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DBI says plan-check backlog reduced to 177 projects; aims to refine metrics and digitize reporting within months
Summary
Deputy Director Neville Pereira told the commission that the in-house plan-check backlog is currently 177 projects, down from a recent peak (reported 52% reduction). DBI plans to measure full submission-to-return times, add resubmittal accounting, and report hours of work; Pereira estimated about three months to implement improvements.
Deputy Director Neville Pereira told the Building Inspection Commission on Feb. 16 that DBI has narrowed its in-house plan-check backlog to 177 projects and is revising how it measures and reports workload.
Pereira defined the backlog as the time between an applicant’s initial submission and the point when a plan-check review starts; DBI’s service-level goal remains 4–6 weeks. He said DBI has reduced its backlog…
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