Private Provider

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Florida State Statute 553.791 (Alternative Plans Review and Inspection) authorizes a fee owner to elect the use of a Private Provider for plans review and/or required building inspection services. It covers the rights and responsibilities of the fee owner, the Private Provider, and the local Building Official/Building Code Enforcement Agency.  Pursuant to the Statute, Lee County requires the use of Private Provider inspections if Private Provider plan review is utilized.

Click here to view FBC for Private Providers.

Lee County requires a one-time registration of a Private Provider firm.  There is no fee associated with the registration.  During this process, proper licensure and insurance is verified and documented so it only has to be produced a single time.

Click here to view Private Provider Process, or see below: 

Registration Checklist

To register as a Private Provider, please complete and submit the following documentation. You can email a submission package to inspections@leegov.com   

  • Private Provider Registration Form
  • Copy(s) of Professional Licenses for each of the Duly Authorized Representatives regulated by Florida Statutes 481, 471, and 486.
  • Certificate(s) of Insurance.
Permit Submittal Document Checklist

  • Notice to Building Official
    Required for the official election to use a Private Provider and will specify if the Private Provider will perform the services of plan review and/or inspections.
  • Private Provider Plan Compliance Affidavit (only if Private Provider is performing plan review)
    Used to confirm the Private Provider has performed the required plans reviews and has approved those plans for code compliance under the allowable scope per FS 553.791.
  • Private Provider Plan Review Intake Information
    Used to process permit applications efficiently and expeditiously.  The cover page of all submitted construction documents/drawings must have a stamp or notice of reviewed for code compliance of the private provider.
Inspections Scheduling/Resulting Process

Using Lee County Inspections:  Schedule inspections via https://aca.leegov.com, or using the automated phone system, 239-533-8997.  For more information visit the Inspections Webpage.

Using a Private Provider: Upon completion of all required inspections, the Private Provider is required to prepare a certificate of compliance, on a form acceptable to the local building official, summarizing the inspections performed and including a written representation, under oath, that the stated inspections have been performed and that, to the best of the Private Provider's knowledge and belief, the building construction inspected complies with the approved plans and applicable codes. 

The statement required of the Private Provider must be substantially in the following form and signed and sealed by the Private Provider:

"To the best of my knowledge and belief, the building components and site improvements outlined herein and inspected under my authority have been completed in conformance with the approved plans and the applicable codes".

This is required pursuant to FS 553.791(12) for Private Provider Compliance.

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