o ffic ia l s ho uld mon ito r th e sp ec ia l in sp ec tio na ctiv itie s a t th e j ob s ite to a ss ure th at q ua lifie d s pe cia l in sp ec to rs a re p erfo rm in g th eir d utie sw he n w ork re qu irin g s pe cia l in sp ec tio n is in p ro gre ss (S ec tio n 1704.1.2).6. Iss ua nc e o f s to p w ork o rd ers. T he b uild in g o ffic ia l is re co gn iz ed a s h av in g th e a uth ority to sto pw ork at the jo b s ite (S ec tio n 1 15 ); h ow ev er. th e sp ec ia l in sp ec to r d oe s n ot h av e th is a uth ority .

S to p w ork o rd ers m ost lik ely w ill b e issu ed in respo nse to a d iscrep an cy repo rt tha t h as b ee nwritten.7. A p prov al to pro ce ed. T he re are c erta in points o f com ple tio n w he re w ork sh all no t pro ce ed u ntila pp ro va l b y th e b uild in g o ffic ia l h as b ee n g iv en .8 . R eview in sp ec tion repo rts. T he bu ildin g official rec eive s and rev ie ws spe cial in sp ection prog-re ss re po rts a nd fin al re po rts fo r c on fo rm a nc e w ith th e a pp ro ve d p la ns , s pe clflc atlo ns a nd w ork -m a ns hip p ro visio ns o f th e c od e (S ec tio n 1704.1.2).9 . T he b uild in g officia l sh ou ld no t pe rform the fin al insp ec tion a nd issu e certificate of o ccu pa ncyf or a p ro je ct ( Se ctio n 111) u ntil th e fin al sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n re po rt h as b ee n re viewe d a ndapproved.

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III. RECOMMENDED SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONSA. Code Knowledge and Plan Reading Competency StandardsThe build in g o ff ic ia l h as th e r es pons ib ility to a sc er ta in th at sp ec ia l in sp ec to rs a nd /o r a ge nc ie s a re q ua li-f ie d f or th e ty pe (s ) o f in sp ec tio n r eq uir ed . I n s ome g eogra ph ic a re as , c oope ra tiv e ju ris dic tio na l p ro gr am sf or th e r ec ognitio n o f c ompete nt in sp ec to rs/a ge nc ie s a re a va ila ble to a ss is t in s atisf yin g th is r eq uir ement.Qual if ic at ion s ta nda rd s may i nc lude:

1. I nd iv id ua ls ma in ta in in g c ur re nt c er tif ic atio n by ICC a s a sp ec ia l in sp ec to r fo r th e d is ci-p lin e(s) fo r w hic h h e o r sh e is re qu estin g a pp ro va l.2. A g encies m aintaining current accreditation as a special inspection agency by lA S w ith as co pe o f a cc re dita tio n c ov er in g th e d is cip lin e( s) fo r wh ic h th e a ge nc y is r eq ue stin g a pp ro va l.S ee A p p en dix C fo r th e lA S -re qu ired m in im um q ua lific atio ns fo r sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n.3. Wr itte n o r o ra l e xam in atio n to v er ify th e a pp lic an t's k now le dg e o f j u risd ic tio na l p ro ce du re sand code r equ ir emen ts .

B. Experience StandardsT he sp ecia lize d k nowle dg e a nd sk ills n ee de d to p erfo rm sp ec ia l in sp ectio n sh ou ld b e o btain ed b y ex pe ri-e nc e in some a sp ec t o f th e d is cip lin e b ein g in sp ec te d. I nd us tr y s ta nd ard s ty pic ally r eq uir e1-5 y ea r( s) o f v er ifia ble p ra ctic al e xp er ie nc e, d ep endin g upon th e d is cip lin e a nd th e le ve l o f in sp ec tio n, ap ortio n o f wh ic h may b e s atis fie d by a pp lic ab le te ch nic al e du ca tio n. T he re a re a lso p ro vis io ns f or tr ain ee sw ho m ay w ork u nd er th e d ire ct su pe rv isio n o f q ua lifie d sp ec ial in sp ec to rs. A n e xamp le o f d eta iled g uid e-lin es f or s pe cia l in sp ec to r e xp er ie nc e s ta nd ar ds is c on ta in ed in App endix C.The build in g o ff ic ia l ma y r eq uir e th at s pe cia l in sp ec to r a pp lic an ts p ro vid e e vid en ce o f e xp er ie nc e th ro ughth e f ollow in g a nd /o r o th er me an s:

1. Wr itte n r ef er en ce s v er if yin g re la te d wo rk e xp erie nc e; a nd /o r2. P erso nal in terv iew to ev aluate th e app lican t's w ork ex perience an d su itab ility to be a sp ecialinspector.3. E vid en ce o f c omp lia nce w ith a re co gn iz ed in du stry e xp erie nc e g uid elin e (se e e xamp le s inAppendix C).

C. Performance StandardsT he b uild in g o ffic ia l m ay u se th e j ob ta sk lists fo r sp ec ia l in sp ecto r c ertific atio n ex am s as g uid elin es fo re va lu atin g th e p er fo rma nc e o f s pe cia l in sp ec to rs in e ac h o f th e a pp lic ab le disctplines. T he se lists a rein clu de d in App endix B a nd c on ta in c ompreh en siv e task s th at m ay b e p erfo rm ed b y sp ec ial in sp ec to rs o nla rg e a nd c omplex p ro je cts. A c tu al ta sk s re qu ire d o n sp ec ific p ro je cts w ill ty pic ally b e few er.

