REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 2016
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: MIKE SANCHEZ, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: BRIAN T. LEONG, Building and Safety Services Manager
Building and Safety Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an amendment not to exceed $200,000 to the contract with Interwest Consulting Group, to conduct professional plan check services for Building and Safety customer projects.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approving the amendment to the contract with Interwest Consulting Group in an amount not to exceed $200,000 to conduct professional plan check services for Building and Safety customer projects.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Interwest Consulting Group is a professional consulting firm that performs third party plan check and inspection services and was originally contracted on February 23, 2015, to provide plan check services for the Building and Safety Division for customer development projects. Due to the volume of new development projects along with an increasing volume of submittals triggered by State mandated enforcement of the 2016 California Building Standards Codes, there is a need to continue services with said consultant to meet acceptable processing timelines.
BACKGROUND
On January 2015, the need for an additional resource to provide plan check services arose due to an increase in volume of new residential development projects and increased activity at the public permit counter. Due to limited staff availability to perform both plan check services and customer service at the public counter, processing timelines have been dramatically impacted. With projects not meeting their scheduled process timelines, and new project submittals increasing, it was determined that a third party consultant should be retained for plan check services to supplement the increasing backlog. Furthermore, effective ...
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