final inspection checklist

The Final Inspection

by Michael O'Brian on March 10, 2009

Can I Occupy My Building Now?

finalbuildingPicture this, you have just invested nearly one year of your life and 5 million dollars as it has been poured in this dream of yours (at least that how your friends say it).  In front of you is the shinny new building, it seats 200 people, its contemporary, it has state of the art cooking equipment, the cash registers are in, and the staff are waiting to be trained.  Excitement and anticipation are high.  The final inspection is underway and then we find out we just failed our final inspection.

The final inspection is the last step before the building owner/occupant can get a certificate of occupancy.  Emotions tend to run high for building owners as they are preparing to start making  money out of their brand new building.

Unfortunately, [click to continue…]

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