The cost to acquire a permit is a combination of two factors. The first is the labor of our team or agents to obtain the permits, and the second is the actual fees charged by each government agency that issued the permits. Labor includes the time to fill out all necessary applications, obtain notary and professional stamps, and deliver the permit package to the permit office for review and then to pick up the actual permits. The Fees charged by the Permit office for the permits themselves vary widely depending on location, type of work, and project size. Some direct permit fees can be a few hundred dollars for simple projects, while complex commercial projects may require permit fees in the thousands of dollars. The Gable estimating process provides as accurate a labor estimate as possible for obtaining the permits and detailed on our proposal. The actual fees charged by the jurisdiction are a pass through to you. We only charge you what we were charged. There is no mark up on this service.