The Initial Construction Technical Inspection Report is the key document prepared by the technical inspector that concludes their mission during the design phase. It consolidates all the inspector’s opinions based on the assignments entrusted to them.
These opinions may be as follows:
- Favorable Opinion : The technical provisions planned during the design phase for a structure or piece of equipment comply with regulatory requirements.
- The risk is controlled at this stage.
- Unfavorable Opinion (D) : The technical provisions planned during the design phase for a structure or piece of equipment do not comply with regulatory requirements.
- The risk is not controlled at this stage, and the relevant technical provisions must be modified without exception.
- .Suspended Opinion : The provisions planned during the design phase are insufficient for the technical inspector to deliver a detailed judgment. It should be noted that failure to provide the missing information will result in an unfavorable opinion on this structure or equipment during the execution phase.
- The risk is not controlled at this stage.
- Not Applicable (SO) The cited structure or equipment does not exist within the building being inspected.
- Out of Scope (HM) : The cited structure or equipment is not included in the scope of works covered by the technical inspection contract for the building in question.
- At this stage, it is strongly recommended that the project owner engage the project management team to address the unfavorable or suspended opinions issued by the inspection firm.
For projects subject to mandatory technical inspection, the project owner is required to forward the RICT to their insurer.
It should be noted that insurers frequently request a RICT even when technical inspection is not legally required for a given project, in order to ensure optimal risk management.
- It is also important to note that the Initial Construction Technical Inspection Report and the The Final Construction Technical Inspection Report must be issued by an entity duly accredited as a technical inspection body.
The Final Construction Technical Inspection Report
The Final Construction Technical Inspection Report concludes the technical inspection mission across all assigned tasks.
This report highlights any opinions (Suspended or Unfavorable) that were not addressed during the construction phase. These may result from:
- Opinions issued on execution documents, or Opinions issued on site (notably regarding implementation), As well as opinions originally expressed in the The Initial Construction Technical Inspection Report that were not resolved during the execution phase.
- mais également des avis établis au stade RICT qui n’ont pas été levés en phase exécution.
- It goes without saying that all such opinions must be resolved before this report is issued.
In this context, the follow-up and reminders issued by the technical inspector regarding these pending opinions are essential to ensure the proper progress of the project and to avoid having unresolved issues at the time the The Final Construction Technical Inspection Report is established.
The Post-Construction Regulatory Verification Report
When the SEI mission is assigned to the technical inspector, and for certain categories of buildings (1st to 4thcategory Establishment Open to the Public, 5th categorycategory Establishment Open to the Public with sleeping accommodation, or high-rise buildings), the inspector is required to prepare a Post-Construction Regulatory Verification Report
This report aims to assess the compliance of the facility ( Establishment Open to the Public or high-rise buildings with applicable regulatory requirements relating to occupant safety.
To this end, in addition to reviewing the design and execution documentation, the technical inspector must examine the evidence provided by contractors during the execution phase (test reports, certificates of conformity, compliance attestations, plans and diagrams, calculation notes, etc.).
This document is then submitted by the project owner to the Safety Commission, which will schedule a site visit to the facility and subsequently issue a favorable or unfavorable opinion on whether the facility may open. Without this report, the Safety Commission cannot be convened.
- Naturally, the drafting of the The Post-Construction Regulatory Verification Report must take into account inspections carried out during site visits while works are ongoing. This requires that the body responsible for drafting the The Post-Construction Regulatory Verification Report be appointed before construction begins.
- It should be noted that the The Post-Construction Regulatory Verification Report must be prepared by an organization accredited by the Ministry of the Interior to perform regulatory verifications in Establishment Open to the Public and high-rise buildings .