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Permit document validation · Switzerland

Your permit dossier.
Without the chase.

Docpass contacts your suppliers, validates every document against your canton's latest requirements, and delivers a complete dossier ready to submit. No follow-up emails. No outdated checklists. No incomplete paperwork.

Every document. First time.

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The problem

The Swiss permit process
is broken in ways
you can't fix.
And one way you can.

Swiss building permit timelines have increased by 67% since 2010. In the City of Zurich, the average is now 330 days. Understaffed Bauämter, 20-plus Fachstellen in coordination, neighbor objections filed against 70% of Zurich applications — none of that is in your control.

But an incomplete dossier is.

A missing CE mark from a window supplier triggers a formal Nachforderung during the Vorprüfung. The review clock resets. The supplier had the document the whole time. It was sitting in their inbox.

That's the part Docpass fixes. We collect every supplier certification, validate it against your canton's exact requirements, and package your dossier before it reaches the authority. You submit once. Clean.

The cost of waiting

67%

Increase in Swiss permit timelines since 2010.

Source: Zürcher Kantonalbank, April 2023.

330days

Average permit timeline in the City of Zurich today.

Up 136% since 2010.

CHF 6,000

Per day in idle labor costs for a halted Swiss crew of five.

SIA 118 — claimable. But avoidable is better.

How it works

Four steps. One submission.
No surprises.

  1. Step 01

    Tell us what you're building

    Canton. Building type. Procedure. We generate your exact document checklist from the published cantonal Wegleitung — updated when requirements change. No guesswork. No googling cantonal websites at midnight.

  2. Step 02

    Add a name and an email

    One per supplier. We send them a clean upload link. No login. No friction. They see the deadline. We follow up if they go quiet — day 3, day 7, then we flag you to escalate.

  3. Step 03

    We validate before it reaches the authority

    Every uploaded PDF is parsed. U-values, fire classifications, CE marks — extracted and checked against your canton's current thresholds. Green or red. Instantly. If something fails, we tell the supplier exactly why and ask for a resubmission.

  4. Step 04

    Download. Submit. Done.

    A complete, indexed, canton-correct dossier. Ready for eBaugesucheZH or OBG Basel-Stadt. You upload it yourself. The authority sees a clean package. First time.

What you get

Built for whoever
carries the permit.

No more chasing

We send the request. We track the response. We escalate automatically. You see every status on your dashboard. You never write a follow-up email again.

Always current requirements

Requirements change. MuKEn thresholds tighten. Cantonal Wegleitungen get updated. Docpass is pinned to dated source documents and updated when cantons publish changes. Your checklist is never out of date.

Validated before the Vorprüfung

Every document checked against the threshold for your project before your dossier is packaged. If a U-value is wrong, you know it. Not the authority.

One view. Every project.

Every supplier. Every document. Every status. No spreadsheets. No inbox archaeology.

Built for Switzerland

We read the Wegleitung.
So you don't have to.

Built in Zürich for construction companies, general contractors, and architects working under Swiss building law. No generic SaaS bolted onto a translated template. Every cantonal rule encoded. Every form referenced. Every Swiss quirk handled — pinned to dated source documents from the cantonal authorities themselves.

Canton Zürich

  • eBaugesucheZH submission
  • Stadt Zürich Wegleitung file naming
  • EVEN platform for energy proof
  • Ordentliches & vereinfachtes Verfahren

Canton Basel-Stadt

  • OBG submission via BVD
  • BGI forms 170-101 to 170-107
  • Bau- und Gastgewerbeinspektorat workflow
  • Anzeigeverfahren handled

Norms we validate against

  • SIA 380/1

    Thermal performance

  • SIA 181:2020

    Sound insulation

  • SIA 260–267

    Structural design

  • MuKEn 2014

    Energy thresholds

  • VKF BSR 14-15

    Fire classification

  • BauPG / BauPV

    Product certification (CE / DoP)

  • EN 14351-1

    Windows & external doors

  • EN 13501-1

    Reaction-to-fire class

Pricing

Two plans.
No surprises.

Free

Your first project is free. No card. No commitment. Start today and see exactly what your dossier needs.

  • 1 project · 1 canton
  • Up to 5 suppliers
  • Up to 10 documents validated
  • Automated supplier reminders
  • Validated dossier download
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Teams

When you're ready to run multiple projects or bring your team — get in touch. We'll find the right setup together.

  • Unlimited active projects
  • Both cantons (ZH + BS)
  • Full team access — everyone signs in with email
  • Shared supplier address book
  • AI document parsing and automated chase sequences
  • Priority support and custom onboarding
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Early access · Switzerland

The best permit submission
is the one that
never comes back.

Waitlist open now for Canton Zürich and Basel-Stadt.

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15 minutes. We walk you through a sample Swiss project end-to-end.