1. A.  In addition to the inspections required under Section 110 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code, the owner or the owner’s agent must employ a Special Inspector during construction of the types of work specified in Chapter 17 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code or for cases specifically required by the City Administrator.
2. B.  The City Administrator may adopt and enforce written rules concerning the conduct and administration of special inspections in Portland.

With the approval of the City Administrator, Special Inspectors and approved inspection and/or testing agencies must be chosen and paid by the owner, and will report to the licensed architect or engineer whose signature and seal appear on the design drawings and to Portland Permitting & Development.  No changes of Special Inspectors or inspection/testing agency approved by the City Administrator may be made without obtaining approval of the responsible architect/engineer and the City Administrator.

1. A.  The Special Inspector must observe the work assigned for conformance with the approved construction documents.
2. B.  The Special Inspector must keep records of inspections and must furnish inspection reports to the City Administrator, the Registered Design Professional, as that term is defined in Chapter 2 of the Oregon Structural Code.  All discrepancies must be brought to the immediate attention of the contractor for correction, then, if uncorrected, to the City Administrator.
3. C.  The Special Inspector/Inspection Agency must submit a final signed summary report stating whether the work requiring special inspection was, to the best of their knowledge, in conformance with the approved plans and specifications and the applicable workmanship provisions in the Building Code.