Administration - 517-241-9302
Office of the Bureau Director and Deputy Director; and Construction Code Commission.

Office of Administrative Services - 517-335-2972

The Office of Administrative Services (OAS) is responsible for personnel actions, promulgation of administrative rules, publications, technical bulletins, media coordination, and duties related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Office of Management Services - 517-241-9313

The Office of Management Services (OMS) is responsible for the bureau budget, internal controls, performance reporting, document management, permitting, code books sales, processing Freedom of Information requests, and maintaining the bureau's web site.

Boiler Division - 517-241-9334

The Boiler Division is responsible for issuing boiler permits, examination and licensing of boiler installers, repairers, and inspectors, conducting inspections of boiler installations and repairs and inservice inspections of existing boilers and boiler accident investigations. The division also provides staff support to the Board of Boiler Rules and handles code questions.

Building Division - 517-241-9317

The Building Division is responsible for issuing building permits, conducting inspections and issuing certificates of occupancy. The division also has enforcement responsibility for the state building code and also provides building inspections for manufactured housing communities. The program establishes statewide standards for manufactured home community development and manufactured home businesses. The Building Division issues manufactured housing licenses and provides staff support to the Manufactured Housing Commission and handles code questions -- i.e., residential, commercial, foundations, drywall, roofing, footings and foundations, snow loads, demolition, school construction inspections and building code questions.  

Note: Builder Licenses are not issued through this agency. Please contact the Bureau of Commercial Services at 517-373-8376 (license/renewals); 517-241-9202 (complaints); 800-733-9267 (examination questions); 517-373-8376 (licensing verification).

Electrical Division - 517-241-9320

The Electrical Division is responsible for issuing electrical permits, the examination and licensing and renewals of licenses of master and journey electricians, apprenticeship registration, fire alarm specialty technicians, sign specialists, electrical contractors, sign specialty contractors, and fire alarm contractors. Electrical inspectors conduct inspections of electrical wiring and installations. The division also provides staff support to the Electrical Administrative Board and handles electrical code questions.

Elevator Safety Division - 517-241-9337

The Elevator Safety Division is responsible for issuing elevator permits, the examination and licensing of elevator journeypersons and contractors, inspections of elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters, complaint investigations and reporting of elevator accidents. The division also provides staff support to the Elevator Safety Board, handles elevator code questions and elevator code book sales .

Mechanical Division - 517-241-9325
The Mechanical Division is responsible for issuing mechanical permits, the examination and licensing and renewals of licenses of mechanical contractors and inspections of mechanical installations and repairs. The division also provides staff support to the Board of Mechanical Rules and handles code questions --i.e., furnaces, HVAC (heating and air conditioning), duct work, solar heating, refrigeration and underground tanks.

Note: Freon questions are not handled through this agency. Please contact the Stratospheric Ozone Hotline at 800-296-1996. Note: Calls regarding auto mechanics or auto mechanic licenses are not handled through this agency. Please contact the Secretary of State at 517-373-9060.

Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation - 517-241-6321
The Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation (OLSR) ensures an orderly and consistent review of subdivision plats, conducts final review of plat maps, administers the statewide program of monumenting and remonumenting the original U.S. government public land survey property controlling corners, and handles general questions. The division also provides staff support to the State Boundary Commission.

Office of Local Government and Consumer Services - 517-241-9347
The Office of Local Government and Consumer Services (OLGCS) is responsible for investigation of consumer licensing complaints, performance evaluations of local enforcing agencies, applications and ordinances for approval to administer and enforce construction codes locally, registration of construction code inspectors, and approval of training programs for code inspectors. OLGCS also conducts manufactured housing audits, complaint investigation regarding installer/servicers, retailers, and manufacturers, enforcement of administrative action relative to these functions as well as ordinance reviews for manufactured housing communities.

Note: Complaints against residential builders and/or maintenance and alteration contractors are not handled through this agency. Please contact the Bureau of Commercial Services at 517-241-9202 (complaints).

Plan Review Division - 517-241-9328

The Plan Review Division has responsibility for the review of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and manufactured housing community plan reviews, all Barrier Free Design exception requests and the Barrier Free Design Board. The division also reviews premanufactured plans and compliance assurance manuals.

Note: Questions on the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) should be referred to the Great Lakes Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center at 1-800-949-4232 or 1-800-872-2253 for accessibility.

Plumbing Division - 517-241-9330
The Plumbing Division is responsible for issuing plumbing permits, the examination and licensing and renewals of licenses of plumbing contractors, apprenticeship registration, master and journey plumbers and for the inspection of plumbing installations and repair. The division also provides staff support to the State Plumbing Board and handles plumbing code questions--i.e., plumbing fixtures, water distribution, sanitary and storm lines.

Fax Numbers:
Administration - 517-241-9570
Office of Administrative Services - 517-241-9570

Office of Management Services and Plumbing Division - 517-373-8547

Building Division, Electrical Division, Mechanical Division, Plan Review Division and Office of Local Government and Consumer Services - 517-241-9308

Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation, Boiler Division and Elevator Safety Division - 517-241-6301