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Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

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Tertius (Find a Third-Party Inspector)

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Featured News

11/22/2021 Modified District Government Services for Thanksgiving Day

11/09/2021 Modified District Government Services for Veterans Day 2021

11/09/2021 DCRA Introduces Tertius, A New Online Tool that Easily Connects Customers with Construction Inspectors

09/15/2021 DCRA Contractor Rating System Partners with Better Business Bureau, Giving District Consumers More Decision-Making Tools

09/03/2021 Mayor Bowser Extends DPR Spray Park Hours Through September 26

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05/26/2021 DCRA News: May 26, 2021

06/10/2021 Testimony on FY22 Budget

05/10/2021 Public Oversight Roundtable on DCRA’s Handling of Vacant and Blighted Properties Testimony

03/18/2021 FY20 Agency Performance Public Oversight Hearing Testimony

05/27/2020 Testimony on FY21 Budget

03/05/2020 FY19 Agency Performance Public Oversight Hearing Testimony

04/30/2021 Application for Occupational and Professional License Renewals Begins July 1

03/23/2021 DEADLINE ALERT: Subdivision and Condominium Submissions

01/21/2021 Temporary Construction Restrictions Within the Security Perimeter To Be Lifted On Friday, January 22

01/15/2021 Notice of Suspension of Construction (59th Presidential Inauguration)

01/13/2021 Office of Tax and Revenue Cashiers Office Will Not Have Cashiers Onsite from January 14-22

12/03/2021 3240 19th St NW – Determination Letter

11/30/2021 5240 Sherier Pl NW – Determination Letter

11/30/2021 34th Street SE/SSL 551 0111 – Determination Letter

11/22/2021 5030 Linnean Avenue NW – Determination Letter

11/12/2021 3210 Georgia Avennue NW – Determination Letter

07/19/2019 USGBC National Capital Region’s A Midsummer Night’s Green award winner

12/31/2018 2018 Energy Institution of the Year Award

06/09/2017 Mayor Bowser Signs Executive Order Binding the District to the Paris Climate Accord

03/20/2017 DCRA Featured in Institute for Market for Transformation Code Blog

06/29/2016 DCRA Green Building Division Selected as a Team Finalist for the 15th Annual Cafritz Award

2714 Poplar Street NW - Determination Letter

2714 Poplar St NW - Determination Letter

Calvary Church - Determination Letter

Calvary Church - Determination Letter

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Tertius

DCRA Introduces Tertius

Tertius, an online marketplace for construction inspections, easily connects residential and commercial property owners and managers with certified and approved inspectors at their convenience and within their budget.

NEW DCRA Services

Dispatch, DCRA’s Inspections-On-Demand System, Launches

Dispatch, DCRA’s inspections-on-demand system, was designed with customers in mind, to give up-to-the-minute updates on inspection requests. Now, when a customer submits a request for an inspection using the inspection request forms available on dcra.dc.gov, an inspection is automatically scheduled, and Dispatch will push notifications to a customer until the service is complete.

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