Institutional

Overview
Included with institutional are commercial, industrial, and multi-family permits acting under the provisions of MGL Chapter 141, Section 8 and Section 1A.

Institutions acting under the provisions of Chapter 141, Section 8, of the Mass. General Laws and thereby employing licensed electricians who make electrical installations for which a permit is required, shall be permitted to apply for an Institutional Permit. The fee shall be calculated on the basis of the number of full time equivalent persons who perform electrical work for which a license is required.

There will be a minimum fee of $350, and an additional fee of $250 for each full time equivalent thereafter.

Electrical contractors acting under the provisions of Chapter 141 Section 1A of the Mass. General Laws and thereby providing employees to perform general electrical work at an institution shall also be permitted to apply for an Institutional Permit. The fee for this permit shall be calculated on the basis of the maximum number of full time equivalent employees available to the institution as follows:

Each full time available equivalent employee, per year (pro-rated where applicable) $250.

Institutions and electrical contractors holding an Institutional Permit shall maintain a complete and contemporaneous log of all electrical installations performed under the permit showing both the location and the nature of the work performed. This log shall be made available at an appropriate institutional location to the Inspector of Wires during all normal business hours without advance notice.