Structural Plans Review & Peer Review in Miami, FL

Independent plan examination and structural peer review for municipal building departments, developers, and design teams — objective, code-referenced, and delivered on your permitting timeline.

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CODE COMPLIANCE REVIEW

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THRESHOLD EXPERIENCE

48-72h

TYPICAL FIRST PASS

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SEALED REVIEW LETTERS

OVERVIEW

An independent second set of eyes on the structural documents.

Municipalities use our structural plans review service to supplement in-house plan examiners during peak permit volume. Owners and developers use it as a peer review before submittal, to catch load path gaps, missing details, and calculation errors while they are still cheap to fix.


Each review is performed by a licensed Professional Engineer and returned as an organized comment letter that cites the specific Florida Building Code, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC, or TMS provision behind every item — so the design engineer knows exactly what to correct and why.

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Code-cited comment letters

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Calculation verification

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Back-check & clearance

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No design conflicts of interest

Expert Witness

Milestone Inspections

Litigation support, forensic reports and courtroom testimony for insurers, attorneys and property owners.

Premises Liability

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10-, 30- and 40-year recertifications, threshold inspections and structural condition assessments.

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Slip, trip and fall evaluations and site-condition analysis for insurers and litigation counsel.

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SCOPE OF REVIEW

What our plan examination covers.

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Municipal plan examination

Contract plan review for building departments, including overflow support, backlog reduction, and specialty structural reviews.

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Structural peer review

Pre-submittal review for owners, developers, and lenders who need confidence that the design is complete and constructible.

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Load path & lateral system check

Verification of gravity and lateral load paths, diaphragm and shear wall capacity, and continuity to the foundation.

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Wind & HVHZ compliance

Confirmation of design wind speed, exposure, enclosure classification, uplift resistance, and product approval coverage.

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Threshold building review

Review of threshold inspection plans and structural inspection requirements for buildings meeting Florida threshold criteria.

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Deferred submittal review

Review of trusses, cold-formed framing, railings, canopies, and other delegated-design submittals against the permit documents.

How it works

A review cycle that shortens permitting, not lengthens it.

Step 1

Intake & code baseline

We confirm the governing code edition, occupancy, risk category, and jurisdiction-specific amendments.

Step 2

First-pass review

Drawings, details, and calculations are examined together and comments are drafted with code citations.

Step 3

Comment letter issued

You receive a prioritized letter separating true code deficiencies from clarifications.

Step 4

Back-check & clearance

Revisions are verified and the review is closed out in writing for the permit file.

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2019 — 2023

frequently asked

Plans review questions we hear most.

Can you act as our building department's structural plan examiner?

Yes. We provide contract structural plans review for municipalities in Miami-Dade, Broward, Collier, and Monroe Counties, either project-by-project or as ongoing overflow support.

What is the difference between plans review and peer review?

Plans review determines code compliance on behalf of the authority having jurisdiction. Peer review is commissioned by the owner or design team to test the engineering before submittal. We perform both, never on the same project for opposing parties.

How fast can you turn a review around?

Most single-building first-pass reviews are returned in 48 to 72 hours. Large or phased projects are scheduled in advance so your permit milestones hold.

Premises Liability

Slip, trip and fall evaluations and walking-surface analysis.

Related engineering services

Structural Design & Analysis

Sealed design packages for new construction and retrofits.

Milestone Inspections

Structural inspections and recertification reporting.

Expert Witness

Standard-of-care opinions in design and construction disputes.

Need an independent structural review?

Send the drawing set and the code edition. We will confirm scope, fee, and turnaround before we start.