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IV. RECOMMENDED TESTING AND INSPECTION AGENCIESACCREDIT AT ION_A. Special Inspection Agencies Accreditation ProgramIn re sp on se to a re qu est from se ve ra l ICC g ov ernm en ta l m emb ers, In te rn atio na l A c c re dita tio n S erv ic e(lA S ) h as d ev elo pe d a n a cc re dita tio n p ro gram fo r a ge nc ie s p ro vid in g th e sp ec ia l in sp ec tio ns th at a rere qu ire d fo r sp ec ific c on stru ctio n p ro je cts u nd er C ha pte r 1 7 o f th e 2 00 9 I BC . T he lA S S pe cia l In sp ec tio nA g e nc y A c c re dita tio n P ro gram is b as ed p rim arily o n th e re qu ireme nts o f th e IBC a nd th e a pp lic ab le p or-tio ns o fI SO IIEC S ta nd ar d 1 70 20 , G en er al R eq uireme nts fo r th e O pe ra tio n o f V ario us B od ie s P erfo rm in gIn sp ec tio n. T he p ro gram re qu ire s sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s to o pe ra te u nd er a q ua lity m an ag em en t sy s-tem th at is d ocumen ted in a m an ual. an d also req uires th e ag en cy to b e assessed in th e field to d eterm in e ifit is c omp ete nt to p erfo rm sp ec ific in sp ec tio ns o r ty pe s o f in sp ec tio ns. lA S a cc re dita tio n is b ase d o n th ea ss es sment o f a s pe ci al in sp ec ti on a ge nc y's in sp ec tio n p ro ce du re s, th e c ompete nc e o f its in sp ec tio n s ta ffa nd i ts r epo rt ing p roc edu re s.B. Testing Laboratories Accreditation Program

I nd u str y d ep ends on r elia ble a ss es sment o f te stin g a nd c al ib ra tio n la bo ra to rie s, in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s a ndf ab ri ca to r in sp ec tio n p ro gr ams . A c cu ra te te st, c al ib ra tio n a nd i ns pe ctio n r es ult s a re v it al f or th e p ro te cti ono f p ublic h ea lth a nd s af ety a nd to f ac ilita te tr ad e. lAS ope ra te s n atio n ally a nd in te rn atio na lly -r ec ogniz eda cc re dita tio n p ro gram s, som e o f w hic h a re s pe cific ally ta ilo re d to th e n ee ds o f th e b uild in g o ffic ia l. T helA S la bo ra to ry a cc re dita tio n p ro gram is m o de le d o n in te rn atio na l sta nd ard ISO/lEC S ta nd ar d 1 70 25 a ndis r ec ogniz ed g lo ba lly b y th e I nte rn at io na l L abor ato ry Ac c re dita ti on Coop er atio n ( ILAC ) , a nd by th e A s iaP ac if ic L abor at or y Ac c re dita tio n Coop er atio n (APLAC) . L abo ra to ry a cc re dit atio n, tr ac ea bility o f me a-s ur ements a nd un if orm te stin g r eq uir ements m i nim iz e te ch nic al b ar rie rs to tr ad e a nd r ed uc e th e f in an cia lb urd en o n m an ufa ctu re rs. E va lu atio n o f a p ro du ct, m ate ria l o r p ie ce o f e qu ipm en t sh ou ld b e b as ed o nr ep or ts f rom a cc re dite d te stin g la bo ra to ri es th at a re s uppo rte d by a cc re dite d c al ib ra tio n la bo ra to rie s toen su re t ra ce ab le and r epe at ab le mea su rement s.

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C. Public, Affected Parties and Regulator AccessThe lA S a cc re dita tio n p ro gr am s a re m o nito re d b y a n a cc re dita tio n c omm itte e th at is c om p os ed o f c od er eg ul at or s who app ro ve a ll a cc re dit ati on c rit er ia . Th ro ug h i ts a cc re dit ati on c omm i tt ee , l AS f ol lows a p ub -li c h ea ri ng p ro ce ss th at a ll ow s f or i np ut f rom r eg u la to rs , l ab or at or ie s, i ns pe cti on a ge nc ie s a nd o th e r i nt er -e ste d p artie s. M embe rs o f th e a cc re dita tio n c omm itte e a re a pp oin te d b y th e lA S B o ar d o f D ire cto rs . T h ea cc re di ta ti on c omm i tte e p ro vi de s a t ra ns pa re nt p ro ce ss t ha t p ro vi de s a cc es s t o a ll i nt er es te d p ar ti es . Onte ch ni ca l m a tt er s lA S ma in ta in s f ormall y a pp oin te d Te ch n ic al A d vis or y Coun ci ls (TACs ) c on si sti ng o fe xp er ts d rawn f rom acc re di te d c ali br at io n a nd t es tin g l ab or at or ie s a nd s pe ci al in sp ec ti on a ge nc ie s. E a chTAC p ro vi de s t ec hn ic al g ui da nc e to lAS o n ma tte rs r el ati ng t o c ali br ati on a nd t es ti ng o r s pe ci al i ns pe ct io na s th e n ee d a rise s.R equ ir in g a cc re di ta ti on i s a n a lt er na ti ve t ha t c an s ig ni fic an tl y r ed uc e u n ne ce ss ar y o ve rs ig ht b ur de n o n ab u il di ng d ep ar tm en t. Th ro ug h t his c omp re he ns iv e p ro gr am , a b ui ld in g d ep a rtm en t h as t he a ss ur an ce t ha ts pe cia l i ns pe cti on a ge nc ie s h av e f ul ly d emon st ra te d t ha t t he ir e xp er ie nc e a nd k now le dg e i s s uf fi ci en t a ndth at th ey a re c omp ete nt to d ete rm in e if c on str uc tio n m e ets th e m a te ria l a nd wo rkm an sh ip re qu ir em e nts o fth e ju ri sd ic ti on 's c on tr ac t d oc umen ts a nd cod esT h e s te ps r ec ommend ed to im p lem en t a p ro gram r eq uir in g lA S a cc re dita tio n fo r s pe cia l in sp ec tio n a ge n-c ie s a re :1 . D r aftin g a j u ris dic tio na l o rd in an ce r eq uirin g s pe cia l in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s to b ec om e a cc re dite d towo rk in t he j ur is d ic ti on .2 . E sta blish in g a tim elin e fo r th e a ge nc ie s to c om ple te th e a ccre ditatio n p ro ce ss.3 . E du ca tin g sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n a ge nc ie s o n th e p ro gram a nd th e a cc re dita tio n p ro ce ss.4 . E du ca tin g d esig n p ro fe ssio na ls a nd c on tra cto rs o n th e e ffe ctiv e d ate o f comp lia nc e.S p ec ia l in sp ec tio n a dm i nis tr ati on i s o ne o f th e a re as e va lu at ed b y lAS f or a cc re di ta ti on o f b ui ld in g d ep ar t-ments .



