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nick markowitz
- Jan 1, 1970
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Construction could come to a halt In Pa.
In 2009
If more funds are not made available?
By Nick Markowitz Jr.
There is a looming crisis in 2009 In Pa. becuse of the fact that the 5
yr Grandfather Provision which allowed practicing code officials to
continue to do code enforcement while they got there needed ICC cards
for there area of specialty with the Passing of Pa.
Uniform Construction Code (UCC).
Unfortunately communities in many cases lacked the funding to send
there inspectors for these classes which can run several hundred
dollars each and can cost several hundred more to take the actual test
just getting certified to do single family home inspections can run
$3500.00 or more per inspector. So late this summer many communities
will have no one available to approve plans and do inspections which
means either everything is going to have to be sent thru the state
labor & industry division and cause tremendous back ups or thru 3rd
party groups which are already at maximum with the amount of work they
are doing .But either way its going to mean more cost and agravation
getting jobs done on time and on budget and with many projects already
hanging by a thread many will be cancelled or grind to a halt. A
similar thing happened back in 1983 when the state fire and panic act
was amended and all fire system plans had to go thru Harrisburg L&I
and they where so overwhelmed they finally allowed the local
inspectors to approve them .
The quick solution would be to allow current inspectors who are
grandfathered to continue being grandfathered a couple more years till
funding becomes available but at this point there has been no word
from L&I or Harrisburg on the matter.
As bad as things are right now with the economy something drastic
needs done now so
This freight train coming down the wrong tracks is stopped and
economic disaster avoided. Or the consequences for builders,
investors, contractors and communities will be
Millions in lost tax revenue, companies and investors bankrupt and
even more people out of work.
In 2009
If more funds are not made available?
By Nick Markowitz Jr.
There is a looming crisis in 2009 In Pa. becuse of the fact that the 5
yr Grandfather Provision which allowed practicing code officials to
continue to do code enforcement while they got there needed ICC cards
for there area of specialty with the Passing of Pa.
Uniform Construction Code (UCC).
Unfortunately communities in many cases lacked the funding to send
there inspectors for these classes which can run several hundred
dollars each and can cost several hundred more to take the actual test
just getting certified to do single family home inspections can run
$3500.00 or more per inspector. So late this summer many communities
will have no one available to approve plans and do inspections which
means either everything is going to have to be sent thru the state
labor & industry division and cause tremendous back ups or thru 3rd
party groups which are already at maximum with the amount of work they
are doing .But either way its going to mean more cost and agravation
getting jobs done on time and on budget and with many projects already
hanging by a thread many will be cancelled or grind to a halt. A
similar thing happened back in 1983 when the state fire and panic act
was amended and all fire system plans had to go thru Harrisburg L&I
and they where so overwhelmed they finally allowed the local
inspectors to approve them .
The quick solution would be to allow current inspectors who are
grandfathered to continue being grandfathered a couple more years till
funding becomes available but at this point there has been no word
from L&I or Harrisburg on the matter.
As bad as things are right now with the economy something drastic
needs done now so
This freight train coming down the wrong tracks is stopped and
economic disaster avoided. Or the consequences for builders,
investors, contractors and communities will be
Millions in lost tax revenue, companies and investors bankrupt and
even more people out of work.