Permit Requirement List

• Please provide a signed and sealed topographic survey by a Florida registered professional land surveyor.
• Submit (4) sets of design drawings certified by a Florida registered professional engineer (Engineer of Record). Plans should clearly identify the limits of work and locations of all existing and proposed utilities. Plans must include plan and profile views of all utility construction. All standard details must conform to the City of Fort Lauderdale standard details. Contact engineering dept. to obtain a copy of the City of Fort Lauderdale Construction Standards and Specifications.
• Supply all applicable permits/licenses with the engineering permit application.
  • Broward County DNRP - Stormwater Construction License
  • Broward County DNRP - Wastewater Construction License
  • Broward County DNRP - General Construction License
  • Broward County Public Health Unit - Water Construction License
  • Broward County Public Health Unit - Septic Tank Construction License
  • FDOT Permits (or at least intent to issue letter)
  • FDEP
  • South Florida Water Management District Stormwater Permit
  • Other

• Submit (4) sets of shop drawings approved by the engineer of record for all materials to be utilized in the right-of-way. Material shop drawing approvals are subject to the review and acceptance of the City of Fort Lauderdale Engineering Department. Some examples of required shop drawings are:
1. Pipe, fittings, valves, restraining mechanisms, hydrants, etc.
2. Valve vaults, manholes, catch basins with associated rims/grates
3. Asphalt and concrete type or mix design
4. Standard proctors.
• Provide a detailed cost estimate for all work to be performed in the right-of-way. Include all restoration items such as taps, pipes & fittings, valves, sidewalk restoration, excavation & backfill, striping, asphalt base and compaction densities.
• Submit cash bond equal to 150 percent of the construction costs in the right-of-way and easement(s) up to $100,000 construction value. For construction values that exceed $100,000, a performance bond equal to 100 percent of the construction costs in the right-of-way and easement(s) is required.
• The licensed engineering contractor shall submit a list of all subcontractors for approval by the City of Fort Lauderdale.
• The licensed engineering contractor shall submit a copy of his/her certificate of liability insurance, workers compensation and automobile liability insurance and a copy of his/her qualified contractor license. Levels of insurance shall be 1 million for general liabitiy and $500,000 for automobile liability. In addition to this, the city of ft. lauderdale shall be named as additional insured as respect to general liability.
• If re-routing or impacts to traffic in any form is required during construction, a Temporary Traffic Modification Application must be submitted. See Elkin A. Diaz or Tim Welch for application forms. Note that the maintenance of traffic plan must be prepared and authorized with signature and date by a Certified Work Zone Safety Technician, and the application form must be routed for original signatures with all revisions authorized by all parties to the approval.
• Submit a storage and staging plan for approval by the City of Fort Lauderdale.
• Obtain applicable water meters, domestic, fire and sewer lateral applications with Elkin Diaz and return signed agreements/applications with permit submittal.
• If construction activities require the use of dewatering, a detailed dewatering plan must be submitted with the application. The use of well pointing is preferable. The contractor shall utilize settling box(es) and perform turbidity tests twice daily. Disposal of water shall comply with Broward County DNRP Best Management Procedures with turbidity less than 2.0 NTU prior to discharge. Under no circumstance shall water be discharged into the right-of-way or private property. If no dewatering will be utilized, the plans must state this.
• Provide a contact list with names, titles, and phone numbers for office and field construction representatives.
• A City of Fort Lauderdale engineering inspector will be assigned to oversee the project. First contact for field directives shall be through the assigned inspector, or Elkin A. Diaz, then Tim Welch, if direction is required.
• The contractor shall contact Public Services (492-7820/7821), Sunshine, and other applicable sources for locating all existing facilities in the right-of-way at a minimum of 48 hours prior to commencement of construction in addition to this effort for design purposes. The Engineering Department will require vacuum locations for all trenchless construction.
• The City of Fort Lauderdale Engineering Department must be notified at least 48 hours in advance prior the commencement of construction in accordance with item No. 12. A preconstruction meeting is required for this project, involving city staff, contractor and engineer of record.
• The Engineering Permit with shop drawings and any other attachments along with a copy of the Engineering Contractor license must be on the job site at all times.
• Any substantial revisions to the approved permit package must be submitted to and approved by the City of Fort Lauderdale Engineering Department prior to construction implementation. Major revisions require separate engineering permit application submitted to the front counter and reviewed while minor revisions are submitted directly to the engineering plan reviewer. Contact Elkin A. Diaz directly if there are questions to the magnitude of the revisions.
• The City of Fort Lauderdale will provide certification signature for construction of wastewater facilities, final inspection approval, or signature prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy after the contractor has submitted the following:
  1. Letter of certification for the Engineer of Record.
  2. (3) Three sets of as-built drawings signed and sealed by a Professional Land Surveyor. The as-built drawings shall be a copy of the approved plans and shall include the elevations and locations of all work performed in the right-of-way.
  3. A copy of the density report(s) on all backfill, sub-grade and limerock used in the right-of-way.
  4. A letter of acceptance from Broward County Engineering or FDOT approving the pavement marking restoration and signage (where applicable).
• One density test shall be taken for each 500 feet of ditch per lift or as directed by the Engineer. On sanitary sewers and storm drains, one density test shall be taken between each manhole run for each lift, or as directed by the Engineer. Cost of these tests to be paid for by the City. Any test which fails to meet specifications will be charged to the contractor, and additional tests will be taken after the material has been recompacted.