Setterland and Associates, Inc.
Engineering and Code Consultants
Delivering beautiful solutions.
Third-Party Private Plan Review “It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.” Even the most perfect plan needs careful scrutiny before it’s put into action. At Setterland and Associates, we provide a flexible, full-service plan review package that’s tops in the industry. Not only is this package available to public agencies as part of the permit application process, but we also offer these services to private, third-party clients as well. If you are a client who is building within a jurisdiction — and there are many — that has approved Setterland and Associates as a third-party plan reviewer, we supplant the usual building plan review process when you apply for your permit. What’s the advantage of third-party plan review? The answer is TIME. The Setterland and Associates team of both licensed engineers and certified plan review professionals covers every facet of your project from architectural and structural, to plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and disabled-access — the full gamut of the California Building Code. From our pre-emptive position, we can save you time in a number of ways. Once your plans are submitted for a building permit within your jurisdiction, problems with or changes to those plans must proceed through predetermined channels. But when we are consultants to private parties, our pre-permit, proactive services allow us to address any issues that arise directly with the professionals creating your project. What this means to you is instant problem-solving and quicker turn-around, so you can start construction sooner. 
Another way Setterland and Associates saves you time is offering our expertise in problem solving. As plans examiners to public agencies, we cannot offer solutions to code difficulties; we can only flag the problem. As third party consultants, we can bring our years of experience to bear on an issue, thus saving you endless hours and days of delay. We’re intimately connected within the industry and with local planning and building departments. Sometimes a simple phone call to a building official or your architect can prevent major issues from ever developing. When we see parts of a project that are costly to build or over-designed, we will bring them to your attention and suggest alternative methods that will save you time AND money. Simple yet effective alterations can help you economize at the construction end of the project, as well as keep your design professionals on schedule and, therefore, within budget. We know you’re busy. We’re here to work with you to get your project approved.quickly, easily, economically. We understand that explicit, unequivocal communication is the key to successful plan review, and we are proud of our reputation within the industry for clear, understandable comment lists that are reliable, specific, and reference applicable code sections. We know that sometimes a beautiful solution involves time and money. You’ll find Setterland and Associates sensitive to both as private third-party plan consultants. Call Setterland and Associates at (707) 829-3800 or e-mail us today. |
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