full inspection by private contractor

A full inspection by a private contractor is a professional on-site review of an entire structure or construction site by a third-party agent or group not connected with any government nor with the owner, manager, user, contractor, engineer, or any other party directly associated with the structure.

The review covers the entire structure or construction site. A limited inspection of a single system is a different, more specific event.

Independence from both government and the parties directly associated with the structure is required. An owner's internal review or a contractor inspecting its own work does not meet this description.