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APPENDIX A - SECTION 1Examples of Special Inspection Forms, Schedules and Agreements

Municipal Agency Forms

Statement of Special Inspections Agreement Statement of Special Inspections Schedule Special Inspection Record

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STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGREEMENTT o p erm it a pp lic an ts o f p ro je ct s r eq ui ri ng sp ec ia l i ns pe ct io n a nd /o r te stin g p er S ec tio n 1 70 4 o f th e InternationalBuilding Code (IBe):

Project A ddress: Perm it No.: -B EFO RE A PE RM IT C AN B E ISS UE D, tw o (2) copies of this agreem ent, including the Sta tem ent of S pecia lI ns pe ct io n a nd t he S pe cia l I nsp ec tio n a nd T est in g S ch ed ul e w ith th e re qu ir ed a ck nowl ed gm en ts sh al l b e c omp le te db y th e own er , o r re gist er ed d esig n p ro fe ss io na l i n re sp on si ble c ha rg e a ct in g a s th e ow ne r's a ge nt . A p re co ns tr uc tio nc on fe re nc e w ith th e p ar tie s in vo lv ed m ay b e r eq ui re d to r ev ie w t he s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n r eq uir em en ts a nd p ro ce du re s.

A P PR OV A L O F SP EC IA L IN SPE CT OR S: S pecial inspectors m ay have no financial interest in projects forw h ic h th ey p ro vi de s pe ci al i nsp ec tio n. S pe ci al i nsp ec to rs s ha ll b e a pp ro ve d b y th e b uild in g d ep ar tm en t p rio r top er fo rm ing any d ut ie s. S p ec ia l i ns pe ct or s s ha ll s ubm it t he ir q ua li fi ca ti on s and a re s ub je ct t o p er so na l i nt er vi ew s f orp re qu al if ic at io n. S pe ci al i ns pe ct or s s ha ll d is pl ay ap pr ov ed i de nt if ic at io n, a s s ti pu la te d b y t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l, wh enp er fo rm ing t he f un ct io n o f s pe ci al i ns pe ct or .S pe cia l in sp ec ti on a nd te stin g sh al l m ee t th e m in im um r eq uir em e nts o f S ec tio ns 1 70 4 th ro ug h 1 70 7 o f th eInternational Building Code. Th e f ol low in g c on di ti on s a re a ls o app li cabl e:A. Duties and Responsibilities of the Special Inspector

1. General requirements. Spe ci al i ns pe ct or s s ha ll r ev iew app ro ve d p lans and s pe ci fi ca ti on s f or s pe ci ali ns pe ct io n r eq ui remen ts . S pe ci al i ns pe ct or s w i ll c omp ly w i th t he s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n r eq ui remen ts o f t hee nf or ci ng j ur is di ct io n f ou nd i n t he S ta temen t o f S pe ci al I ns pe ct io ns i nc lu di ng wo rk and ma te ri al s.

2. Signify presence at job site. Sp ec ia l i ns pe ct or s s ha ll n ot if y c on tr ac to r p er so nn el o f t he ir p re se nc e andr es po ns ib il itie s a t th e j ob s ite . I f r eq uir ed b y th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l, th ey s ha ll s ig n in o n th e a pp ro pr ia tef orm p os te d w ith th e b uild in g p ermi t.

3. Observe assigned work. S pe cia l in sp ec to rs sh al l in sp ec t a ll w or k a cc or di ng t o th e S ta teme nt o f S pe cia lI ns pe ctio ns f or w hic h th ey a re r es po nsib le f or c on fo rm a nc e w ith th e b uild in g d ep ar tm en t a pp ro ve d( st amp ed ) p la ns an d s pe ci fi ca ti on s and app li cabl e p ro vi si on s o f IB e Sec ti on 1 70 4.

4. Report nonconforming items (discrepancies). Spe ci al i ns pe ct or s s ha ll b ri ng a ll n on co nf orm in g i temsto th e imm ed ia te a tten tio n o f th e co ntra cto r. If a ny su ch item is n ot re so lv ed in a tim ely m ann er o r isa bo ut t o b e in co rp or ate d i nt o th e w or k, th e e ng in ee r o r a rc hit ec t o f r ec or d a nd t he b uil din g o ff ic ia l s ho ul db e n oti fie d immed ia te ly a nd t he it em n ote d in th e sp ec ia l in sp ec to r's w ri tte n r ep or t ( Se ct io n 1 70 4.1 .2 ).T he b uild in g officia l m ay re qu ire th is re po rt to b e p osted in a c on sp icu ou s p la ce o n th e j ob site. T hes pe cia l i nsp ec to r s ho uld in clu de i n th e re po rt . a s a m in im um, th e f ollow in g in fo rm a tio n a bo ut e ac hnonconfo rming i tem:

De sc ri pt io n and e xa ct l oc at io n.Re fe rence to appl ic able de ta il o f approved p lan s/ sp e ci fi ca tion s .N ame a nd t itl e o f e ac h in div id ua l n otif ie d a nd m eth od o f n ot if ic atio n.

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5 . P rov ide tim ely p ro gre ss rep orts. T he sp ecia l in sp ector sha ll co mp le te w ritten in sp ec tio n re po rts fo re ac h in sp ec tio n v isi t a nd p ro vid e th e r ep ort s o n a t im ely b as is a s d ete rm in ed b y t he b uild in g o ff ic ia l. T hes pe cia l i ns pe cto r o r in sp ec ti on a ge nc y s ha ll f ur nis h th es e r ep or ts d ir ec tl y t o th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l a nd t oth e d es ig n p ro fe ssio na l in c ha rg e ( Se ctio n 1 70 4.1 . 2) . T h ese re po rts s ho ul d b e o rg an iz ed o n a d aily f orma ta nd m ay b e su bm it te d w ee kly a t th e o pti on o f t he b uild in g o ffi cia l. I n t he se r ep or ts, s pe cia l in sp ec to rsshould:

De sc ri be i ns pe ct io ns and t es ts made w it h app li cabl e l oc at io ns .I nd ic at e n on co nf orm in g i tems ( di sc re panc ie s) a nd h ow the y we re r es ol ve d.

