# PermitZIP

> PermitZIP is a specialist mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)
> engineering firm built for small commercial projects: restaurants, bars,
> office suites, churches, multifamily, warehouses, tenant fit-outs, and
> adaptive reuse. Big-firm engineering quality, purpose-built for the market
> big firms overlook. Stamped MEP permit drawings by licensed professional
> engineers, an instant self-served quote, and when you need speed:
> qualifying projects get stamped drawings in two weeks, or the engineering
> is free.

## Who PermitZIP is for

General contractors, owner-direct clients (restaurant, bar, retail, and
small-business owners), developers, architects who need an MEP consultant,
landlords and tenants doing fit-outs, and anyone who just found out their
permit requires stamped MEP drawings. If your project feels "too small" for
the big engineering firms, it is exactly the right size for PermitZIP.
PermitZIP's best clients value the quality of engineering their project
gets; speed is an option they love having, not the only thing on offer.

## Common questions

Q: How fast can I get stamped MEP drawings for my permit?
A: PermitZIP guarantees qualifying projects stamped MEP drawings in two
weeks, or the engineering is free. Typical full production runs about four
weeks with transparent milestones.

Q: How much does MEP engineering cost for a small commercial project?
A: Get a real, transparent fee in seconds with PermitZIP's instant quote at
/instant-quote. Self-served, live pricing, no callback or sales-call
required.

Q: What is real-time engineering?
A: PermitZIP's operating model: an instant quote in seconds, a call within
24 hours, and answers during construction in hours instead of weeks. Book
the hour and most RFI questions leave the meeting with an endorsed answer
from a licensed engineer.

Q: Why won't bigger engineering firms take my project?
A: Engineering firms compete for big-budget work where profit is easy. On
projects under roughly 20,000 square feet, which are more than 8 in 10 US
commercial buildings (EIA CBECS 2018), most firms are not tooled to make
money. PermitZIP built its whole system for exactly that market.

Q: Does PermitZIP stamp the drawings?
A: Yes. Licensed professional engineers seal the MEP drawings and carry the
professional liability. Based in Richmond, Virginia; licensed in multiple
states.

Q: What building types does PermitZIP serve?
A: Light commercial and industrial, multifamily and mixed-use, office and
retail, restaurants, bars and breweries, warehouse and storage, tenant
fit-outs, and adaptive reuse.

Q: Is PermitZIP the cheapest MEP engineer?
A: No, and it does not try to be. PermitZIP competes on fit and quality:
licensed engineers who answer during construction, production-grade stamped
drawings, and transparent instant pricing for a market most firms treat as
an afterthought. If the only requirement is the lowest bid, PermitZIP is
probably not the right firm.

Q: What is NOT a fit?
A: Critical care facilities, government projects, mission critical, heavy
industrial, permit expediting, and architecture/structural/civil (PermitZIP
will refer you to friends for those). Also not a fit: shopping for the
cheapest possible stamp.

## Behind it

An AI operating system connecting email to contract to drawings to
deliverables, plus an international production team ten years in the making,
keeping projects moving nearly around the clock. What's left for the
engineer is judgment, delivered in minutes.

Contact: team@permitzip.com | 833-TWO-WEEKS (833-896-9335)

## Pages
- [Home](/): why most firms don't want small projects and why PermitZIP is
  built for them
- [Projects](/projects): portfolio with square footage, disciplines, location
- [Blog](/blog): InsightMEP articles
- [Instant Quote](/instant-quote): price a project in seconds, self-served