EPCI CODE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

About Us

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about epci code administration services

We offer over two decades of experience in Florida code services on a state and local level, to ensure that the development of Northwest Florida flourishes into a structurally safe environment. We pride ourselves in assisting local municipalities with obtaining development goals, knowing these efforts will lead to a bright future for Florida’s cities.

Our services include building code consulting for residential and commercial properties, fire and building inspections, and permitting administrative services for local municipalities. We currently provide services for areas across Northwest Florida, assisting with community development, upholding city building ordinances, and providing permitting services.

Meet the Founders

Leading with Expertise, Integrity, and a Passion for Excellence

Scooter Hodges Co-Founder of EPCI in Northwest Florida

Scooter Hodges

Co-Founder

Michael “Scooter” Hodges has been married to his wife, Lisa for 40 years. He has 2 children and 5 grandchildren and has been involved in the construction industry for over 40 years.

He got his start as a helper in both carpentry and electrical and settled into the electrical trade as a journeyman electrician. He eventually went to work with the county building department as an inspector. Within a few years, he received several inspectors and plans examiner certifications from the Southern Building Code Congress.

He was later certified as a Municipal Fire Safety Inspector for the State of Florida. When Florida implemented the requirement for inspectors and plans examiners to be licensed, Scooter was among the first to receive his licenses including:

  • Building Inspector and Plans Examiner
  • Electrical Inspector and Plans Examiner
  • Mechanical Inspector and Plans Examiner
  • Plumbing Inspector
  • One & Two Family Dwelling Inspector
  • Building Code Administrator
  • Plans Examiner

He has been an instructor of continuing education classes for Contractors, Inspectors, Architects, and Engineers since 1992.

In 1995, he founded Hodges Inspection Service Inc., a private construction code consulting and inspection service. He was soon awarded a contract with the Florida Department of Management Services to perform inspections on all state construction projects in northwest Florida.

In 2001, Scooter Hodges began providing municipalities with a full-service building department at no cost to the municipality as EPCI. We now provide this service to 11 Cities, 3 School Districts, and 2 Colleges.

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