L ist u nreso lve d item s, p arties n otified , a nd tim e a nd m eth od o f n otific atio n. Item ize ch an ges a uth orize d b y en gine er o r a rc hitect o f re co rd if n ot in clud ed in

nonconfo rming i tems .6 . S ubmit fin al re po rt. S pec ia l in spe cto rs or in spe ctio n a gen cies sh all su bm it a fin al sig ned rep ort to th e

b ui ld in g d ep ar tm e nt st atin g th at a ll ite m s r eq uir in g s pe cia l in sp ec tio n a nd te stin g b y th e S ta teme nt o fS pe ci al I nsp ec tio n w er e f ulf ill ed a nd re po rte d a nd , to th e b est o f t he ir k nowle dg e, c on fo rm t o th eapp ro ve d p lans and s pe ci fi ca ti on s (Se ct io n 1 70 4. 1.2 ). S ome j ur is di ct io ns a ls o r eq ui re t he d es ig np ro fe ss io na l i n r es po ns ib le c ha rg e t o s ig n t he r ep or t b ef or e it i s s ubm it te d t o t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l. I tem sn ot i n c on fo rmanc e, u nr es ol ve d i tems o r any d is cr ep an ci es i n i ns pe ct io n c ov er ag e ( i.e ., m i ss edi ns pe ct io ns , p er io di c i ns pe ct io n wh en c on ti nu ou s wa s r eq ui re d, e tc .) s ho ul d b e s pe ci fi ca ll y i tem iz ed i nth is report .

B . O wner R esponsibilities. T he project ow ner, the engineer or architect of record, or an a gent of the ow ner isr es po ns ib le f or f un di ng s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n s er vi ce s. Me a su re s s ho ul d b e t ak en t o e ns ur e t ha t t he s co pe o f wo rka nd d utie s o f t he s pe cia l in sp ec to r a s o utl in ed i n t he S ta teme nt o f S pe cia l In sp ec tio n a re n ot c omp rom is ed .

C . R egistered D esign Professional in R esponsible ChargeT he d esi gn p ro fe ssio na l i n r esp on si ble c ha rg e s ho ul d b e a c on se nt in g p ar ty b y w rit te n a ck nowl ed gm en t o f s pe cia lin sp ec tio n a nd te sti ng a gr eeme nt s. T he d esi gn p ro fe ssio na l in r es po nsib le c ha rg e h as m a ny d utie s a ndrespon sibi li ti es r el at ed to spe c ia l ins pec tion . inc lud ing th e fo llow ing :T he S ta teme nt o f S pe cia l I nsp ec ti on s h as b ee n su bm itt ed w it h th e p ermit a pp lic atio n. T he c on te nt o f t he st ateme ntcontains the fo llow ing info rma t ion .

1. Ma te ria ls, s ys tems , c omp on en ts a nd w or k r eq uir ed to h av e s pe cia l in sp ec tio n. D u tie s o f th e b ui ld in go ff ic ia l a nd th e r eg is te re d d esi gn p ro fe ssio na l r es po ns ib le f or e ac h p ar t o f th e w or k a re to b e s ta te d.

2 . T yp e a nd ex te nt of ea ch sp ecia l in sp ection a nd th e n am e of in div id ua ls o r firm s p erform ing th einspections.

3. Type and extent of each test.4 . S pe cia l in sp ec tio n o f r eq uir ed se ism ic -re sis ta nt s ys tem s a nd c omp on en ts.5 . S pe cia l in sp ec tio n o f r eq uir ed w in d- re sis ta nt s ys tems a nd c omp on en ts.6 . P ro vid e n am e a nd c on ta ct in fo rm a tio n o f sp ec ia l in sp ec to r o r s pe cia l in sp ec tio n a ge nc y.

S ub j ec t to t he a pp ro va l o f t he b ui ld in g o ffi cia l, sp ec ia l i nsp ec to rs h old in g c ur re nt c er tif ic atio n b y ICC int he d is cip li ne i n w h ic h th ey w ill b e i ns pe cti ng c an b e c on si de re d q ua lif ie d. lA S - ac cr ed it ed s pe cia li ns pe ct io n age nc ie s p ro vi di ng i ns pe ct io ns w i th in t he s co pe o f a cc re di ta ti on f or t he d is ci pl in es t o b e



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i ns pe ct ed c an b e c on si de re d q ua li fi ed . T h e c ho ic e o f s pe ci al i ns pe ct or s o r s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n age nc ie ss hou ld Inc lude the fol low ing cons id e ra tion s :

P ro je ct si ze a nd c omp le xit y - e xp er ie nc e w ith sim ila r p ro je cts. In sp ectio n sta ffin g - su fficien t q ua lified in spe cto rs. S ite lo ca tion - p rox im ity o f in sp ection a nd testin g fa cilitie s. O ff-site in spe ctio n - ca pa bilities fo r in sp ectio n a t rem ote lo ca tion s.

7 . C om ple tio n ofa sp ecia l in sp ectio n a nd testin g a greem ent a nd sch ed ule a s sh ow n in th e A p pen dix A .S ec tio n 1 e xampl es i s a sim p le m e th od o f f ulf il lin g th e re qu irem en t f or p re pa ra tio n o f a s pe cia l in sp ec tio np ro gr am th at c an b e e as ily r ev ie we d b y th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l,

8 . R es po nd to f ie ld d is cr ep an cie s. T he e ng in ee r o r a rc hi te ct o f r ec or d sh al l r es po nd to s pe cia l in sp ec to r r ep or tso f u nc or re ct ed n on complyi ng ( di sc re panc ie s) i tem s and s ha ll a pp ro ve r eme di al me as ur es .

9 . R ev ie w sh op d rawi ng s a nd su bm it r ev is io ns to a pp ro ve d p la ns . T he d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l in r es po ns ib lec ha rg e sh all a ck nowle dg e a nd a pp ro ve s ho p d rawin gs t ha t m a y d eta il s tr uc tu ra l i nfo rm a tio n. T he d es ig np ro fe ss io na l s ha ll s ubm it t o t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l a nd t he s pe ci al i ns pe ct or /i ns pe ct io n age nc y w r it te na pp ro va l o f a ny v er ba lly a pp ro ve d d ev ia tio ns f rom t he a pp ro ve d p la ns a nd sh all s ubm it r ev ise d p la ns f orbu ilding o ff ic ia l approva l (Sec tion 107.3. 4) ,

D. Contractor ResponsibilitiesS u bm it a w ritte n sta teme nt o f r es po ns ib il ity to th e b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l a nd th e ow ne r p rio r to c ommen ceme nt o f t hew or k o n th e s yst em o r c omp on en t. T he c on tr ac to r's sta teme nt o f r esp on sib ilit y is to c on ta in th e f ollow in g:

1. A c k nowle dg em en t o f aw ar en es s o f th e s pe cia l r eq uir em en ts c on ta in ed in t he S ta teme nt o f S pe cia lInspections;

2 . A c k nowle dg em en t th at c on tr ol w ill b e e xe rc is ed to o bta in c on fo rm a nc e w it h th e c on str uc ti on d oc um en tsapp ro ve d b y t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l:

3 , P ro ce du re s f or e xe rc isin g c on tr ol w it hi n t he c on tr ac to r's o rg an iz atio n, th e m eth od a nd f re qu en cy o fr ep or tin g a nd th e d istr ib uti on o f th e r ep or ts; a nd

4 . I de nti fi ca ti on a nd q ua lif ic atio ns o f th e p er so n ( s) e xe rc isi ng s uc h c on tr ol a nd th ei r p osi tio n ( s) i n th eorganization.

