The responsibility for building code compliance services for Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has been reassigned to the Facilities Division. The District’s Building Code Compliance Office has been eliminated, and permitting, plan reviews, inspections and occupancy certifications are being accomplished by a third-party vendor. MGO Connect will continue to be the platform used to administer the program.

Previously issued permits are still valid and active.

All inspection requests previously submitted will be accomplished, and a new request is not required. New inspection requests under existing permits can be requested via MGO Connect following existing procedures.

Previously rejected permit applications for both master and subcontractor permits should be revised as appropriate per previous comments and resubmitted. Contractors who believe that the previous submission was adequate may resubmit for review by the successor building official.

Forms and procedures for permit requests for new projects will be published shortly. Future projects will be issued a single building permit; separate subcontractor permits will not be required or issued and inspections will be requested under a single permit number. Existing projects with separate subcontractor permits will continue to include subcontractor permits until further notice; permit applications need to be submitted for any subcontractor permits not yet acquired for existing projects.

Requests for certificates of completion or occupancy can be submitted in MGO Connect following previously existing procedures.

Documents requiring plan review can be uploaded following existing procedures. The FTP service is experiencing some disruptions which we expect to be resolved soon.

RFIs, PRs, or ASIs no longer require the approval of the building official or Office of the Fire Marshall. RFI responses, PRs and ASIs must be issued and sealed when appropriate by the architect or engineer. (OCPS requires that all PRs and ASIs be sealed by the respective architect or engineer; RFI responses communicating changes to the documents must also be sealed.) Approved documents must be maintained on site by the contractor and be made available to the inspector at the time of inspection.

Questions regarding the district’s building code compliance procedures can be directed to Rocco Williams (rocco.williams@ocps.net) and Dionne Allen (dionne.allen2@ocps.net).

Monitor the Facilities Division web page at Facilities for updates.