Miami-Dade County Code Compliance

Doral,
hand us the letter.

Recertification here is filed with the City's own Building Department, and it covers offices, warehouses and commercial buildings as well as condos. We handle the inspection, the report and that filing end to end, through to your proof of recertification.

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Doral at a glance

What recertification means for your building

30 yrs
First cycle for every building

The City states the 25-year coastal rule does not apply in Doral. Buildings start at 30 years, then every 10.

90 days
To file after the notice

The City opens a record in its online permitting system when the notice goes out. Reports are filed online or in person.

60 days
One extension available

Requested by a signed and sealed letter to the Building Official.

400 A
Infrared trigger

Infrared thermography applies to electrical equipment rated 400 amps or higher, a threshold many commercial and warehouse buildings reach.

You do not have to wait for the notice. The paperwork can be submitted up to two years early, and recertifying early does not shorten your cycle.

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Sources: City of Doral Building Department, Building Recertification Program (2025 guide); Miami-Dade County recertification program (Code Sec. 8-11).

Who we are

Local experience, not a learning curve on your dime

ESi was founded in 2014 by Oscar Sebelen, P.E., a licensed Electrical Professional Engineer in Florida since 2005, with more than 25 years of engineering experience at the helm. We know how buildings are designed and built, where problems tend to hide and what each building department in Miami-Dade and Broward expects to see.

We discuss the findings with you first

A draft report and a conversation about any repairs, before anything is filed.

No conflict of interest

We inspect. We do not design and we do not repair, so we have no incentive to report deficiencies that are not there.

We handle the permitting too

The submittal and the correspondence with the City of Doral Building Department, at no additional cost.

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What your Doral recertification includes

One team manages all the required inspections

Doral follows the Miami-Dade scope. We keep every discipline with one team, so the scope, the schedule and the accountability stay in one place.

Structural inspection of a concrete building

Structural

The structural condition assessment your recertification requires, documented and signed by a licensed Florida professional engineer. For threshold buildings we offer a separate consultation on how the work is best structured.

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Electrical inspection of building service equipment

Electrical

The complete electrical inspection your recertification requires, carried out and signed by our licensed professional engineers.

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Infrared thermographic inspection in progress

Infrared thermography

Level II thermographic inspection carried out by our own certified thermographers, required where a building has electrical equipment rated 400 amps or larger. One team, one point of accountability.

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Illuminated South Florida parking lot at night

Nighttime parking lot illumination

The nighttime lighting check required where a property has parking, carried out alongside the rest of the inspection so it never becomes a separate appointment to coordinate.

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Every building is different. We confirm the exact scope that applies to your building before any work begins.

Has the City sent a notice on your building?

Send it to us today. We confirm the deadline, the scope and the timeline before anything is scheduled.

Know before you call

The questions every Doral owner has

South Florida building requiring recertification

What recertification actually covers

When a building reaches its milestone age, the county requires a documented inspection of its key systems. Structural and electrical are the core. Infrared thermography is added where equipment is rated 400 amps or larger, and a nighttime lighting check is added where the property has parking. In Doral the report is filed through the City's online permitting system. The City notes that parking lot guardrail requirements do not apply here. You finish with proof of recertification on file and a record you can give to a board, a lender or an insurer.

Recertification milestone timeline

When does your first recertification hit?

Condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller within three miles of the coast start at 25 years. The City states that rule does not apply in Doral, so buildings here follow the 30-year schedule. All other buildings start at 30, and both then repeat every 10 years. The number most people still use is 40 years, but that is the older name for what is now a 25 or 30 year milestone. If a notice has arrived, the clock is already running. The earlier the process begins, the more control you have over the timeline, the scope of any repairs and the outcome.

Engineer reviewing findings with a building owner

What happens if your building has deficiencies

This is the part most owners are quietly concerned about, and it is more manageable than it sounds. You receive a draft report and a conversation about what was found and what the options are, before anything is filed. Any repairs that are required go through proper permitting. You are never locked into a specific contractor. You choose who carries out the work, and we can work alongside whoever you appoint. Buildings with deficiencies are recertified every day. Finding something is not the end of the process, it is a step within it.

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.

Email or phone required. Everything else is optional.

Recertification readiness guide
Next step

Tell us about your
Doral building.

We will outline exactly what your recertification requires, what the scope covers and what it takes to file it with the City.