BUILDING RECERTIFICATION PROCESS

1. You receive a notification from the municipality having jurisdiction of the property.
2. Proposal – BNI sends you a fee proposal for our service.
3. Inspect – Our engineers perform a visual inspection to determine the general condition of the structure per the published requirements.
4. Document – BNI will provide a report, which documents the existing condition of the building or structure, complete with photos and a written summary of elements needing repair (if necessary).
5. Submit - If no repairs are needed, then BNI will provide a signed and sealed report for you to submit, through the online portal, mail or in person. BNI can guide you through the submittal process. Once your application is approved, your building is certified for the next 10 years.
6. Repairs – Should the structure require repairs, and you retained us to prepare repair drawings, BNI will generate drawings documenting all necessary repair areas and quantities. These drawings can be used to obtain pricing from contractors who will perform the repair work.
7. Extension – Often repairs require a time extension. We can author a letter for you to submit.
8. Once the repairs are completed, we’ll reinspect and then issue a clean recertification report without deficiency comments, and your building is certified for the next 10 years.

TIMELINE

• Time is of the essence! Within 90 days of the date of the letter, you are required to hire a Florida-registered engineer who must visit the site, prepare the report, and provide it to you for submittal to the building department.
• A 60-day extension may be granted to submit the report, or, in the case of repairs, to submit repair drawings for a permit (extensions, six months at a time, may be granted).

PENALTIES

• Penalties can be extremely costly, up to $10,000 per violation. In extreme cases, penalty can increase to a property lien, referral to the Unsafe Structures Unit, building evacuation, and demolition.