Beneficial Occupancy Inspection

Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Construction Management Representative (CMR), or Project Manager (PM)

• Coordinate with Construction Contractor, Park, and COR to determine who attends and sets beneficial occupancy inspection date.
• Conduct final inspection and final accessibility inspection of facility covered in beneficial occupancy request.
• Generate priced punch list.
• Draft beneficial occupancy inspection letter and forward electronic copy to COR.
• Monitor punch list completion and notify COR when complete.
• Before occupancy occurs, designated NPS Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) accepts fire and life safety systems and issues a certificate of occupancy.

Guidelines:

• 2.6.1A Substantial Completion versus Beneficial Occupancy (pdf)
  • Definitions: Substantial Completion, Beneficial Occupancy, Acceptance, Latent Defect, Liquidated Damages, List of Deficiencies, Patent Defect, Performance Bond, Punch List, Release of Claims, Retainage, Warranty, Warranty Period (Construction)

Forms:

• 2.6.1B Beneficial Occupancy Letter
• 2.6.1C Backflow Prevention Assembly Test (BF-1)
• 2.6.1D Certificate of Occupancy (CO-1) (pdf) Download and complete using Adobe Acrobat.
• 2.6.1E Fire/Smoke Damper Acceptance (FSD-1)
• 2.6.1F Accessibility Inspection Report (Contractor Quality Control (CQC) & Final)

Samples:

• 2.6.1G Type of Use & Possession Chart