Electrical and Plumbing – Requesting Sign Off for Temporary or Final Certificate of Occupancy

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ElectricalandPlumbing–RequestingSignOfffor

TemporaryorFinalCertificateofOccupancy

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TableofContents

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................2

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DOBNOW:InspectionsOverview...................................................................................................2

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Plumbing:RequestingSignOffforTCO...............................................................................................3

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RequestaPlumbingSignOffforTCO.............................................................................................3

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OutcomesofaPlumbingSignOffforTCORequest......................................................................25

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Plumbing:RequestingSignOffforFinalCO.......................................................................................26

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RequestaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCO.....................................................................................26

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OutcomesofaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCORequest...............................................................46

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Electrical:RequestingSignOffforFinalCO.......................................................................................47

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RequestanElectricalSignOffforFinalCO...................................................................................48

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OutcomesofanElectricalSignOffforFinalCORequest.............................................................67

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UploadingAdditionalDocumentswhenRequiredbytheDepartment............................................68

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Introduction

DOBNOW:InspectionsOverview

DOBNOW:InspectionsisanonlineportalforOwners,LicensedProfessionals(LPs)

,andtheir

Delegatestoconductinspection‐relatedbusinesswiththeNYCDepartmentofBuildings.

DOBNOW:InspectionsorganizesinformationusingRecords(Jobs),BPPJobs,PlaceofAssembly,

Permits,Devices,Notices,Work,Applications,Certifications,SignOffRequests,andGas

AuthorizationRequests.UsingDOBNOW:Inspections,LicensedProfessionals,Owners,andtheir

delegateswillbeabletorequestthefollowingtypesofDevelopmentInspectionsonline:

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Electrical Plumbing

FireSuppression Signs

Construction Boilers

Elevators Cranes&Derricks

OilBurningEquipment BPP

HighRiseInitiative Sustainability

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AfterregisteringforanaccountthatisassociatedtoyourRecords,Owners,LPs,andtheir

DelegatescanuseDOBNOW:Inspectionsto:

 ViewinformationrelatedtoyourRecords

 RequestInspectionsandviewtheResults

 RequestGasAuthorizationsandPlumbingSignOffs

 ReceiveemailsatmilestonesinyourInspectioncycle

 UploaddocumentationtocertifycertainObjections

 AssignDelegates(delegateresponsibilitytootherRegisteredUsers)

 SubmitCertificationdocumentation(LPsandCraneOwnersonly)

 UploadPVTInspectionresults(PVTsonly)

 GroupRecordsintomanageable‘Collections’

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ThepurposeofthisUserManualistoprovide

instructionsonhowtorequestSignOffsfora

TemporaryCertificateofOccupancy(TCO)orCertificateofOccupancy(CO)forelectricalor

plumbingworkdoneonanNBorAlt‐1Job.

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LPsaredefinedas:ElectricalContractors;ElevatorAgencies/Inspectors;FireSuppressionContractors;GeneralContractors;OilBurner

Installers;MasterPlumbers;SignHangers;ProfessionalEngineers;RegisteredArchitects;andRegisteredLandscapeArchitects

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Plumbing:RequestingSignOffforTCO

RequestingaPlumbingSignOffforTCOmaynowbedonethroughDOBNOW:Inspections.The

SignOffmustbegrantedinadvanceofaTemporaryCertificateofOccupancy(TCO)beingissued

bytheDepartment.

NotethatinordertorequestPlumbingSignOffforTCOyoumustperformthisrequestfromthe

JobRecord.Whensubmittingarequest,thesystemwillcheckthebelowrules:

 PlumbingSignOffforTCOcanonlyberequestedbyapplicantofrecord(PE/RA),owneror

aDelegateofthePE/RAorowner(witharegisteredDOBNOW:Inspectionsaccount)on

JobRecordsthathavebeenlinkedtoyouraccount.PleaserefertotheAccount

RegistrationandManagementUserManualifyouneedtoregisterforanaccount.

 TheJobTypeis“NB”or“A1”.

 AC‐of‐OApplication(PW6)mustbefiledontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanypendingrequestforPlumbingSignOffforTCOorFinalCOontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanyapprovedPlumbingSignOffforFinalCOontheJob

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RequestaPlumbingSignOffforTCO

1. NavigatetotheDOBNOW:InspectionsloginpagefromtheDepartmentofBuildings’website.

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2. EnteryourDOBNOW:InspectionsUserNameandPasswordandclickLogin.Pleaserefertothe

AccountRegistrationandManagementUserManualbeforemovingforwardwiththesteps

belowifyoudonotalreadyhaveaDOBNOW:Inspectionsaccount.

