The Bureau Veritas office in Plano, Texas, is the first company to achieve accreditation under the International Accreditation Service (IAS) Third-Party Permitting, Plan Review and Inspection Service Providers Accreditation Program (AC 402). The IAS accreditation program was developed to verify the competence of companies that provide services for building departments.
"Building departments often call on third-party companies to assist with inspections, plan reviews and permitting. The accreditation program provides building officials assurance that the service providers they select are operating at the highest standards using industry best practices," said IAS Program Manager Rick Archer.
Bureau Veritas Vice President Van Tran said, "The accreditation demonstrates to our current and future clients that we have processes in place to ensure consistency in how we perform plan reviews, inspections and administrative actions. Through the periodic evaluation by IAS, it also reinforces our business values of customer focus, share collective knowledge and constant learning, transparency, teamwork and solidarity."
Building departments can use the IAS program to verify that the companies they hire are qualified to provide building safety services for the jurisdiction. For Bureau Veritas, accreditation is a way to provide independent verification of its established quality procedures and best practices that have been an integral part of the company since its founding in 1828. Port San Antonio Planning Services Vice President Albert Ray III said, "Their achievement of this new IAS accreditation is a testament to their competence and commitment within their chosen industry."
To achieve IAS accreditation, IAS evaluators assessed the Bureau Veritas Plano office across several distinct categories, including code administration, construction codes, plan review processes, professional credentials and licensing, and inspection procedures. In addition, IAS also assessed critical elements of the services provided to jurisdictions such as contract details, operational procedures and plans, and fiscal year budgets.
AC402 requires accredited third-party service providers to submit annual reports addressing key elements of the criteria as well as changes in key staff, facilities or operating procedures or any problems that could potentially affect the entity's accredited status. At the end of the three-year term commencing from the initial date of accreditation, the accredited agency will be subject to full on-site reevaluation by IAS.
Learn more about the IAS Accreditation Program for Third-party Permitting, Plan Review and Inspection Service Providers.
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