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  • About Us
  • Services
    • Inspections
    • Permit Expediting
    • Hazardous Material
    • Code Consulting
  • Job Opportunities
  • Portfolio
  • Contact

Third-Party Code Inspections

Certified Third-Party Inspection Agency by Department of Buildings (DOB) in Washington, DC in the following Commercial and Residential disciplines: 


  • Building
  • Electrical
  • Energy
  • Plumbing
  • Mechanical
  • Life Safety
  • Sprinkler
  • Fire Alarm

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Third-Party Inspections Set Up Process

Paperwork Required

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

On-Site Documentation Required

The following paperwork is required returned to AmeriCode via email to inspections@jpl-ll.com:

  1. Project Set Up Sheet - request sheet below.
  2. DOB - Notice of Intent to use Third-Party Agency - Download Below. Must be completed and signed by owner.
  3. Copies of all permits and approved plans.

Request Project Set Up Sheet

On-Site Documentation Required

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

On-Site Documentation Required

  1. On-Site Inspection Record Card - Download Below - must be printed and on-site.
  2. ALL Trade Permits - printed and posted at building entrance.
  3. Approved plans - must be printed and on-site.

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

  1. Create an account with Access DC https://accessdc.dcra.dc.gov/.
  2. Create an account in Tertius DOB (dc.gov) - Be sure to connect a payment that you wish to use for inspection costs.  You can change this, but we are required to invoice through the Tertius system and collect payment this way.
  3. Select AmeriCode as Third-Party Agency for project – you can search by permit number or address.
  4. We will send you back a proposal.
  5. You accept the proposal, and we take it from there.

Requesting Inspections

Adding Permits to Existing Job

Set up in DOB Tertius Online System

Once your project has been set up you can request inspections by:

  • Email: inspections@jpl-llc.com 
  • Phone: (571) 379-4760

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Adding Permits to Existing Job

Adding Permits to Existing Job

Adding Permits to Existing Job

To add permits to an existing job:

  1. Locate job in Tertius under confirmed jobs - Select View and Manage
  2. In first block where is says "Project Details" - click the small gray arrow on the right-hand side to expand the section.
  3. Select "Add Permits" 
  4. Add trade permits by number.

Downloads

2024 - DOB Notification of Intent to use Third-Party Agency (pdf)

Download

2024 - DOB On-Site Inspection Record Card (pdf)

Download

Tertius_User_Guide - Customer (pdf)

Download

DC No Construction Allowed Holidays

We adhere to DOB No Construction Allowed Holidays. No inspections can be performed on the following

  • New Year's Day: Monday, January 1, 2024
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday: Monday, January 15, 2024
  • President's Day: Monday, February 19, 2024
  • DC Emancipation Day: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
  • Memorial Day: Monday, May 27, 2024
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
  • Independence Day: Thursday, July 4, 2024
  • Labor Day: Monday, September 2, 2024
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day: Monday, October 14, 2024
  • Veterans Day: Monday, November 11, 2024
  • Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Christmas Day: Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • New Year's Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

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