Final Inspection Pilot Program Results and Options 13:00 Conference Call 6/3/2014
Final Inspection Checklist Decisions
Number / Current Policy / Proposed Change / Notes1 / Homeowner shall provide a Certificate of Occupancy for all projects. / Homeowner shall provide a Certificate of Occupancy or a valid building permit if a CO is not required by the local building authority.
If work was completed without a building permit, the homeowner must obtain one from the local building authority.
If a building permit is not required for the work completed, this requirement is waived.
2 / Homeowner shall provide proof of contractor bonds for all projects. / Waive
3 / Homeowner shall sign and return Homeowner Certification Document for all projects. / Waive
4 / Designer shall sign and return Designer Certification Document for all projects. / Designer shall sign and return the Designer Certification Document for all projects.
If Designer refuses to sign document, homeowner may provide proof of payment to Program, and shall receive the lesser of the allocated 10% Designer Fee and receipt-based actual Designer payment.
If homeowner has no Designer this requirement is waived. 10% Designer Fee award shall be not awarded and/or recaptured.
5 / Contractor Certification Document shall be required for all projects. / Final Construction Completion form will be required. Homeowner will sign this form certifying work completed to code and that the green retro checklist was followed. / Contractor Certification Document shall be refined to become a construction completion form.
6 / Permits shall be required for all work on all projects. / Waive / Redundant of #1
7 / Post-Construction Elevation Certificates shall be required for all Elevation projects. / Required
8 / ResCheck/HERS for ECCCNYS 2010 Green Standards/Green Retro-Fit Checklist shall be required for all projects. / Waive – indicated by #1 and/or #5
9 / Certificate of Completion shall be required for all projects. / Waive / Redundant of #1
10 / Final Lien Waiver shall be required for all projects. / Waive
11 / Lead Assessments shall be required of all projects. / Required.
If no assessment performed prior to all work completed, a Lead Clearance certification shall suffice.
12 / Lead Clearance shall be required of all projects. / Required for all projects.
13 / Asbestos Surveys shall be required of all projects. / Required.
If no survey performed prior to all work completed, an Asbestos Clearance certification shall suffice.
14 / Asbestos Clearance shall be required of all projects. / Required for all projects.
15 / Verification that Contractor is not on select Debarment lists is required for all projects. / Waive – debarment checking will be done prior to construction beginning where possible to protect applicants, once work is completed it is not relevant
16 / Confirmation that Tier II items were addressed is required for all projects. / Required for all projects. / Language vague. Needs revision.
17 / Approved change orders are required for all relevant projects. / Waive
18 / Verification of Extraordinary Site Conditions is required for all projects. / Required only for full reconstructions - New form showing total dollar amount approved, needs to be signed by contractor, designer, or homeowner if self GC’d.