Miami Dade Renewal Or Revision?
Miami-Dade Product Control has a different process for renewing vs. revising an NOA (product approval).
Here’s a breakdown of each:
Renewing A Miami-Dade NOA
Renewing a Miami product approval NOA extends the expiration date of the approval (for up to 5 years.
NOA’s are typically renewed when the Florida Building Code changes and the evaluation remains the same, or when the Quality Assurance date expires.
A renewal does not include any changes to the drawing and only extends this expiration date.
Miami-Dade’s fee for a renewal is typically less than a revision
(see application-fee button below).
Reach out to your product approval contact Miami Dade for your specific renewal time frame.
Revising An Existing Miami Dade NOA
A Miami-Dade revision 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 next Florida Building Code and add an alternate substrate you would need to submit this as a “revision”.
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 fee to extend the expiration date.
About Miami Dade Hourly Reviews
Miami Dade hourly product approval reviews are 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 new Florida Building Code callout in the general notes for example). The fee for hourly review can be found via the button below.
This fee is in addition to the renewal or revision fees incurred
Additional Instructions
From 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 here.
– 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.
Last Update: July 7, 2025
