Structural
The structural condition assessment your recertification requires, documented and signed by a licensed Florida professional engineer.
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Recertification · Miami-Dade & BrowardHand us the letter.
Hand us the letter.
We take it from there.
We handle the inspection, the findings and the submittal to the building department end to end, through to your proof of recertification. One licensed team, from the first call to the final document.
Complete, one accountable team
One team manages all the required inspections
Many firms route each discipline to a different specialist, which leaves the owner coordinating schedules and chasing reports. We keep the recertification disciplines with one team, so the scope, the schedule and the accountability stay in one place.
Electrical
The complete electrical inspection your recertification requires, carried out and signed by our licensed professional engineers.
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Infrared thermography
Level II thermographic inspection carried out by our own certified thermographers, so the scope stays with one team and one point of accountability. Miami-Dade requires it for equipment rated 400 amps or larger. Broward does not require it at all.
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Nighttime parking lot illumination
The nighttime lighting check Miami-Dade requires where a property has parking, carried out alongside the rest of the inspection so it never becomes a separate appointment to coordinate. Broward does not require it.
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Five steps, and we manage all of them.
1
Send us the address
Forward the notice, or send us the property address. We confirm which recertification applies to your building, what the scope includes and what the timeline looks like before any work is scheduled.
2
We inspect
Structural and electrical, plus infrared thermography where required, carried out by licensed professional engineers and Level II thermographers.
3
You see the findings first
If anything requires attention, we give you a draft report and discuss any repairs with you in advance, so you understand the scope and your options before a decision is made.
Note: If we find something that needs repair, we are required to report it to the building department. Anything that is a safety risk gets reported right away. Either way, you hear from us first and we go through the findings together before you decide anything.
4
We handle the filing
We prepare and submit the documentation and manage the portal on your behalf, and we stay with the file until the building department closes it out.
Note: We handle the recertification. That means the inspection, the report and the county or city submittal. Repairs are separate. Permits, drawings and hiring the contractor for repair work are handled by the building owner. We will walk you through what is needed, but we do not manage the repair work.
5
You get your proof of recertification
Documentation in hand and compliance behind you, with a record you can hand to a board, a lender or an insurer.
Before the deadline
What a recertification notice actually means
The notice sets a deadline. What it does not explain is what gets inspected, what happens if a deficiency is found, or how the building department's portal works. In Miami-Dade the first recertification is due at 25 or 30 years depending on how close the building sits to the water. In Broward it is 25 years for every building regardless of location. After that, both counties repeat on a 10 year cycle.
Most buildings begin late, and late is where the cost and the complication come from. Starting early gives you room to review findings, plan any repairs and schedule work on your own terms rather than the deadline's. We manage each stage and keep you informed throughout, so you always know where the recertification stands.
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Why clients choose ESi
What a lower bid leaves out
We discuss the findings with you first
We give you a draft report and discuss any repairs with you in advance, so you have time to review the scope, brief a board and plan the work. Many firms deliver a finished report with no conversation at all.
No conflict of interest
We inspect. We do not design and we do not repair. That means we have no incentive to report deficiencies that are not there. If your building does need work, we can point you to contractors we trust, and you are never required to use them.
We handle the permitting too
On every job we manage the submittal to the building department and the correspondence that goes with your recertification, at no additional cost. One team from the first call to the final document.
From our files
The real cost of choosing on price alone
A South Florida condo association awarded their recertification to the lowest bidder. The report went to the building department carrying deficiencies the board had never been told about, and the building sat in the permitting portal for months while the association worked out what had happened and what it would take to resolve.
By the time they came to us they were paying twice, once for the inspection and again to correct the record. We restarted the process properly, walked the board through every finding before anything was filed, and brought the building to compliance. The lowest bid is rarely the lowest cost.
Credentials you can verify
Credentials, coverage and a predictable timeline
25+
Years of experience at the helm
7
Typical days from engagement to inspection
5
Typical days from inspection to report
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Liability + professional insurance
Licensed Florida Professional Engineers · Level II Thermographers · Verify any license at DBPR
Free download
The recertification readiness guide
A two-page guide to what our team looks for at your property and how to prepare for inspection day. Nothing to fill out or return, we handle the evaluation. Tell us where to send it.
Next step
Hand us the letter.
Tell us about your building and we will outline exactly what your recertification requires, what the scope covers in your county and what the timeline looks like.