REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: CHARLES CLARK, Building Services Manager
Planning and Development Department
NADIA SALINAS, Project Manager
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to on-call plan check, back check, and inspection services.
1. Approve a consultant service agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for a performance term through December 31, 2025; and
2. Approve a consultant service agreement with BPR Consulting Group, LLC in an amount not to exceed $150,000; for a performance term through December 31, 2025.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the consultant services agreements with both Interwest Consulting Group, Inc and BPR Consulting Group, LLC in an amount not to exceed $150,000 each for a performance term through December 31, 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Building and Safety Division (Division) of the Planning and Development Department has seen a continued increase in building permit applications and inspections as well as intermittent staff attrition. In order to efficiently process the increasing number of applications within acceptable timeframes, the Division has utilized the assistance of professional plan checking agencies. Staff executed a new solicitation for consultants to ensure the City is being provided with the best value, while increasing the capacity of the Division, to include Certified Access Specialist (CASp) review and inspection. The City is required to employ or retain a sufficient number of CASps, with at least one-half the CASps employed or retained being building inspectors. Currently the City does not meet this requirement. Staff recommends approving consultant agreements with Interwest Consulting Group (Interwest) and BPR Consulting Group in the amount not to exceed $150,000 each t...
Click here for full text