Sugge st ed job - si te p rotoco l fo r s pe cia l ins pec tion :I. N otify the sp ecia l in sp ector. A d eq ua te n otice sh all b e pro vid ed so th at th e spe cia l in sp ec to r h as tim e to

b ec ome f am i li ar w i th t he p ro je ct .

2 . P ro vi de a cc es s to a pp ro ve d p la ns. T he c on tr ac to r i s re sp on sib le f or p ro vid in g t he s pe cia l i nsp ec to r w itha cc es s t o app ro ve d p lans .3 . R eta in sp ec ia l i nsp ec ti on r ec or ds. Wh en r eq ui re d b y th e b uild in g o ff ic ia l. th e c on tr ac to r is r es po nsib le f or

r et ai ni ng a t t he j ob s it e a ll s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n r ec or ds s ubm it te d b y t he i ns pe ct or a nd p ro vi di ng t he se r ec or dsfo r r ev ie w b y th e b uil din g d ep ar tm en t's i ns pe cto r u po n r eq ue st.

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E. Building Department Responsibilities1. Rev ie w s ubm it ta l d oc um e nts f or c omp li an ce w ith s pe ci al in sp ec tio n r eq uir em e nt s a s o ut lin ed in t he

S ta tem en t o f I ns pe cti on . T he b uil di ng o ff ic ia l i s c ha rg ed w it h t he l eg al a ut ho rit y t o r ev ie w th e p la ns ,s pe ci fi ca ti on s, s pe ci al i ns pe ct io n p ro g ram and o th er s ubm it ta l d o cument s f or c omp li an ce w i th c od e, requ irements.

2 . A p pr ov e fa brica to r(s) u sed fo r b uild in g comp on en ts in sta lled o n-site .3 . A p pro ve sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n p ro gram s. T he b uild in g o ff ic ia l is resp on sib le fo r a pp ro vin g th e sp ec ia l

in sp ec tio n p ro gr am s ubm itt ed b y t he d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l i n r es po ns ib le c ha rg e ( Se cti on 1 07 .1 ) a nd m ayr eq ui re a p re co ns tr uc tio n c on fe re nc e to r ev ie w t he p ro gr am w ith a ll a pp li ca ble m embe rs o f t hecons tru ct ion te am.

4 . Mo nit or sp ec ia l in sp ec tio n a ct iv it ie s. T he b uil di ng o ff ic ia l s ho ul d mo ni to r th e s pe cia l i ns pe ct io n a ct iv it ie sa t th e j o b s ite to e ns ur e th at q ua lif ie d s pe cia l i ns pe cto rs a re p er fo rm i ng t he ir d uti es w h en wo rk r eq ui ri ngs pe ci al i ns pe ct io n i s i n p ro g re ss .

5. Issua nce of stop w ork o rders. T he buildin g o fficia l is recog nized as h av in g th e au th ority to sto p w ork att he jo b s it e.

6 . A p prov al to pro ceed. T here a re certain p oints o f com pletion w here w ork sha ll n ot p roceed until app rov alb y t he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l h as b ee n g iv en .

7 . R ev ie w i ns pe cti on r ep or ts . T he b ui ld in g o ff ic ia l r ec ei ve s a nd r ev ie w s sp ec ia l i ns pe ct io n p ro gr es s r ep or tsa nd f in al r ep or ts f or c on fo rm a nc e w it h t he a pp ro ve d p la ns , s pe cif ic at lo ns a nd wo rkm an sh ip p ro vi sio ns o fth e code.

8 . P erfo rm fin al in sp ec tio n. T he b uild in g o ffic ia l sh ou ld n ot p er fo rm th e fin al in sp ec tio n a nd a pp ro va l f or ap ro je ct u nt il th e f in al s pe cia l in sp ec tio n r ep or t h as b ee n r ev ie w ed a nd a pp ro ve d.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI ha ve rea d an d a gree to com ply w ith th e term s a nd co nditio ns of this ag reem ent.Owner:______________ - By: --~Date: __Reg is te re d De si gn P ro fe ss io na l i n R es po ns ib le Ch ar ge :______ - -~By: -- -_.Date: __Contractor:____________ -- By: ~Date: __Special Inspecto r I Spec ia l Ins pe ct ion Agency* :____________ -- ~By: Date: _O th er s a s r eq ui re d b y Bu il di ng O f fi ci al :__________________ By: Date: _A C CEPT ED FO R THE BUIL DIN G D EPA R TMEN TBy: - _ Date: -

* T his s ig na tu re m a y b e th at o f t he R es po ns ib le P ro fes sio na l E ng in ee r w ith in th e sp ec ia l in sp ec ti on a ge nc y.



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(Thi s p ag e i s in te nt io na lly le ft b la nk .)

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STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS SCHEDULE(This schedule should match the Statement l!f Special Inspections)Where the op tionbe tween continuousand periodic inspec tionis possible ,c ircle the optionrequired.

