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Project Advocate Program

Project Guidelines for Owners

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Project Checklists Owner: Curb Cuts

As of August 28, 2017, it is mandatory to submit all curb cut filings in DOB NOW: Build.

This section contains a list of questions/tasks to help Owners, who are responsible for hiring professionals to provide compliance with the Construction Codes and other regulations discussed in the Project Guidelines.

Checklists include:

Initial Project Checklist

Prior to Application Approval Checklist

Pre-Permit & On-going Project Work Checklist

Project Completion Close-out Checklist

Initial Project Checklist

DO

Pre-Project: Make sure you hire a Registered Design Professional, a Professional Engineer (P.E.), a Registered Architect (R.A.), or a Landscape Architect to assure your project is Code-compliant.

Project Drawings: Only a Registered Design Professional can submit construction documents, including drawings and other submissions, to the Department for approval. You must provide an Initial Survey no older than 90 days, conducted by a NYS licensed Land Surveyor.

Project Work: Hire a Licensed/Registered General Contractor to perform the work. When hiring a professional, have a written contract that includes the Contractor’s company name, address and license number(s).

DOB NOW: Build Requirement: Owner must provide their email address to obtain for correspondence, inspections and final sign-off of the project.

Commissioning: If your project requires commissioning, ensure you have a qualified commissioning agent perform the work and if required, file the commissioning report with the Department prior to sign-off.

Work Completion: Ensure inspections and sign-offs are performed to close the project permit. You must have a Final Survey by a NYS licensed Land Surveyor.

DON’T

Work Without a Permit: Do not begin work without a DOB permit. Even if the application for work has been approved, Property Owners and the people performing work without a permit may receive orders to stop on-site work, ECB violations with monetary and criminal penalties including court appearances, and civil penalties.

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Prior to Application Approval Checklist

Hire a Registered Design Professional (RDP), P.E. or R.A., to consult and finalize scope of work.

Provide consent of the project permit application, and authorize the P.E. or R.A. – who is the ‘Applicant of Record’ – to submit project Construction Documents for Department approval.

In Initial Survey that is no older than 90 days must be submitted (example provided by NYC Department of Transportation).

Project approval is required prior to beginning work.

*Note: The Owner of the building/property is ultimately responsible for the project, and their signature/consent is required for submission of the project application by their design professional, and Department approval.*

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Pre-Permit & On-going Project Work Checklist

Pre-Permit

Licensed Contractor: Hire NYC Licensed/Registered Contractor to obtain work permit in order to begin work.

On-going

Site Safety: Property Owners must maintain their properties in a safe condition during the course of work.

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Project Completion Close-out Checklist

Department Inspections: Make sure the Contractor has completed all Department of Buildings inspections and has obtained sign-off of the completed work.

Final Inspection and Sign-off: Confirm that the Contractor has requested and passed a final inspection required by the Department.

Final Survey: Following completion of the project, a Final Survey showing the actual work must be submitted.

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