City of Chicago AIC Elevator Inspections

 

The Annual Inspection Certification (AIC) program is an on-line building inspection program that requires building owners/property managers to hire state-licensed, third-party inspection companies to inspect their elevators and other conveying devices annually.  These findings are then reported to the Department of Buildings via the AIC portal.

I get several questions each quarter on how this works from people taking over the responsibility of AIC for their building that have no idea how it works or building owners who forget because it is a once a year item.  AIC is a once a year inspection that puts the responsibility in the owners court to have the elevator inspected and will provide a certificate through the AIC portal.  If you do not do it within the time line or quarter you are in then you will get letters from the DOB, you will send it to your elevator company and they will ask you if you have done your AIC.  Get ahead of it!

Steps

             1 – Get your log in information and go to https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Profile

2 – Choose an elevator inspection firm to work with – we recommend calling them prior to choosing the firm to make sure they will service your building and you know the pricing.  There is a list on the City's website https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Aic#/InspectionCompanies

3 – Set the elevator inspection appointment.  You should contact your elevator contractor to make sure their testing[CAT 1s, CAT 5s and FEO exercising] is up to date and they have changed any batteries that may need to be changed to make sure your safety devices work; emergency lights, phones, battery lowering etc.  

4 – The elevator inspector will submit their results on the portal and if it passes you can print out your certificate after you make your AIC payment.

If you need help with the process there are several resources on the website to walk you through what you need to do and I’ve found the staff at AIC is happy to assist.  Start here aic@cityofchicago.org 

If you have any questions or would like additional information feel free to contact me at CraigZ@colleyelevator.com or 630-766-7230 ext. 107.

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