A design element does not comply with the Florida Building Code but appears cheaper. What should the GC do before pricing it as a permit-ready solution?
Correct Answer
B) Treat code compliance as required and seek a compliant design or approved code path
Permit-ready work must be capable of code approval, not merely cheaper.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Permit-ready work must be capable of code approval, not merely cheaper.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Carry the cheaper noncompliant detail and leave the code conflict for correction during the last inspection
Carry the cheaper noncompliant detail and leave the code conflict for correction during the last inspection does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for code compliance before approval.
Option C: Ask the subcontractor to certify the building department will ignore it
Ask the subcontractor to certify the building department will ignore it does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for code compliance before approval.
Option D: Use the owner's preference as a substitute for code approval
Use the owner's preference as a substitute for code approval does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for code compliance before approval.
Memory Technique
Good work cannot rewind a missed permit-ready trigger in Estimator Notices.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Florida Building Code, Building, 8th Edition (2023) to General code compliance and Chapter 1 administration; match the project role and timing before choosing.
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