Elevator Inspection Program

Elevator inspection Program Fees: (as of 1/1/2011)

• Member:  $225 per conveyance
• Non-Member:  $300 per conveyance

The NWCCOG Elevator Inspection Program (EIP) inspects and issues permits for commercial and residential conveyances (elevators, lifts, dumbwaiters and escalators) to ensure safe conveyances throughout the region. The program began in 1993. Prior to that, most conveyances were not inspected.

NWCCOG member jurisdictions are invited to sign a "Letter of Agreement" with NWCCOG, agreeing to adopt the elevator codes for conveyances. Jurisdictions then agree to pass an ordinance authorizing the inspection service fees. NWCCOG's elevator inspectors' work cooperatively with each jurisdiction's building department to implement the program in that jurisdiction. The EIP now serves Routt, Garfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Summit, Pitkin, Moffat, Grand and Jackson counties which includes most of the cities and towns within those areas.

Documentation Downloads for EIP Program:

• Elevator Inspection Checklist
• Elevator Permit Application
• Building Permit Fees

2010 Accomplishments:

• Gene Morse and Steve Allen passed the QEI re-test in May 2010 and retained their qualifications to inspect elevators.
• EIP had some employee turnover in 2010.  EIP has hired two new elevator inspector trainees.  Both had been employed by ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company. William Simmonds and Donald Churchill have been training and have obtained elevator inspector status with the State of Colorado. Both will attend their testing in  2011 for their QEI certification by NAESAI.
• There were a total of 93 permtis issued in 2010: 20 commercial, 56 residential and 17 commercial modifications, totaling $32,902.50 in permit fees. 
•  The new Efinity inspection program, whereby inspectors utilze hand-held devices to recored data durnig inspections, is fully operational.  We are optimistic that the process will be used to full advantage in the coming months.