To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Jason Williams, Chief Building Official
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Building Inspection and Plan Review Services
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Authorize the Community Development Director to negotiate and execute (1) an amendment to Agreement No. C2019-236 with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. for building inspection and plan review services extending the term for an additional two years to June 30, 2022 with total compensation of up to $575,000; and (2) an amendment to Agreement No. C2019-222 with 4 Leaf, Inc. for building inspection and plan review services extending the term of the agreement for an additional two years to June 30, 2022 with total compensation of up to $575,000.
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DISCUSSION:
The City of Napa's Building Division provides enforcement of building standards through building plans examination and inspections. Such services require technical expertise and regulatory compliance with the California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24 Parts 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11 and 12) generally described as structural, fire/life safety, disabled access, green building, and energy conversation requirements. These services augment routine City operational needs to accommodate the variable demand of residential and commercial construction industry activities on an as needed basis.
The City executed separate professional service agreements with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. and 4 Leaf, Inc. in September 2019. Each agreement has a monetary not to exceed amount of $100,000 and is scheduled to terminate on June 30, 2020. Given the reduced staff availability due to frozen vacant positions, the on-call availability of each of these firms affords the City the ability to maintain operational continuity and, as much as possible timely responsiveness to local citizens and construction contractors for plan review exam...
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