The permitting side of construction projects can be extremely time-consuming and daunting, especially for contractors juggling multiple parts of their business while trying to dedicate more time to growth. Every detail, from researching permits for your project, completing applications, tracking the approval process, to managing correspondence and revisions, adds up and can take hours if there are no processes in place to handle it efficiently.

Marine construction projects bring additional challenges because they require different approvals. Unlike other construction projects that primarily deal with the city, marine projects involve larger regulatory agencies with broader jurisdiction. In Florida, the two main approvals needed for marine construction are:

• United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE)
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

Depending on your project site, you may also need permits from local regulatory agencies. Examples in South Florida include the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Lake Worth Drainage District, Broward County Environmental Resource Protection, and DERM. Army Corps approvals typically take 3-6 months, while FDEP approvals generally take 1-2 months.

Regardless of which regulatory agencies are involved, the permitting process can easily become overwhelming. Hiring a team of permit specialists qualified in the industry and experienced in marine construction permits can save your team significant time and energy, allowing you to focus on business growth.

At Breezy Permits, we understand the importance of a permitting team you can trust. Below are the top five reasons to choose us for your marine construction permit processing.

Reason #1: Completed Permit Package Within 48 Hours of Receiving Payment 

The quicker your application gets into the system, the quicker you’ll be assigned to a reviewer for your project and the closer you are to obtaining approval for your project. In the marine construction industry, obtaining regulatory review can be the most time-consuming aspect of the entire process. Army Corps approval can take up to 6 months on some projects, and FDEP approval can take anywhere from 1-4 months, depending on your project site. The first thing we can do to get your projects approved as soon as possible is to get your permit package ready for signatures, and we do this within 24 hrs of receiving payment here at Breezy Permits. Then, as soon as we receive signatures on the permit package, we’ll be able to submit it to the regulatory agencies for your project. 

Reason #2: Extremely Organized and Responsive

In our experience, responsiveness and keeping up with correspondence are key to success in this industry. With the construction permitting process, a lot of this correspondence comes in via email, and one thing we take pride in here is being extremely responsive with everything that comes into our inbox. We clear our inbox multiple times per day, ensuring that nothing is missed and any revisions/comments that come in are responded to as soon as possible so that your projects can continue with the review process.

Reason #3: Specialist in the Marine Construction Industry 

Marine construction permits can often become overwhelming, not only because of the various approvals you often have to obtain but also because of the array of supplemental information that is requested along the way that’s specific to the industry and can easily be confusing to someone who isn’t familiar with the field. Our team specializes in marine construction permits in Palm Beach and Broward, ensuring every necessary approval is handled efficiently.

In South Florida, these approvals range from the Army Corps, DERM, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and a few others. By failing to obtain a permit from an agency that has jurisdiction over your project, you’ll end up holding your project up because the city will not approve your project and issue your permit without the necessary regulatory approvals submitted for review.

Not only that, but each agency has its own specific processes and form submittal requirements, etc.  Because of all of this,  when you’re looking to outsource the permitting side of your projects, it is important to do your due diligence and hire a team of specialists in marine construction to save yourself time, headache, and oftentimes money in the long run. Our team here specializes in marine construction projects and is dedicated to being professionals in the industry. 

Reason #4: Dedicated Inspection Team to Schedule and Oversee Inspections 

We understand that when you’re a busy company with multiple projects going on at different stages, it can be difficult to find the manpower for labor, let alone to have someone stand at a project site waiting on an inspector. By hiring an inspection team to oversee your inspections, you can save your team time and money. Rather than paying someone to stand at a job site when they could be working on completing an important project on your priority list, you can outsource this and take the headache of the inspection process off your shoulders.

Our team currently offers inspection scheduling services for the marine construction industry. During peak times like the Florida Snowbird season, managing inspections and permit approvals can become even more challenging due to increased project activity and limited availability of agency reviewers. Outsourcing construction permits during Snowbird season ensures inspections and submissions are handled promptly, keeping your projects on schedule.

Reason #5: Weekly Updates on ALL of Your Projects 

When your plate is filled with all of the daily tasks that are inevitably tied to running a construction business, it is easy to lose track of where exactly each project stands if your team doesn’t have an effective strategy set in place for this. Because of that, we’ve found that weekly end-of-week updates on ALL of your projects undergoing the permitting process with our team are beneficial to all parties involved. First off, it ensures that our team goes through all of your projects individually on a week-by-week basis and that tasks stay top of mind.

Secondly, weekly updates ensure that you stay in the loop of exactly where your projects are in the permitting process with our team. In our weekly updates, we include just enough information to get to the point without overloading you with all aspects of your project. For example, we include the following: owner’s name, municipality, items needed (from your team), and the latest status on your project. 

When you have an effective team taking care of your permitting processes, the entire dynamic of your projects can change. The permitting process is oftentimes the most tedious part of the process and having someone who you know is going to handle projects as if they were their own can save your team a plentitude of time that can be used to fuel more and more growth within your business. Our team here at Breezy Permits takes pride in providing the utmost level of service and maintaining this level of integrity throughout every project that goes under the care of our team.