The City of Richmond Bureau of Permits and Inspections has initiated a new Third-Party Plan Review and Inspections
Program that will allow developers and property owners the ability to contract directly with qualified Third-Party Plan
Review and/or Inspection Agencies to perform building plan review and inspections as an alternative to the City’s
standard process. The program sets forth the minimum qualifications, administrative guidelines and procedures
established and implemented by the City of Richmond for Third-Party Agencies to ensure that all plan reviews and/or
inspections conducted by Third-Party Agencies are at the highest professional level and to ensure a process for
verification and auditing of the Third-Party Agencies. The program also establishes an application process for Third-Party
Agency certification.