.Steel Construction - Verification I Inspection Continuous PeriodicSeeTable 1704.3 - RequiredVerificat ionand Inspec tionof Stee lCons truc tion1. Mate ri al v er if ic at io n o f h ig h- st re ng th b ol ts , n ut s a nd wa sh er s:

a . I den tif ic atio n m ar ki ng s t o c on fo rm to ASTM st an da rd s s pe cif ie d in th e - - - Xapproved con st ru ct ion document s.b . Manu fa ct ur er 's c er ti fi ca te o f c omp li an ce r eq ui re d --- X

2 . Inspe ct ion o f h igh -s tr eng th bo lt ing :a . Snug-t igh t jo in ts. - - - Xb . P re te ns io ne d and s li p- cr it ic al j oi nt s u si ng t um -of -n ut w it hma tc hma rk in g, twi st - o ff b ol t o r d ir ec t t en si on i nd ic at or me th od s o f - - - Xinstallation.

c . P re te ns io ne d and s li p- cr it ic al j oi nt s u si ng t um -of -n ut w it ho ut X - - -ma tc hma rk in g o r c al ib ra te d w r en ch me th od s o f i ns ta ll at io n.3 . Ma te ri al v er if ic at io n o f s tr uc tu ra l s te el a nd c ol d- fo rme d s te el d ec k:

a . F or str uc tu ra l s te el, id en tific atio n m ar kin gs to co nfo rm to A I SC 3 60 . - - - Xb . F or o th er ste el, id en tif ic atio n m a rk in gs to c on fo rm t o ASTM - - - Xs tand ar ds s pe ci fi ed i n t he app ro ve d c on st ru ct io n d oc ument s.c . Manu fa ct ur er 's c er ti fi ed t es t r ep or ts . - - - X

4. Mate ri al v er if ic at io n o f we ld f il le r ma te ri al s:a . Id en tif ic atio n m ar kin gs to c on fo rm to A WS sp ec if ic atio n in th e --- Xapproved con st ru ct ion document s.b . Manu fa ct ur er 's c er ti fi ca te o f c omp li an ce r eq ui re d. --- X

5 . I ns pe ct io n o f we ld in g:a . S tr uc tu ra l s te el a nd c ol d- fo rme d s te el d ec k:

1 ) Compl et e and p ar ti al j oi nt p en et ra ti on g ro ov e we ld s. X ---2 ) Mu lt ip as s f il le t w e ld s. X - - -3 ) S ing le -p ass f il le t we ld s> 5/16" X ---4) P lu g a nd slo t w eld s. X --5 ) S in gl e- pa ss f il le t w e ld s s5/ 16 " - - - X6) F lo or a nd ro of deck w elds. --- X

b . Re in fo rc ing s te el :1 )V e rif ic atio n o f w eld a bility o f re in fo rci ng ste el o th er th an ASTM -- - XA 706.

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Steel Construction - Verification / Inspection (continued) Continuous PeriodicSee Table 1704 .3 - RequiredVerif icat ion and Inspec tionof SteelC ons truct ion

2 ) Rei nf or ci ng s te el r es is ti ng f le xu ra l a nd axi al f or ce s i nin te rm ed ia te a nd s pe cia l m omen t f rame s, a nd b ou nd ar y

X - - -e leme nts o f sp ec ia l s tr uc tu ra l w al ls o f c on cr ete a nd sh ea rreinforcement.

3 ) Shea r reinforcemen t. X ---4 ) O th er r ei nf or ci ng s te el . - - - X

6 . I ns pe ct io n o f s te el f rame j oi nt d et ai ls f or c omp li an ce :a . D eta ils su ch a s b ra ci ng a nd stif fe ni ng . - - - Xh . Membe r l oc at io ns . - - - Xc . Ap p li ca ti on o f j o in t d et ai ls a t e ac h c on ne ct io n. - - - X

Concrete Construction - Verification / Inspection Continuous PeriodicSeeTable 1704 .4 - RequiredVerif icat ion and Inspect ion of Concre teCons truct ion1. I ns pe ct io n o f r ei nf or ci ng s te el , i nc lu di ng p re st re ss in g t en do ns , a nd --- Xplacement.2 . I nsp ec tio n o f re in fo rc in g ste el w eld in g in a cc or da nc e w it h T ab le 1 10 4.3 , - - - ---I tem 5 b.3 . In sp ec tio n o f b olts t o b e in st alle d in c on cr ete p ri or to a nd d ur in gp la ceme nt o f c on cr ete w he re a llo wa bl e lo ad s h av e b ee n in cr ea se d o r X - - -whe re s tr en gth d esig n is u se d.

4 . I ns pe ct io n o f anc ho rs i ns ta ll ed i n h ar de ne d c on cr et e. - - - X5 . V e rif yin g u se o f r eq uir ed d es ig n m ix . - - - X6 . A t th e tim e f re sh c on cr ete is sampl ed to f ab ric ate sp ec im en s fo r s tr en gthte sts, p er fo rm s lump a nd a ir c on te nt t ests , a nd d ete rm in e th e temp er atu re X - - -o f the conc re te .

7 . I ns pe ct io n o f c on cr et e and s ho tc re te p la cemen t f or p ro pe r app li ca ti on X - - -techniques.8 . In sp ec tio n f or m a in te na nc e o f s pe ci fie d c ur in g t empe ra tu re a nd - - - Xtechniques9 . Inspe ct ion o f p re st re ss ed conc re te :

a . Ap p li ca ti on o f p re st re ss in g f or ce s. X ---b . G rou ti ng o f b on de d p re st re ss in g t en do ns i n t he s ei sm i c- fo rc e- X ---re sist ing system.1 0. E re ct io n o f p re ca st c on cr et e membe rs . _ . _ - X

1 1. V er if ic atio n o f in - situ c on cre te str en gth , p rio r to s tr essi ng o f te nd on s inp ostte nsio ne d c on cr ete a nd p rio r to remo va l o f sh or es a nd f orms f rom --- Xb eams and s tr uc tu ra l s la bs .

1 2. I nsp ec t fo rmwor k f or sh ap e, lo ca tio n a nd d im en sio ns o f th e c on cr ete --- Xmembe r b ei ng f ormed .



