Special Inspections & Construction Material Testing

Bureau Veritas supports its clients by ensuring that assets are sustainable, sound, efficient, safe, and built to last.  By monitoring, inspecting, and testing at all stages of construction and maintenance, we play a vital role in the entire life-cycle of the asset, ensuring safety and compliance across the board.

Bureau Veritas SIA (Special Inspection Agency) is a market leader in testing and inspection for Building & Infrastructure construction projects nationwide while offering a wide range of special inspections, as required by Chapter 17 of the International Building Code (IBC) & New York City Building Code (NYCBC).   

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These Third Party inspections are performed at critical points throughout manufacturing, fabrication, and construction to ensure conformance with code and design requirements.  These include assessment & oversight of materials, equipment, manufacturing & testing, installation of systems, methods of construction, fabrication of elements, erection of members, and placement of components throughout the construction process.  We additionally support our clients through Bureau Veritas’ full service AASHTO Accredited (read more here)  & CCRL Inspected Construction Material Testing Laboratory which holds NYC DOB Concrete Testing Lab Licensure and services the NYC Metropolitan Area.  

Our Special Inspection Agency service line includes inspection services for capital projects, repairs, & renovations across the country and by verifying the quality of construction we are able to mitigate risk for the owner and the designer of record, which in turn allows the team to manage the risk and improve overall project performance. Bureau Veritas has a wide range of expertise and project experience across the board which include the following:

Service Expertise
Project Experience
  • Infrastructure & Construction Testing
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Asset Management
  • Quality Assurance / Quality Control
  • Fabrication Inspection
  • Code Compliance Review
  • Project Management
  • Commissioning
  • Resident Engineering Inspection
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Roads / Bridges / Tunnels
  • Aviation / Airports
  • Performing Arts & Cultural Centers
  • Commercial Construction
  • Residential Construction
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Schools & Higher Education
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Key Facts:

NYC Building Code Inspections (NYCBC)
 
  • 1704.3.1 – Structural Steel Welding
  • 1704.3.2 – Structural Steel Details
  • 1704.3.3 – Structural Steel High Strength Bolting
  • 1704.3.4 – Structural Cold-Formed Steel
  • 1704.4 – Concrete Cast In Place
  • 1905.6 – Concrete Sampling & Testing
  • 1704.4 – Concrete Pre-Cast
  • 1704.4 – Concrete Pre-Stressed
  • 1704.5 – Masonry
  • 1704.6.1 – Wood: Installation of High Load Diaphragms
  • 1704.6.2 – Wood: Installation of Metal Plate Connected Trusses
  • 1704.6.3 – Wood: Installation of Prefabricated I-Joists
  • 1704.7.1 – Subgrade
  • 1704.7.2 – Subsurface Conditions: Fill Placement
  • 1704.7.3 – Subsurface Conditions: In-Place Density
  • 1704.8 – Deep foundation Elements
  • 1704.8.5 – Helical Piles
  • 1704.9 – Vertical Masonry Foundation Elements
  • 1704.10 – Wall Panels, Curtain Wall, & Veneers
  • 1704.11 – Sprayed Fire-Resistant Materials
  • 1704.12 – Mastic & Intumescent Fire-Resistant Coatings
  • 1704.13 – Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS)
  • 1704.14 – Alternative Materials
  • 1704.15 – Smoke Control Systems
  • 1704.16 – Mechanical Systems
  • 1704.17 – Fuel Oil Storage & Fuel Oil Piping Systems
  • 1704.18 – High-Pressure Steam Piping (Welding)
  • 1704.18 – High-Temperature Hot Water Piping (Welding)
  • 1704.19 – High-Pressure Fuel Gas Pipe Piping (Welding)
  • 1704.20.1 – Structural Stability (Existing Buildings)
  • 1704.20.2 – Excavation Sheeting, Shoring, & Bracing
  • 1704.20.3 – Underpinning
  • 1704.20.4 – Mechanical Demolition
  • 1704.20.5 – Raising & Moving of a Building
  • 1704.21.1.2 – Soil Percolation Test – Private On-Site Storm Water Drainage Disposal Systems, & Detention Facilities
  • 1704.21.2 – Private On-Site Storm Water Drainage Disposal Systems, & Detention Facilities Installation
  • 1704.22 – Individual On-Site Private Sewage Disposal Systems Installation
  • 1704.22 – Soil Percolation Test – Individual On-Site Private Sewage Disposal systems
  • 1704.23 – Sprinkler Systems
  • 1704.24 – Standpipe Systems
  • 1704.25 – Heating Systems
  • 1704.26 – Chimneys
  • 1704.27 – Fire Resistant Penetrations & Joints
  • 1704.28 – Aluminum Welding
  • 1704.29 – Flood Zone Compliance
  • 1704.30 – Luminous Egress Path M
  • 1704.31 – Emergency & Standby Power Systems (Generators)
  • 1704.32 – Post Installed Anchors
  • 1707.8 – Seismic Isolation Systems
  • 1707.8 – Seismic Isolation Systems
  • 110.2 – Preliminary
  • 110.3.1 – Footings & Foundations
  • 110.3.2 – Lowest floor Elevation
  • 110.3.3 – Structural Wood Frame
  • 110.3.4 – Fire Resistance Rated Construction
  • 110.3.5 – Energy Code Compliance
  • 28-116.2.2 – Public Assembly Emergency Lighting
  • 110.5 & Dir. 14 – Final

 

International Building Code Inspections (IBC)
 
  • 1705.1 - Special Cases
  • 1705.2 - Steel Construction
  • 1705.3 - Concrete Construction
  • 1705.4 - Masonry Construction
  • 1705.5 - Wood Construction
  • 1705.6 – Soils
  • 1705.7 - Deep Driven Foundations
  • 1705.8 - Cast In Place Deep Foundations
  • 1705.9 - Helical Pile Foundations
  • 1705.10 - Fabricated Items
  • 1705.11 - Special Inspections For Wind Resistance
  • 1705.12 - Special Inspections For Seismic Resistance
  • 1705.13 - Testing for Seismic Resistance
  • 1705.14 - Sprayed Fire-Resistant Materials (SFRM)
  • 1705.15 - Mastic & Intumescent Fire-Resistant Coatings
  • 1705.16 - Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS)
  • 1705.17 - Fire Resistant Penetrations & Joints
  • 1705.18 - Testing for Smoke Control

 

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