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3. FromtheHomePage,clickSearchRecords.

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4. LocatetheJobRecordforwhichyouwouldliketorequestaPlumbingSignOffforTCO.This

canbedoneinoneoftwoways:

a. Option1:NavigatethroughyourlistofRecordsusingthe<Prev,Next>,orthepage 

numberlinks.Ifthepagedoesnotadvance,pleaserefreshyourbrowserandtryagain.

b. Option2:ScrolldowntotheGeneralSearchareaandsearchforRecords.Pleasereferto

theSearchingUserManualforadditionalinstructionsonhowtosearchinDOBNOW:

Inspections.

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b.Option2

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5.ClicktheIDNumberoftheappropriateJobRecord.

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6.TheRecordpagewillopen.

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7.UndertheRecordDetailssectionofthepage,clickActions.

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8.OncetheActionsscreenopens,selecttheradiobuttonnexttoPlumbingTCOSignOffRequest.

ThenclickContinueApplication.

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9.EachAssociatedJobmustbeenteredintoaseparaterowinthetable.Thiscanbedoneinone

oftwoways:

a. Option1:IfyouneedtoenteronlyoneAssociatedJob,clickAddaRow.Thiswillallowyou

toenteronerowofinformation.

b. Option2:IfmultipleAssociatedJobsarerequired,clickthedownarrowandselectthe

numberofrowsneeded.

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b.Option2

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10.IntheAssociatedJobspop‐up,entertheAssociatedJob#s.Thesystemwillcheckthatthese

arevalidLAAorJobNumbers.ThenclickSubmit.

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11.OncetheAssociatedJob#sareadded,clickContinueApplication.

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12.YouarerequiredtoentereachfloorforwhichyouarerequestingaPlumbingSignOffforTCO.

Eachfloormustbeenteredintoaseparaterowinthetable.Thiscanbedoneinoneoftwoways:

a. Option1:Ifyouneedtoenteronlyonefloor,clickAddaRow.Thiswillallowyoutoenter

onerowofinformation.

b. Option2:Ifmultiplefloorsarerequired,clickthedownarrowandselectthenumberof

rowsneeded.

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13.Selectthefloor(s)forwhichyouarerequestingTCOSignOfffromthedrop‐down menuand

enterdetailedCommentsregardingyourTCOrequestforthatparticularfloor.Notethat

CommentsarerequiredforeachfloorwhereyouarerequestingSignOff.ThenclickSubmit.

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14.Verifytheinformationyouhaveadded,thenclickContinueApplication.

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15.IfyoupreviouslyrequestedPlumbingSignOffforTCOonthisJobanditwasrejectedbythe

Department,youwillseethereasonsforrejection.NotethatitistheDepartment’sexpectation

thatyouhaveaddressedthespecifiedrejectionreasonsbeforesubmittingthesamerequest

again.Iftherewerenopreviousrejectionreasons,thatwillbestatedaswell.ClickContinue

Application.

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16.Youmayuploadanyadditionaldocumentsyouhaveinsupportofyour request.Touploada

document,clickUploadAttachment.Itisnotrequiredthatyouuploaddocuments.Ifyoudonot

needtouploadanydocument,skipaheadtoStep22.

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17.TheFileUploadpagewillappear.ClickSelectFilestolocatethefile(s)fromyourcomputer.

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PleaseNote:

‒ MicrosoftSilverlightisrequiredtouploaddocumentsinDOBNOW:Inspections.If

youarehavingproblemswithGoogleChromewerecommendswitchingtoInternet

Explorer.

‒ MultipledocumentscanbeuploadedforasinglePlumbingSignOffforTCO

Request.

‒ Themaximumfilesizeallowedis10MB.

‒ Iftheuploadeddocumenthasaraisedseal,thesealshouldbemadevisibleby

usingapenciltoshadeovertheraisedportionofthesealpriortoscanning and

uploading.

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18.Oncethefilehasuploaded,clickFinish.

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19.The“AdditionalSupportingDocumentation”isselectedbydefaultasthedocumenttype of

thefileyouareuploading.

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20.TheDescriptionfieldisoptional.

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21.ClickSave.

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22.UploadadditionalattachmentsifnecessarybyclickingUploadAttachmentandrepeatingthe

previousstepstouploadthedocument.ClickContinueApplication.

