(a) No person shall install, construct, reconstruct, relocate or make major alteration to any elevator. dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift without first obtaining an installation permit from the Department.

(b) Installation permit as required under subsection (a) above shall be issued only to a person who is licensed to engage in the business of maintaining elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Contractors’ License Board of the Department of Regulatory Agencies, State of Hawaii until such time as the Department of Public Works shall issue such rules and regulations for the Government of Guam.

(c) The plans and specifications for such elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or ramp or manlift, together with such building details as are pertinent to the installation shall be submitted to the Department before any work is begun on the installation. Final shop drawings shall be submitted to the Department.

(d) The Department shall, before issuance of permit for installing, constructing, reconstructing or relocating as required under Subsection (a) of this Section, charge and collect a fee for each permit as follows, or as determined by the Director through the Administrative Adjudication process::

Dumbwaiter ………………………………………………$ 10.00
Manlift ……………………………………………………..$ 15.00Escalator, electric stairway or
moving sidewalk or ramp ……………………………$ 25.00
Elevator
5 floor rise & under ……………………………..$ 25.00
6 floors ………………………………………………$ 30.00
7 floors ………………………………………………$ 35.00
8 floors ………………………………………………$ 40.00
9 floors ………………………………………………$ 45.00
10 floors ………………………………………………$ 50.00
11 floors ………………………………………………$ 55.00
12 floors ………………………………………………$ 60.00
13 floors ………………………………………………$ 65.00
14 floors ………………………………………………$ 70.00
15 floors ………………………………………………$ 75.00
16 floors ………………………………………………$ 80.00
17 floors ………………………………………………$ 85.00
18 floors ………………………………………………$ 90.00
19 floors ………………………………………………$ 95.00
20 floors ………………………………………………$100.00
Above 20 $5.00 for each additional floor.

(e) The Department shall, before issuance of an installation permit for a major alteration as required under subsection (a) of this section, charge and collect a fee of $25.00 for each permit.

(f) The installation permit fee shall be used to provide, among other things, the following services:

(1) The data inspection and witnessing the acceptance tests on the installation.

(2) The processing and issuance of the temporary permit to operate the installation.

(g) Fees in accordance with the foregoing schedule shall be charged and collected on all permits issued after the effective date of this rule; provided that, if a successful bid for the installation [of] amu elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or ramp or manlift has been tendered prior to the effective date of this rule, no fee shall be charged for the permit.

SOURCE: GC § 36004. Amended by P.L. 27-147:4 (Dec. 30, 2004), effective Jan. 1, 2006.