Can project teams access CivCheck directly?

CivCheck is deployed by municipalities and accessed through the jurisdictional permitting portal. It is not available as a standalone self-serve QA tool for project teams. InspectMind is the project-team equivalent: self-serve, available for any project, in any jurisdiction.

Does InspectMind help pass CivCheck review?

Yes. InspectMind catches code compliance issues, coordination conflicts, and drawing errors before submission, reducing the probability of plan check comments regardless of which platform the AHJ uses. Submissions that have been reviewed by InspectMind address more problems before they reach the plan examiner.

Is CivCheck available in my city?

CivCheck is deployed by individual municipalities and jurisdictions. Coverage varies by city and region. Check with your local building department or Clariti directly for current jurisdiction deployments. InspectMind is available everywhere, regardless of local permitting software.

What does InspectMind catch that CivCheck does not?

InspectMind reviews the full construction document set for coordination conflicts between disciplines, spec-to-drawing contradictions, schedule callout errors, and dimension mismatches, in addition to code compliance. CivCheck's focus is permit-level code review. The two tools cover different scopes of the same document quality problem.

InspectMind vs CivCheck

Project-team QA vs building department review

CivCheck accelerates permit review for municipalities. InspectMind helps architects, engineers, and GCs catch issues before submission.

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5+ issues or full refund
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Results in hours

InspectMind

Construction QA

CivCheck

Municipal review

Pricing: Publicly listed, Standard starts at $25Free to government; applicants pay prescreening fee
Access: Self-serve; upload and pay directlyMunicipal platform; accessed through jurisdiction
Guarantee: 5+ issues or full refundNot offered

The core difference

CivCheck is for the building department reviewing your permit. InspectMind is for the project team preparing it. The platforms are on opposite sides of the same permit counter, and using InspectMind helps you produce a submission more likely to pass building code compliance review, whether your jurisdiction uses CivCheck or not.

What CivCheck does and who it's built for

CivCheck's Guided AI Plan Review™ (GPR) system accelerates building permit approvals by automating compliance prescreening and guiding municipal plan examiners through code review. The platform is deployed by city permitting departments and serves both the government reviewers using it and the applicants who submit through CivCheck-powered jurisdictions.

CivCheck is not available to project teams as a standalone self-service QA tool. It is a municipal platform deployed by jurisdictions, accessed by applicants through the permitting portal. Project teams cannot upload drawings to CivCheck independently.

What InspectMind does differently

InspectMind is the project team's QA tool, available directly, without going through a permitting portal, at any stage of the project. Its AI plan check reviews drawings for code compliance, coordination conflicts, and spec contradictions before submission.

Available before you submit, on your schedule
InspectMind is self-serve. Upload the drawing package, pay per project, and receive findings within hours. There is no dependency on which permitting system your jurisdiction uses.
Catches more than code: coordination and spec conflicts
CivCheck's focus is code compliance review for the permitting process. InspectMind catches code compliance issues plus spec vs drawing conflicts, coordination conflicts between disciplines, schedule callout errors, and dimension mismatches.
No jurisdiction dependency
InspectMind works on any project in any jurisdiction. The pre-submittal review process does not depend on local government software choices.

Feature comparison

Feature	InspectMind	CivCheck
Who it is for	Project teams (architects, engineers, contractors)	Building departments and permitting agencies
Access model	Self-serve; upload and pay directly	Municipal platform; accessed through jurisdiction
Available without permitting portal	Yes	No
Code compliance review	Checks IBC, ASHRAE, NEC, NFPA, ADA, IFC	Permit code compliance for AHJ review
Spec vs drawing conflicts	Yes, automatic	Permit review focus
Cross-discipline coordination	Yes, across all disciplines	Permitting-focused review
Pricing	Publicly listed, Standard starts at $25	Free to government; applicants pay prescreening fee
Issue guarantee	5+ issues or full refund	Not offered
Turnaround	Hours	Varies by jurisdiction
Disciplines covered	Full construction document set	Zoning, building, fire, accessibility, plumbing, structural

Who it is for: InspectMindProject teams (architects, engineers, contractors)CivCheckBuilding departments and permitting agencies
Access model: InspectMindSelf-serve; upload and pay directlyCivCheckMunicipal platform; accessed through jurisdiction
Available without permitting portal: InspectMindYesCivCheckNo
Code compliance review: InspectMindChecks IBC, ASHRAE, NEC, NFPA, ADA, IFCCivCheckPermit code compliance for AHJ review
Spec vs drawing conflicts: InspectMindYes, automaticCivCheckPermit review focus
Cross-discipline coordination: InspectMindYes, across all disciplinesCivCheckPermitting-focused review
Pricing: InspectMindPublicly listed, Standard starts at $25CivCheckFree to government; applicants pay prescreening fee
Issue guarantee: InspectMind5+ issues or full refundCivCheckNot offered
Turnaround: InspectMindHoursCivCheckVaries by jurisdiction
Disciplines covered: InspectMindFull construction document setCivCheckZoning, building, fire, accessibility, plumbing, structural

Which tool is right for you?

Choose InspectMind if you are on the project team preparing a permit submission. InspectMind reviews your drawing set for code compliance issues, coordination conflicts, and spec contradictions before you submit. It increases the likelihood of a clean first-round review regardless of which platform or process your jurisdiction uses.

CivCheck is the tool your AHJ uses, not a tool you choose. If your jurisdiction has deployed CivCheck for permit review, the best preparation is to submit a clean drawing set. InspectMind helps you get there.

Frequently asked questions

Can project teams access CivCheck directly?: CivCheck is deployed by municipalities and accessed through the jurisdictional permitting portal. It is not available as a standalone self-serve QA tool for project teams. InspectMind is the project-team equivalent: self-serve, available for any project, in any jurisdiction.
Does InspectMind help pass CivCheck review?: Yes. InspectMind catches code compliance issues, coordination conflicts, and drawing errors before submission, reducing the probability of plan check comments regardless of which platform the AHJ uses. Submissions that have been reviewed by InspectMind address more problems before they reach the plan examiner.
Is CivCheck available in my city?: CivCheck is deployed by individual municipalities and jurisdictions. Coverage varies by city and region. Check with your local building department or Clariti directly for current jurisdiction deployments. InspectMind is available everywhere, regardless of local permitting software.
What does InspectMind catch that CivCheck does not?: InspectMind reviews the full construction document set for coordination conflicts between disciplines, spec-to-drawing contradictions, schedule callout errors, and dimension mismatches, in addition to code compliance. CivCheck's focus is permit-level code review. The two tools cover different scopes of the same document quality problem.

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