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23.OntheAffirmationspage,pleasereadandattesttotheAffirmationStatementbyclickingthe

checkmarkonthispage.ThisAffirmationisrequiredbeforeproceeding.Whencomplete,click

ContinueApplication.

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24.OntheReviewpage,pleasereviewallinformationthatyouhavesubmittedandensureitis

accurate.Ifthereareanyerrors,youmaygobackatthistimetofixthembyclickingtheEdit

buttonforthesectionwhereyouwouldliketomakechanges.Otherwise,clickContinue

Application.

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25.TheRequestwillnowhaveaRecordNumbertowhichyoucanreferforfutureupdatesonits

status.

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OutcomesofaPlumbingSignOffforTCORequest

Iftheresultis:

 SignOffGranted:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandapproved.

 SignOffRejected:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandrejected.

‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhytherequestwasrejected.

 AdditionalDocumentsRequired:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandadditionaldocumentsarerequired.

‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhatdocumentsaremissing.

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‒ Pleaserefertothe“UploadingAdditionalDocumentswhenRequiredbythe

Department”sectionforadditionalinstructions.

Plumbing:RequestingSignOffforFinalCO

RequestingaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCOmaynowbedonethroughDOBNOW:Inspections.

TheSignOffmustbegrantedinadvanceofaFinalCertificateofOccupancy(CO)beingissuedby

theDepartment.

NotethatinordertorequestPlumbingSignOffforFinalCOyoumustperformthisrequestfrom

theJobRecord.Whensubmittingarequest,thesystemwillcheckthebelowrules:

 PlumbingSignOffforFinalCOcanonlyberequestedbytheapplicantofrecord(PE/RA),

owneroraDelegateofthePE/RAorowner(witharegisteredDOBNOW:Inspections

account)onJobRecordsthathavebeenlinkedtoyouraccount.PleaserefertotheAccount

RegistrationandManagementUserManualifyouneedtoregisterforanaccount.

 TheJobTypeis“NB”or“A1”.

 AC‐of‐OApplication(PW6)mustbefiledontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanypendingrequestforPlumbingSignOffforTCOorFinalCOontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanyapprovedPlumbingSignOffforFinalCOontheJob

 TherecannotbeanyopenPlumbingInspectionson:

o TheJobtherequestismadeon(PrimaryJob)

o AnypermitslinkedtothePrimaryJob

o AnyoftheassociatedJobsenteredontherequest

o AnypermitslinkedtoanyoftheassociatedJobsenteredontherequest

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RequestaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCO

1.NavigatetotheDOBNOW:InspectionsloginpagefromtheDepartmentofBuildings’ website.

2.EnteryourDOBNOW:InspectionsUserNameandPasswordandclickLogin.Pleaserefertothe

AccountRegistrationandManagementUserManualbeforemovingforwardwiththestepsbelow

ifyoudonotalreadyhaveaDOBNOW:Inspectionsaccount.

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3.FromtheHomePage,clickSearchRecords.

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4.LocatetheJobRecordforwhichyouwouldliketorequestaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCO.This

canbedoneinoneoftwoways:

c. Option1:NavigatethroughyourlistofRecordsusingthe<Prev,Next>,orthepage 

numberlinks.Ifthepagedoesnotadvance,pleaserefreshyourbrowserandtryagain.

d. Option2:ScrolldowntotheGeneralSearchareaandsearchforRecords.Pleasereferto

theSearchingUserManualforadditionalinstructionsonhowtosearchinDOBNOW:

Inspections.





a.Option1

b.Option2

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5.ClicktheIDNumberoftheappropriateJobRecord.

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6.TheRecordpagewillopen.

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7.UndertheRecordDetailssectionofthepage,clickActions.

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8.OncetheActionsscreenopens,selecttheradiobuttonnexttoPlumbingSignOffforFinalCofO

Request,thenclickContinueApplication.

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9.EachAssociatedJobmustbeenteredintoaseparaterowinthetable.Thiscanbedoneinone

oftwoways:

a. Option1:IfyouneedtoenteronlyoneAssociatedJob,clickAddaRow.Thiswillallowyou

toenteronerowofinformation.

b. Option2:IfmultipleAssociatedJobsarerequired,clickthedownarrowandselectthe

numberofrowsneeded.

IftherearenoAssociatedJobs,clickContinueApplication.



a.Option1

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10.IntheAssociatedJobspop‐up,entertheAssociatedJob#s.Thesystemwillcheckthatthese

arevalidLAAorJobNumbers.ThenclickSubmit.