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Masonry Level 1- Verification I Inspection Continuous PeriodicSeeTab l e 1704 .5 .1 - Leve ll Spec ia l I n spec ti on1. Compl ia nc e w it h r eq u ir ed i ns pe ct io n p ro vi si on s o f t he c on st ru ct io n - - - Xdoc umen ts a nd th e a pp ro ve d s ubm itta ls s ha ll b e v erif ie d.2 . Ve ri fi ca ti on o f fm andfAAc p rio r to c on stru ctio n e xc ep t w h er e - - - Xs pe cific ally e xempte d b y th is c od e.3 . V erifica tio n o f slu mp flo w an d V SI as d eliv ered to th e site fo r se lf- X ---conso li da ti ng g rou t.4 . A s m a so nry c on stru ctio n b eg in s, th e fo llowin g s ha ll b e v erif ie d to e ns ure c omp lia nc e:

a . P ro por ti on s o f s it e- pr ep ar ed mo rt ar . - -- Xb . Cons tr uc tio n o f mo rt ar jo in ts . --- Xc . L oc atio n o f re in fo rc em e nt, c on ne cto rs , p re stre ss in g te nd on s a nd --- Xanchoragesd . P r es tr es si ng t echnique . - - - Xe . G ra de a nd s iz e o f p re stre ss in g te nd on s a nd a nc ho ra ge s. - - - X

5 . Du rin g c on str uc tio n th e in sp ec tio n p ro gram sh all v erif y:a . S iz e a nd lo ca tio n o f s tr uc tu ra l e leme nts . - -- Xb . T yp e, siz e a nd lo ca tio n o f a nch ors, in clu din g o th er d etails o fa nch orag e o f m aso nry to stru ctu ral m em be rs, fra mes o r o th er --- Xconstruction.

c . S pe cif ie d s iz e, g ra de a nd ty pe o f r ein fo rc em e nt, a nc ho r b olts , --- Xp re st re ss in g te ndon s a nd a nc ho ra ge s.d. Welding of reinforcing bars, X - --e . P re pa ra tio n, c on str uc tio n a nd p ro te ctio n o f m a so nry d urin g c oldw ea th er (tempe ra tu re b elow 4 0 F) o r h ot w ea th er (tempe ra tu re --- Xabove gOF ).

f . A p p lic atio n a nd me as ureme nt o f p re stre ss in g f orc e X - - -6 . P rio r to g ro utin g, th e fo llow in g s ha ll b e v er ifie d to e ns ure c omp lia nc e:

a . G ro ut s pa ce is c le an . --- Xb . P la cem en t o f r ein fo rc em e nt a nd c on ne cto rs , a nd p re stre ss in g - - - Xt endon s a nd a nc ho ra ge s.c . P ro po rtio ns o f s ite -p re pa re d g ro ut a nd p re stre ss in g g ro ut fo r b on de d Xtendons. ---d . Cons tr uc ti on o f mo rt ar j oi nt s. --- X

7 . G ro ut p la ceme nt s ha ll b e v erifie d to e ns ure c omp lia nc e: X ---a . G ro utin g o f p re str es sin g b on de d te nd on s. X X

8 . P re pa ra tio n o f a ny r eq uir ed g ro ut s pe cim e ns , mo rta r s pe cim en s a nd /o r - - - Xp ri sms s ha ll b e obs er ve d.

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Masonry Level 2 - Verification / Inspection - Continuous PeriodicSee Tab le 1704. 5. 3 - Level 2 Speci al I n spect ion1. Compli an ce w i th r eq ui re d i ns pe cti on p ro v is io ns o f th e c on st ru ct io n - - - Xdocument s a nd t he a pp ro v ed s ubm it ta ls .2 . Ve rif ic at io n o f fm a nd fA A c p rio r to co nstru ctio n an d fo r ev ery 5 ,0 00 - - - Xsqua re f ee t du ri ng cons tr uct ion .3 . V erif ic atio n o f p ro po rtio ns o f m ate ria ls in p rem ix ed o r p re ble nd ed mo rta r - - - Xan d g ro ut as d eliv ered to th e site.4 . V erifica tio n o f slu mp flo w a nd V SI as d eliv ered to th e site fo r self- X ---conso li da ti ng g rou t.5 . T he f ollowin g s ha ll b e v er if ie d to e ns ure c omp lia nc e:

a . P ro po rtio ns o f S ite -p re pa re d mo rta r, g ro ut a nd p re str es sin g g ro ut f or - - - Xbonded t endons .b . P la cem en t o f m a so nr y u nits a nd c on stru ctio n o f mo rta r jo in ts . - - - Xc . P la cem en t o f re in fo rc em e nt, c on ne cto rs a nd p re stre ss in g te nd on s --- Xand anchorages.d . G ro ut sp ace p rio r to g ro ut. X - - -e . P la cem en t o f g ro ut. X - - -f . P la cemen t o f p re st re ss in g g ro ut . X - - -g . S iz e a nd lo ca tio n o f s tr uc tu ra l e lem en ts . --- Xh . T yp e, size an d lo ca tio n o f an ch ors, in clu din g o th er d etails o fa nch ora ge o f m as on ry to stru ctu ral m em be rs, fra me s o r o th er X ---construction.

i. S pe cif ie d s iz e, g ra de a nd ty pe o f r ein fo rc em en t, a nc ho r b olts , - - - Xp re st re ss in g t en don s a nd a nc ho ra ge s.j. We ld in g o f r ein fo rc in g b ars . X ---k . P re pa ra tio n, c on stru ctio n a nd p ro te ctio n o f m a so nr y d urin g c oldw ea th er ( temp era tu re b elow 4 0" F) o r h ot w ea th er (tempe ra tu re - - - Xabove gOF ).

1 . Ap p lic atio n a nd mea su reme nt o f p re str es sin g fo rc e. X ---6 . P re paratio n o f an y re qu ire d g ro ut sp ecim en s an d/o r p rism s sh all b e X - - -observed.

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Soils - Verification / Inspection Continuous PeriodicS ee T ab le 1 70 4.71.Verif y m ate ria ls b elow s ha llow fo un da tio ns a re a de qu ate to a ch ie ve th e " - - Xdesign bear ing capaci ty .2 . V e rify ex cav ation s are ex te nd ed to p ro per d ep th a nd h av e re ach ed p ro per - - - Xmaterial.3 . P er fo rm c la ss if ic at io n a nd t es ti ng o f c ompac te d f il l ma te ria ls . -"- X4 . V erify u se o f p ro pe r m ate ria ls , d en sitie s a nd lift th ic kn es se s d urin g X - - -p la ceme nt a nd c omp ac tio n o f c ompa cte d fill.5 . P rio r to p la ceme nt o f c ompa cte d fill, o bse rv e s ub g ra de a nd v erify th at s ite - - - Xhas b ee n p re pa re d p ro pe rl y.

