Overview
Albuquerque Building Safety coordinates City construction permits. ABQ-PLAN accepts plans and supporting material. Confirm City jurisdiction and the full scope before selecting standard or optional expedited review.
Online submission
ABQ-PLAN applications and supporting documents
Standard review component
65% of permit fee, plus zoning and hydrology
Trades
Select a trade for its permit path, licensing, code resources, fees and filing pitfalls.
Electrical additions and replacements
Albuquerque Building SafetyApplicable Code
Applicable New Mexico and City electrical requirements.
License Requirement
Verify New Mexico electrical contractor scope and any owner authorization.
License Fee
New Mexico RLD credential assessment
CEUs
Check electrical renewal obligations
Permit Fee
Current electrical fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Obtain the scope-specific electrical assessment; the review example is not an electrical flat fee.
Plan Review Time
Declare appliances, wiring and service-amperage changes.
Common Pitfalls
- Replacement work can require permits and inspections.
- A building permit does not authorize undeclared electrical alterations.
Permit-to-closeout workflow
Confirm authority
City property and complete building/trade scope
Prepare plans
Drawings and supporting agency documents
Submit ABQ-PLAN
Complete application and review payment
Resolve divisions
Building and required zoning/hydrology/agency comments
Issue and inspect
Correct permit holder schedules construction stages
Complete finals
Resolve corrections and applicable occupancy documentation
Permit fees and worked estimates
The actual City FAQ supplies percentages, not a universal dollar base. The linked detailed fee document was inaccessible; no tariff was inferred from it.
| Trade | Permit fee | License fee |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical additions and replacements | Current electrical fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Obtain the scope-specific electrical assessment; the review example is not an electrical flat fee. | New Mexico RLD credential assessment |
| Water heaters, piping and services | Current plumbing fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Plumbing fees depend on installations; standard building-review formula is not a fixture tariff. | RLD specialty credential schedule |
| Equipment, ducts and hoods | Current mechanical fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Obtain mechanical scope fees and related review assessment. | RLD specialty schedule |
| Fire-system coordination | Current fire fee not verified; excluded from the worked example. Fire and other division assessments are separate from the conditional review example. | System-specific credential assessment |
| Standard review and Fas Trax | Standard review is 65% of permit fee plus zoning/hydrology; Fas Trax review is three times the standard review component excluding those fees. | RLD credential schedule |
Submission checklist
Homeowner and codes
A homeowner construction route exists, but City trade guidance imposes specific licensed-contractor restrictions for water heaters and equipment/duct installations. Use the current City code links and scope requirements; an owner application does not establish every trade exemption.
Inspections and closeout
The permit holder schedules inspections; contractor-held permits should be scheduled by the contractor. Requests before 4: 15 p.m. are generally next business day, with no fixed visit time. Keep plans on site and complete the applicable finals; the residential inspection page scopes occupancy certificates to new homes.