\

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b.Option2

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11.OncetheAssociatedJob#sareadded,clickContinueApplication.

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12.IfyoupreviouslyrequestedPlumbingSignOffforCOonthisJobanditwasrejectedbythe

Department,youwillseethereasonsforrejection.NotethatitistheDepartment’sexpectation

thatyouhaveaddressedthespecifiedrejectionreasonsbeforesubmittingthesamerequest

again.Iftherewerenopreviousrejectionreasons,thatwillbestatedaswell.ClickContinue

Application.

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13.Youmayuploadanyadditionaldocumentsyouhaveinsupportofyour request.Touploada

document,clickUploadAttachment.Itisnotrequiredthatyouuploaddocuments.Ifyoudonot

needtouploadanydocuments,skipaheadtoStep19.

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14.TheFileUploadpagewillappear.ClickSelectFilestolocatethefile(s)fromyourcomputer.



PleaseNote:

‒ MicrosoftSilverlightisrequiredtouploaddocumentsinDOBNOW:Inspections.If

youarehavingproblemswithGoogleChromewerecommendswitchingtoInternet

Explorer.

‒ MultipledocumentscanbeuploadedforasinglePlumbingSignOffforTCO

Request.

‒ Themaximumfilesizeallowedis10MB.

‒ Iftheuploadeddocumenthasaraisedseal,thesealshouldbemadevisibleby

usingapenciltoshadeovertheraisedportionofthesealpriortoscanning and

uploading.

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15.Oncethefilehasuploaded,clickFinish.

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16.The“AdditionalSupportingDocumentation”isselectedbydefaultasthedocumenttype of

thefileyouareuploading.

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17.TheDescriptionfieldisoptional.

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18.ClickSave.

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19.OntheAffirmationspage,pleasereadandattesttotheAffirmationStatementbyclickingthe

checkmarkonthispage.ThisAffirmationisrequiredbeforeproceeding.Whencomplete,click

ContinueApplication.

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20.OntheReviewpage,pleasereviewallinformationthatyouhavesubmittedandensureitis

accurate.Ifthereareanyerrors,youmaygobackatthistimetofixthembyclickingtheEdit

buttonforthesectionwhereyouwouldliketomakechanges.Otherwise,clickContinue

Application.

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21.TheRequestwillnowhaveaRecordNumbertowhichyoucanreferforfutureupdatesonits

status.

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OutcomesofaPlumbingSignOffforFinalCORequest

Iftheresultis:

 SignOffGranted:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandapproved.

 SignOffRejected:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandrejected.

‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhytherequestwasrejected.

 AdditionalDocumentsRequired:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandadditionaldocumentsarerequired.

‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhatdocumentsaremissing.

‒ Pleaserefertothe“UploadingAdditionalDocumentswhenRequiredbythe

Department”sectionforadditionalinstructions.

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Electrical:RequestingSignOffforFinalCO

RequestinganElectricalSignOffforFinalCOmaynowbedonethroughDOBNOW:Inspections.

TheSignOffmustbegrantedinadvanceofaFinalCertificateofOccupancy(CO)beingissuedby

theDepartment.

NotethatinordertorequestElectricalSignOffforFinalCOyoumustperformthisrequestfrom

theJobRecord.Whensubmittingarequest,thesystemwillcheckthebelowrules:

 ElectricalSignOffforFinalCOcanonlyberequestedbytheapplicantofrecord(PE/RA),

owneroraDelegateofthePE/RAorowner(witharegisteredDOBNOW:Inspections

account)onJobRecordsthathavebeenlinkedtoyouraccount.PleaserefertotheAccount

RegistrationandManagementUserManualifyouneedtoregisterforanaccount.

 TheJobTypeis“NB”or“A1”.

 Allfeesmustbepaid

 AC‐of‐OApplication(PW6)mustbefiledontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanypendingrequestforElectricalSignOffforFinalCOontheJob.

 TherecannotbeanyapprovedElectricalSignOffforFinalCOontheJob

 TherecannotbeanyopenElectricalInspectionson:

o TheJobtherequestismadeon(PrimaryJob)

o AnypermitslinkedtothePrimaryJob

o AnyoftheassociatedElectricalApplicationsenteredontherequest

o AnypermitslinkedtoanyoftheassociatedElectricalApplicationsenteredonthe

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RequestanElectricalSignOffforFinalCO



1.NavigatetotheDOBNOW:InspectionsloginpagefromtheDepartmentofBuildings’ website.

