Why Contractors Are Switching to Flat-Fee Permitting (And Why It’s Saving Their Sanity)

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, no chasing case numbers for weeks. Just clean submittals, fast follow-through, and predictable approvals.

At Cumberland Permit Strategy Group, our only mission is to simplify your life so you can keep building.

What We Do for Contractors (Without You Having to Touch the Paperwork)

✔ AI-Assisted Pre-Check

Before anything is submitted, we run your plans through our AI-powered pre-check system to flag missing sheets, code conflicts, formatting errors, and common rejection traps. Think of it like having a former plan reviewer on your shoulder—but faster and friendlier.

✔ Permit Submittal Bundle

We prepare, package, and submit everything required for permit intake. This includes:

• paperwork preparation

• portal uploads

• agency coordination

• tracking and communication with reviewers

• handling corrections until approval

You get updates. We deal with the inbox noise.

✔ Ground-Up Package

For new construction and larger scopes, we coordinate with design teams, handle multi-discipline intake, manage milestones, and make sure nothing stalls between civil, building, fire, and zoning.

If it touches a permit counter, we handle it.

✔ Inspection Assurance

Once you’re building, we can help ensure inspections pass smoothly. Strategy, documentation, and coordination—without the panic calls the night before.

Why Contractors Like You Are Outsourcing This Now

1. Fixed cost. Zero surprises.

Permitting shouldn’t feel like subcontracting a black-box billing department. Flat fees keep your budget clean and your proposals sharp.

2. Faster approvals.

Clean submittals with fewer corrections = shorter turnaround. Cities move slow. Your paperwork shouldn’t.

3. More time for the work that pays.

Let your PMs manage the build, not chase the city.

4. We speak “permit reviewer.”

Every jurisdiction has its own quirks.We already know them—so you don’t have to learn them the hard way.

What This Means for Your Business

Your design team stays focused, our field crew stays productive, your clients stay happy, and you stay out of email chains with reviewers named “Permitting Intake Queue 4.”

Ready to Make Permitting the Easiest Part of Your Job?

You can Check our Pricing Or Schedule a Call 

If you have a project coming up, send it over—we’ll show you exactly what the city will require and how fast we can get it approved.