Why ESi

Inspections,
mastered by experts.

More than 25 years of engineering experience at the helm, a process built around keeping you informed, and no commercial interest in finding problems that are not there.

Who we are

Local experience, not a learning curve on your dime

ESi was founded in 2014 by Oscar Sebelen, P.E., an electrical engineer educated at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic, who has worked in Florida since 2002. Over more than 25 years in the field his work has taken in construction, project management and design, and he continues to lead the firm.

That range is what makes a good inspector. Someone who knows how buildings are designed and built knows where problems tend to hide, and what each building department in Miami-Dade and Broward expects to see. ESi puts that knowledge to work in one role only, the inspection, so the report you receive is shaped by experience and never by an interest in the repair work that may follow.

When you engage us, you are not paying someone to work it out as they go. You are handing the file to a team that has done this many times before, and that knows how to keep the process predictable for you, for your board and for your owners.

ESi engineer on a job site
The process

We take the legwork. You stay in the loop.

1

Send us the address

Forward the notice if you have it, or simply give us the property address. We confirm which recertification applies to your building, what the scope includes in your county and what the timeline looks like, in plain language and before anything is scheduled.

2

We inspect

Licensed professional engineers carry out the structural and electrical inspection, and our own Level II thermographers carry out the infrared thermography where it applies, on a schedule we manage. That keeps the scope and the timeline in our hands.

3

You see the findings first

If there are no deficiencies, you receive the filed document for your records. If there are, you receive a draft report and we discuss the best course of action with you before anything is filed.

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. You do not need to learn the system or chase status.

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

Proof of recertification

You finish with the documentation in hand and compliance behind you, and a record you can give to a board, a lender or an insurer.

An ESi engineer advising a building owner
No conflict of interest

We inspect. We don't design or repair.

Because we do not sell design or repair work, we have no commercial interest in reporting deficiencies that are not there. Our only obligation is an accurate inspection and a report that stands up to review.

If your building does need work, we can point you to a network of contractors and designers we trust, or we can work alongside whoever you appoint. Either way you are never locked in to us, and the choice stays with you and your board.

Credentials & coverage

The formality that protects you

Licensed Florida PEs

Our reports are signed by licensed professional engineers. Any license can be verified directly at DBPR.

Level II Thermographers

Certified to carry out the infrared thermographic inspection with our own team.

Fully insured

We carry liability and professional insurance, coverage that many low-cost firms simply do not hold.

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

See how simple
this can be.

A short conversation is usually all it takes to establish where your building stands and what the recertification will involve.