2.EnteryourDOBNOW:InspectionsUserNameandPasswordandclickLogin.Pleaserefertothe

AccountRegistrationandManagementUserManualbeforemovingforwardwiththestepsbelow

ifyoudonotalreadyhaveaDOBNOW:Inspectionsaccount.

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3.FromtheHomePage,clickSearchRecords.

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4.LocatetheJobRecordforwhichyouwouldliketorequestanElectricalSignOffforFinalCO.

Thiscanbedoneinoneoftwoways:

a. Option1:NavigatethroughyourlistofRecordsusingthe<Prev,Next>,orthepage 

numberlinks.Ifthepagedoesnotadvance,pleaserefreshyourbrowserandtryagain.

b. Option2:ScrolldowntotheGeneralSearchareaandsearchforRecords.Pleasereferto

theSearchingUserManualforadditionalinstructionsonhowtosearchinDOBNOW:

Inspections.

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a.Option1

b.Option2

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5.ClicktheIDNumberoftheappropriateJobRecord.

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6.TheRecordpagewillopen.

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7.UndertheRecordDetailssectionofthepage,clickActions.

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8.OncetheActionsscreenopens,selecttheradiobuttonnexttoElectricalSignOffforFinalCofO

Request,thenclickContinueApplication.

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9.ReviewtheElectricalSignOffforFinalCofORequestscreen.Youmayperformthefollowing

actionsinthisstep:

 RequestaWaiverofElectricalSignOffforFinalCObyclickingthecheckbox.

 EnterassociatedElectricalApplications

EachassociatedElectricalApplicationmustbeenteredintoaseparaterowinthetable.Thiscan

bedoneinoneoftwoways:

a. Option1:IfyouneedtoenteronlyoneassociatedElectricalApplication,clickAddaRow.

Thiswillallowyoutoenteronerowofinformation.

b. Option2:IfmultipleassociatedElectricalApplicationsare

required,clickthedownarrow

andselectthenumberofrowsneeded.

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a.Option1

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10.IntheElectricalApplicationspop‐up,enteralloftheassociatedElectricalApplications.The

systemwillcheckthatthesearevalidElectricalApplication#s.

 Iftheapplicationwasfiledbefore12/4/2017,enterthe7‐characterElectricalApplication

number(example:M000001–letterplus6‐digits)

 Iftheapplicationwasfiledonorafter12/4/2017,enterthe15‐characterElectricalApplication

number,includinganyhyphens(example:Q00000001‐S2‐EL)

ThenclickSubmit.

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11.OncetheassociatedElectricalApplicationsareadded,clickContinueApplication.

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12.IfyoupreviouslyrequestedElectricalSignOffforFinalCOonthisJobanditwasrejectedby

theDepartment,youwillseethereasonsforrejection.NotethatitistheDepartment’s

expectationthatyouhaveaddressedthespecifiedrejectionreasonsbeforesubmittingthesame

requestagain.Iftherewerenopreviousrejectionreasons,thatwillbestatedaswell.Click

ContinueApplication.

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13.OntheUploadDocumentspage,youmayuploadanyadditionaldocumentsyouhavein

supportofyourrequest.Touploadadocument,clickUploadAttachment.Itisnotrequiredthat

youuploaddocuments.Ifyoudonotneedtouploadanydocuments,skipaheadtoStep19.

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14.TheFileUploadpagewillappear.ClickSelectFilestolocatethefile(s)fromyourcomputer.



PleaseNote:

‒ MicrosoftSilverlightisrequiredtouploaddocumentsinDOBNOW:Inspections.If

youarehavingproblemswithGoogleChromewerecommendswitchingtoInternet

Explorer.

‒ MultipledocumentscanbeuploadedforasinglePlumbingSignOffforTCO

Request.

‒ Themaximumfilesizeallowedis10MB.

‒ Iftheuploadeddocumenthasaraisedseal,thesealshouldbemadevisibleby

usingapenciltoshadeovertheraisedportionofthesealpriortoscanning and

uploading.

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15.Oncethefilehasuploaded,clickFinish.

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16.The“AdditionalSupportingDocumentation”isselectedbydefaultasthedocumenttype of

thefileyouareuploading.

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17.TheDescriptionfieldisoptional.

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18.ClickSave.

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19.OntheAffirmationspage,pleasereadandattesttotheAffirmationStatementbyclickingthe

checkmarkonthispage.ThisAffirmationisrequiredbeforeproceeding.Whencomplete,click

ContinueApplication.

