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Contractors tell Lampasas council inconsistent inspections cost time and money
Summary
Local contractors told the Lampasas City Council that inspections performed under the city's contract with Bureau Veritas have been inconsistent, forcing some builders to hire alternate inspectors at their own expense and asking the council to consider adding or assigning another building official.
Contractors appearing during the public-comment portion of the Lampasas City Council meeting said inspections under the city's third‑party contract have been inconsistent and costly.
A contractor who identified himself in the hearing as Mike Scott of Mike Scott Construction told the council that his crew paid for inspections up front and scheduled a required weld inspection only to be told Bureau Veritas was not qualified to perform it. "They made us go out,…
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