Deep Driven Foundation Elements - Verification IInspection Continuous PeriodicS ee T ab le 1 70 4.81 .V erify e leme nt m ate ria ls , s iz es a nd le ng th s c omply w ith th e X - - "requirements.2 . D ete rm in e c ap ac itie s o f te st e leme nts a nd c on du ct a dd itio na l lo ad te sts, a s X ---required.3 . O bs erv e d riv in g o pe ra tio ns a nd main ta in c omple te a nd a cc ura te re co rd s X - - -f or e ac h e lemen t.4 . V e rify p lacemen t lo ca tio ns an d p lum bne ss, c on firm ty pe an d size of

h ammer , re co rd n umbe r o f b lows p er f oo t o f p en etr atio n, d ete rm in e X - --r eq uire d p en etra tio ns to a ch ie ve d es ig n c ap ac ity , re co rd tip a nd b utte le va tio ns a nd d oc umen t a ny d amag e to fo un da tio n e leme nt.

5 . F or s te el e leme nts , p er fo rm a dd itio na l in sp ec tio ns in a cc ord an ce w ith --- ---Sect ion 1704 .3 .6 . F or c on cr et e e lemen ts a nd c on cr ete -f ill ed e lemen ts , p er fo rm add iti on al - -- - - -in sp ec tio ns in a cc ord an ce w ith S ec tio n 1 70 4.4 .7 . F or s pe cia lty e leme nts , p erf orm a dd itio na l in sp ec tio ns a s d ete rm in ed b y --- - - -t he r eg is te re d d es ig n p ro fe ss io na l i n r es pons ib le c ha rg e.Cast-In-Place Deep Foundation Elements - Verification /Inspection Continuous PeriodicS ee T ab le 1 70 4.91. Obs erv e d rillin g o pe ra tio ns a nd main ta in c omple te a nd a cc ur ate re co rd s fo r X ---each e lement .2 . V erify p la ceme nt lo ca tio ns a nd p lumb ne ss , c on firm e leme nt d iame te rs , b elld iamete rs ( if a pp li ca bl e) , l en gth s, embedment i nto b ed ro ck ( if a pp li ca bl e) X - - -a nd a de qu ate e nd -b ea rin g s tr ata c ap ac ity . R ec ord c on cre te o r g ro utvolumes.

3 . F or c on cre te e leme nts , p erfo rm a dd itio na l in sp ec tio ns in a cc ord an ce w ith --- - - -Sect ion 1704 .4 .

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Other materials - Verification / Inspection

Other Work - Verification I Inspection

Note - A s sch edu les are dev elop ed, sp ace for the sp ecial in sp ector, date of in sp ection , and thedesign profession in respon sible ch arg e sh ou ld be pro vid ed as w ell as o thers w ho m ay need tore co gn iz e th at th e in sp ec tio ns h av e b ee n comp le te d.

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SPECIAL INSPECTION RECORD

City of - __ - __Inspection Agency: _Project Address:Building Permit No.: -

NOTE: Each special inspector is to record their presence on the job-site for each day's inspection. Postthis card adjacent to building permit inspection report card. Weekly reports are to be submitted by eachspecial inspectorlinspection agency to the building department.When attached to the job inspection record card, this card becomes a part of the inspection record.

INSPECTION SPECIAL TIMETYPE INSPECTOR 10 NO. DATE NOTES ARR I LEFT

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APPENDIX A - SECTION 2Examples of Special Inspection Forms, SChedules and AgreementsSpecial Inspection Forms

Daily Report Form Weekly Report Form Discrepancy Notice Final Report Form

(THESE FORMS MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED)

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SPECIAL INSPECTION DAILY REPORTCity/County of - Permit No.:,_-- __ Date : _Project Name/Address:Inspection Type(s)/Coverage: - -- __ - _

DContinuous DPeriodic; frequency: - _Inspections made, including locations:

Tests performed:

Items requiring 1) correction, 2) correction of previously listed items, and 3) previously listed uncorrecteditems:

Changes to approved plans authorized by engineer or architect of record:

Comments:

To the best of my knowledge, work inspected was in accordance with the building department approvedplans, specifications and applicable workmanship provisions of the IBC except as noted above.

Signed: -- Inspection Agency": - _Print full name: ID I Certificate Number: - _.. Building official may require the signature I stamp of agency engineer responsible for special inspection.



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SPECIAL INSPECTION WEEKLY REPORTCity/County of _-- __ - - Pennit No.: Date : _Project Name/Address: -- -- _Inspection Type(s)!Coverage: --- __ - -

o Continuous 0 Periodic: frequency: __ -- - __Total inspection time each day:I Dates I

IInspections made, including locations : --_-- - --_

Tes~periormed: -- - - -- _

Items requiring 1) correction, 2} correction of previously listed items, and 3) previously listed uncorrecteditems: _- __ '-- --- __ - _

Changes to approved plans authorized by engineer or architect of record: _

Comments: - -- ___

To the best of my knowledge, work inspected was in accordance with the building department approvedplans, specifications and applicable workmanship provisions of the IBC except as noted above.

Signed: .Inspection Agency": -_Print full name: 10 I Certificate Number: _cc: Building Department

Engineer!Architect" Building official may require the signature I stamp of agency engineer responsible for special inspection.



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SPECIAL INSPECTION DISCREPANCY NOTICECity/County of - Permit No.:. Date : _Project Name/Address: - - __ - ~ __Inspection Type(s)/Coverage: - _

Notice delivered to:o Continuous 0 Periodic; frequency: -- _o Contractor 0 Engineer/Architect 0 Building Department

The following discrepancies require correction and inspection approval prior to proceeding withthis phase of the work:

Signed: -- -_Inspection Agency": _Print full name: 10 I Certificate Number: -" Building official may require the signature I stamp of agency engineer responsible for special inspection.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS NOTICEPost with building permit inspection record card

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SPECIAL INSPECTION FINAL REPORTCity/County of Permit No.: Date: _Attention: _-- - __Project Name/Address: - - - _

In accordance with Section 1704 of the International Building Code, special inspection has been providedfor the following items:

Based upon inspections performed and our (my) substantiating reports, it is our (my) professionaljudgment that, to the best of our (my) knowledge, the inspected work was performed in accordance withthe approved plans, specifications and applicable workmanship provisions of the International BuildingCode.

Signed: -_Inspection Agency: - - __Print full name: ID I Certificate Number:__ -- _"Building official may require the signature I stamp of agency engineer responsible for special inspection.

CC: Client/Project OwnerEngineer!Arch itect

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APPENDIX BJob Task Lists for Special Inspectors:

Reinforced Concrete Prestressed Concrete Structural Masonry Struct

Documents

Model Program of SI