FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS

You work in 5 municipalities. Each has different rules.

Madison raised building permit fees in January. You found out in March — after you'd already bid three projects using the old numbers. That's the problem. Permit Guide makes sure it never happens again.

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THE PROBLEM

Every municipality is a different set of rules

If you pull permits in more than one city, you already know. The fees are different. The forms are different. The requirements change without warning. And nobody calls to tell you.

$50 → $65
Fee increases
Hit your margin when you don't catch them before bidding
3–5 hrs
Wasted weekly
Calling permit offices and checking municipal websites
0 notice
When rules change
Municipalities don't notify contractors of requirement updates
$2,400+
Annual cost
Average margin lost to surprise fee increases per contractor
HOW PERMIT GUIDE HELPS

One dashboard. Every jurisdiction you work in.

01

All your jurisdictions in one place

Add every city and county where you pull permits. See fees, requirements, timelines, and inspection rules side by side. No more toggling between 5 different municipal websites.

02

Instant alerts when anything changes

Fee increase? New inspection requirement? Form update? You get an email the moment we detect it — not three months later when you're mid-project.

03

Historical fee data for accurate bids

See how fees have changed over the past 2 years. Spot trends. Build a buffer into your bids based on actual data, not guesswork.

04

Always-current data from official sources

We pull directly from municipal websites, ordinance databases, and fee schedules. Every data point is verified quarterly. No secondhand information.

REAL-TIME MONITORING

Alerts a contractor would actually receive

These are the kinds of changes we catch — before they cost you money.

YOUR ALERT FEED
FEE CHANGEWaukesha — Residential building permit base fee increased $45 → $62, effective March 1
NEW REQBrookfield — Energy compliance certificate now required for all residential remodels over $25,000
FEE CHANGEMadison — Plan review surcharge added: $35 per commercial submittal
CURRENTMilwaukee — All tracked permits current, no changes detected

Free for up to 3 locations

Most contractors work in 2–5 municipalities. Start with our free tier — it covers 3 jurisdictions with monthly change digests. Upgrade to Pro when you need real-time alerts or more locations.

Free
$0
3 jurisdictions · monthly digest
Pro
$29/mo
Unlimited jurisdictions · real-time alerts
Team
$79/mo
Multiple users · API access
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For General Contractors

Stop calling permit offices. Start building.

One dashboard for every municipality you work in. Fee changes, requirement updates, and deadline alerts — so you can focus on the job, not the paperwork.

No credit card required. Free for up to 3 locations.