Miscellaneous Services

Post-Construction Warranty Inspection (BPA Innovative Practice)

Warranty inspections can be performed similar to “condition assessments” but they are generally more focused on known “hot spots.”  A known hot spot is an area that typically experiences paint failure before other areas.  The following are examples:

• Bearings

• Bolt patterns and splice plates;

• Flange edges;

• Joints where steel members interface (e.g. diaphragm/beam web).

BPA recommends that warranty inspections be performed every three to five years or at a minimum “just prior to the expressed warranty cessation period” (one-year).

Furthermore, the cost to repair the issues identified as “failing” are typically performed at “zero cost” to the FTE due to Florida Contractor Licensing requirements (e.g. all labor and materials should be guaranteed for one-year).