The Notice to Building Official of Use of Private Provider (Form # 61G20-2.005-2002-01) is the form a fee owner or the fee owner's contractor completes to tell the City of Cape Coral Building Division that a private provider will perform building code plans review, inspections, or both. It is one of the documents that can accompany a Cape Coral permit application when the owner elects a private provider under section 553.791, Florida Statutes. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the official PDF is published by the City of Cape Coral.
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What is 61G20-2.005-2002-01?
The Notice to Building Official of Use of Private Provider is a two-page form, printed as Form # 61G20-2.005-2002-01 and tied to rule 61G20-2.005, F.A.C., on which a fee owner or the fee owner's contractor states that a contract exists with a private provider to perform plans review, inspections, or both, as authorized by section 553.791, Florida Statutes.
The City of Cape Coral Building Division publishes the form among its permit documents. The form identifies the project (project name and parcel tax ID), the services the private provider will perform (Plans Review, Inspections), and the provider: firm, name, address, telephone, email and Florida license, registration or certificate number.
By signing, the owner or contractor acknowledges several points printed on the form. The local building official may not review the plans or perform the required inspections except to the extent the law specifies. The owner has made inquiry about the provider's competence and insurance. The owner agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the local government, the building official and their code enforcement personnel from claims arising from use of the provider for inspection services. The building official keeps authority to review plans, make required inspections and enforce the applicable codes under section 553.791.
The form also states that private provider services are limited to building code compliance and do not include review for fire prevention, firesafety, land use, environmental or other codes.
Who needs to file 61G20-2.005-2002-01?
The form is completed by a fee owner who elects to use, or authorizes the use of, a private provider for building code plans review or inspections on the building or structure covered by a permit application. The fee owner's contractor may complete it instead: the form has a box for fee owner and a box for fee owner's contractor.
Points the form attaches to that choice:
- If the plans review is done by a private provider, the local building official may, at his or her discretion and subject to duly adopted local policy, require that a private provider also perform the inspections (section 553.791(2)(a), Florida Statutes).
- The signature area has two columns, Individual and Corporation. The corporation column also asks for a representative name, so a company signs through a named representative.
- The private provider is identified on the form but does not complete the owner's acknowledgments.
The form does not apply to work where no private provider is used: the building official then keeps its ordinary review and inspection role. It also does not extend a private provider's work to fire prevention, firesafety, land use, environmental or other codes.
When to file 61G20-2.005-2002-01
Complete the notice when you elect a private provider for a building or structure and submit your permit application: the form refers to "the enclosed permit application", so it goes in with that application. It prints no separate due date.
After filing, timing matters again if anything changes. If you change the listed private providers or the services they are to provide, the form requires you to update the notice within 1 business day after the change.
The form carries the label "Effective January 2025"; use the current version published by the City of Cape Coral.
Documents you need
- Qualification statements and/or resumes of the private provider and all duly authorized representatives, attached as item 1 on the form.
- A certificate of insurance as required by section 553.791(17), Florida Statutes, attached as item 2 on the form.
How to fill out 61G20-2.005-2002-01
Enter project name and parcel ID
At the top, write the Project Name and the Parcel Tax ID of the building or structure covered by your permit application.
Mark the services to be provided
Check Plans Review, Inspections, or both, matching your contract with the private provider. The note below the boxes explains that the building official may require inspections by a private provider when you elect one for plans review.
Identify who is signing
In the sentence beginning "I", enter your name and check fee owner or fee owner's contractor, whichever you are.
Enter the private provider details
Fill in Private Provider Firm, Private Provider, Address, Telephone, Email Address and the Florida License, Registration or Certificate #.
Read the owner's acknowledgments
Review the printed statements on the building official's authority, insurance, indemnification, the 1-business-day update duty and the limit to building code compliance before signing.
Confirm the two attachments
Prepare the qualification statements and/or resumes of the private provider and its authorized representatives, and the certificate of insurance required by section 553.791(17), Florida Statutes.
Complete the Individual or Corporation block
For an individual, enter print name, address lines 1 and 2, telephone and email. For a corporation, enter the print name, representative name, address lines 1 and 2, telephone and email.
Sign and date the notice
Sign and enter the date in the signature block you completed.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check names, parcel ID, services and license number, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and assemble it with the attachments and your permit application, as described under How to submit.
How to submit 61G20-2.005-2002-01
The notice is submitted with the permit application it supports; the form prints no separate mailing address, portal, fee or appointment rule.
- With the permit application: the form speaks of "the enclosed permit application", so enclose the signed notice and its two attachments when you submit the application for the project.
- City resources: the City of Cape Coral publishes permit documents in its Permit Document Center at https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/development_services/permitting_services_division/permit_document_center.php. Contact the City of Cape Coral Building Division for how permit applications are received.
- After a change: if you change a private provider or its services, update the notice within 1 business day, as the form requires.
FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Not updating the notice within 1 business day after changing a listed private provider or the services it provides.
- Leaving out the qualification statements or resumes of the private provider and its duly authorized representatives.
- Omitting the certificate of insurance required by section 553.791(17), Florida Statutes.
- Assuming the private provider's work covers fire prevention, firesafety, land use or environmental review; the form limits it to building code compliance.
- Checking only Plans Review without expecting that the building official may require a private provider for inspections as well, under local policy.
- Leaving the Florida license, registration or certificate number of the private provider blank.
- Completing the Corporation column without a representative name, or signing without dating.
- Signing the acknowledgment without having made inquiry into the provider's competence and insurance.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Notice to Building Official of Use of Private Provider?
It is a form, numbered 61G20-2.005-2002-01, on which a fee owner or the owner's contractor tells the building official that a private provider has been contracted for plans review, inspections, or both under section 553.791, Florida Statutes.
Do I need this notice with a Cape Coral permit application?
Only if you elect to use, or authorize, a private provider for plans review or inspections. The form refers to the enclosed permit application, so it is submitted with it. Without a private provider, this notice does not apply.
Who signs the notice, the owner or the contractor?
Either the fee owner or the fee owner's contractor completes it, checking the matching box. The signature area has an Individual column and a Corporation column; the corporation column also asks for a representative name.
What must I attach to the notice?
Two items: qualification statements and/or resumes of the private provider and all duly authorized representatives, and a certificate of insurance as required by section 553.791(17), Florida Statutes.
What if I change my private provider after filing?
Update the notice within 1 business day after the change. The form requires this for any change to the listed private providers or the services they provide.
Does a private provider also review fire, land use or environmental codes?
No. The form states that private provider plans review or inspection services are limited to building code compliance and do not include review for fire prevention, firesafety, land use, environmental or other codes.
Can the building official still require inspections by a private provider?
Yes, in one case. If you use a private provider for plans review, the building official may, at his or her discretion and subject to duly adopted local policy, require a private provider for inspections too.
Can I fill out this notice online on FillingPDF?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service and does not file the notice with the City of Cape Coral; you submit it with your permit application.
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