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20.OntheReviewpage,pleasereviewallinformationthatyouhavesubmittedandensureitis

accurate.Ifthereareanyerrors,youmaygobackatthistimetofixthembyclickingtheEdit

buttonforthesectionwhereyouwouldliketomakechanges.Otherwise,clickContinue

Application.

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21.TheRequestwillnowhaveaRecordNumbertowhichyoucanreferforfutureupdatesonits

status.



OutcomesofanElectricalSignOffforFinalCORequest

Iftheresultis:

 SignOffGranted:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandapproved.

 SignOffRejected:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandrejected.

‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhytherequestwasrejected.

 AdditionalDocumentsRequired:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthatthe

requestwasreviewedandadditionaldocumentsarerequired.

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‒ Theemailwillcontaincommentsastowhatdocumentsaremissing.

‒ Pleaserefertothe“UploadingAdditionalDocumentswhenRequiredbythe

Department”sectionforadditionalinstructions.

 Walk‐ThroughRequired:

‒ AnemailissenttoallRegisteredUsersontheRecordstatingthataWalk

ThroughInspectionisrequiredbeforeafinaldecision canbemade

‒ OncetheDepartmentschedulestheWalkthroughInspection,youwill

receiveanemailwithaspecificdateandtimefortheinspection.

‒ UponSupervisorreviewoftheWalkthroughInspection,theElectricalSign

OffforaFinalCOwillbegrantedorrejected.

UploadingAdditionalDocumentswhenRequiredbytheDepartment

WhentheoutcomeofaSignOffforTCOorFinalCORequestis“AdditionalDocumentsRequired”,

theapplicantofrecord(PE/RA),owneroraDelegateofthePE/RAorownermustuploadthe

requireddocumentstotheRequestRecordusingDOBNOW:Inspections.

TofindtheSignOffforTCOorFinalCORequestRecordanduploadadditionaldocuments:

1. NavigatetotheDOBNOW:InspectionsloginpagefromtheDepartmentofBuildings’website.

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2. EnteryourDOBNOW:InspectionsUserNameandPasswordandclickLogin.Pleaserefertothe

AccountRegistrationandManagementUserManualbeforemovingforwardwiththesteps

belowifyoudonotalreadyhaveaDOBNOW:Inspectionsaccount.

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3. FromtheHomePage,clickTransactions.

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4. LocatetheoriginalJobNumber.Thiscanbedoneinoneoftwoways:

a. Option1:NavigatethroughyourlistofRecordsusingthe<Prev ,Next> ,orthepage

numberlinks.Ifthepagedoesnotadvance,pleaserefreshyourbrowserandtryagain.

b. Option2:ScrolldowntotheGeneralSearchareaandsearchforRecords.Pleaserefer

totheSearchingUserManualforadditionalinstructionsonhowtosearchinDOB

NOW:Inspections.

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5. FromthelistofRecords,clicktheIDNumberintherowoftheapplicableJobRecord.

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6. ScrolldowntotheRelatedRecordssectionandclickonthearrowtoexpandthesection

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7. FindtheSignOffforTCOorFinalCORequestRecord,andclickView.

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8. TheSignOffforTCOorFinalCORequestRecordpagewillopen.Scrolldowntothe

Attachmentssectionandclickonthearrowtoexpandthesection.



9. ClickUploadAttachment.

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10. TheFileUploadpagewillappear.ClickSelectFilestolocatetheappropriatefile(s)fromyour

computer.

PleaseNote:

‒ MicrosoftSilverlightisrequiredtouploaddocumentsinDOBNOW:Inspections.If

youarehavingproblemswithGoogleChromewerecommendswitchingtoInternet

Explorer.

‒ Themaximumfilesizeallowedis10MB.

‒ Iftheuploadeddocumenthasaraisedseal,thesealshouldbemadevisiblebyusing

apenciltoshadeovertheraisedportionofthesealpriortoscanninganduploading.

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11. Oncethefilehasuploaded,clickFinish.

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12. The“AdditionalSupportingDocumentation”isselectedbydefaultasthedocumenttypeofthe

fileyouareuploading.

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13. TheDescriptionfieldisoptional.

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14. ClickSave.

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YouwillseethenewfilelistedintheAttachmentssection.ThePlumbingUnitwillreviewthe

submissionandapproveordenytherequest.PleaserefertotheOutcomesforaPlumbingSignOff

foraTCORequestsectionforadditionalinformation.

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