The Inspection Services Unit (ISU) of Capital Projects provides the entire campus a variety of services, including construction inspection for large and small projects and plan review.

Inspection:

The construction inspection role at UC Berkeley is wide and varied.  For small projects on campus, one or more members of our team of certified professional inspectors confirm compliance with all relevant codes and requirements. On large construction projects, the Inspector of Record (IOR) assigned from our office has many functions. While the primary focus and responsibility of the IOR is to assist the project team in obtaining compliance with all contract documents and quality assurance, there are several other aspects of a project the inspector monitors, tracks, and reports on. Some of these include: status of progress, relative to short and long term schedules; levels of completion as they relate to a contractor's monthly submittal for progress payment; work on a time and material (T&M) basis when required; and general site safety for the greater campus community.

Plan Review:

Our unit is available to review plans for all campus construction projects, ranging from small plumbing and/or electrical upgrades/additions to classroom renovations, laboratory remodels, seismic retrofits, utility or landscape projects as well as all new building construction. We provide review in conjunction with the Campus Fire Marshal, whose review focuses on fire and life safety, and Department of the State Architect, which reviews for access compliance. Plan review is an important part of the service our unit offers the campus, as it may help minimize the occurrence and related costs of identifying code related non-compliance items during construction.

Organization Chart:

Inspection Services Organization Chart  (Adobe Acrobat PDF)