As of January, 2021, here is an explanation from Miami Dade County’s Product Approval System (Product Control) on the differences, timeframes, and fees for their various applications:
Renewal: This extends the expiration date of the approval (for up to 5 years, contact Miami Dade for your specific time frame). A renewal does not include any changes to the drawing and only extends this expiration date. Miami-Dade’s fee for a renewal is $1,612.50 as of this writing.
Revision: This is for any changes to the approval drawing (building code updates, alternate substrates, etc.) For example, if we were to “revise” an approval for the 2020 FBC and add an alternate substrate we would need to submit this as a “revision” which also has a fee of $1,612.50. This revision fee does not include the extension (renewal) of the NOA expiration date. So if we were to submit only a revision the expiration date of an approval would remain at the current expiration date and Miami-Dade would require an additional $1,612.50 to extend the expiration date ($1,612.50 * 2 = $3225.00 if there were 2 approvals).
Hourly Review: This can be used for circumstances where an approval needs to be updated for the new code but there are absolutely no changes to the drawing (other than the 2017 FBC callout in the general notes). The fee for hourly review is $80.63/hr. This also does not include a renewal.
Miami-Dade breaks down their fee structure on sheet 2 of their NOA application reprinted below for your easy reference, and available online with all their forms by clicking here:
See the ‘Product Control Application for NOAs and Laboratory Certification’ and the ‘Product Control Application for Certificate of Competency’ for additional instructions regarding the Product Control Approval Process.
- For all manufacturing locations outside the United States, the applicant must submit a distributor agreement form.
- One-Time NOA: A document prepared by the Product Control Section, accepting the applicant’s request for a one-time use of a product or system. One-Time NOAs can be issued to manufacturers, contractors, designers and end users of a product or system.
- HVHZ: High Velocity Hurricane Zone as defined in the FBC.
- Proposal: A submittal outlining proposed testing or process for the qualification of a product line, alternate product, or system.
- Association Product Submittal: A request for the issuance of a master NOA for a product and/or system for use by association members.
- Special Services: Reviews or evaluations that go beyond the established standards of the office and are based on actual staff time and cost.
- Quality Assurance Audits: A quality assurance program shall be implemented for the manufacturing of approved products or systems. Audits will be conducted on a yearly basis to verify the implementation of the program.
Miami Dade Product Control Application Fee Schedule (January 2021)
A) Application issuance of an NOA
1. New application, including those under Private Labeling Agreement valid for 5 years……………………………………………………….. $4,300.00
2. Revision valid up to expiration date of original NOA……………………………………………………………………………………………………….$1,612.50
3. Renewal , prior to expiration date valid for 5 years…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$1612.50
4. Renewal after expiration date valid for 5 years………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$4,300.00
B) Application for issuance of Laboratory Certificate
1. New Application valid for 5 years…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$4,300.00
2. Revision valid up to expiration date of original Certificate………………………………………………………………………………………………..$1,612.50
3. Renewal, prior to expiration date valid for 5 years……………………………………………………………………………………………………………$1,612.50
4. Renewal after expiration date valid for 5 years………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$4,300.00
C) Review of Distributor Agreement……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………$1,612.50
D) Other fees
1. Special Project to include: (Use application for Hourly Rate Services)………………………………………………………… $80.63/hr
a) One-time Approval
b) Review of Proposal
c) Review to create criteria
2. Certificate of Competency payable every year (CC issued annually)……………………………………………………….. $537.50
3. Review of alternate type of products, materials or method of design valid for one year………………………………… $4,300.00
Note: This office is authorized to collect:
a) Travel expenses incurred in the process of conducting inspections.
b) Recording fees from the applicant in connection with those matters to be recorded.
c) A fee based on actual staff time and cost for matters that are extraneous to its activities.
(*) All Above fees include a 7.5% surcharge
Last Update: March 30, 2021