If you build for a living, you already know the truth: the city  can delay your project longer than any weather event ever will. Submittals, corrections, resubmittals, approvals—it’s a whole extra job just to keep a permit alive. And once a project hits a snag at the counter, everyone looks at you like you personally held up the bureaucracy. That’s exactly why more contractors are outsourcing the entire process to a flat-fee permitting service. No surprises, no hourly billing