Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Two-year Consulting Services Agreements for Third Party Plan Check Services Between the City of San Leandro and CSG Consultants, Inc. for $200,000 and TRB+Associates for $475,000 in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027 (for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $675,000 per Fiscal Year)
Staff report
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency
* Community & Business Development
SUMMARY
Construction activity in the City remains strong and is projected to continue to remain so in the next few years. Third-party plan check consultants assist the City in managing the workload to meet deadlines and provide quality customer service. They enable the Building and Safety Services Division (Building) of the Community Development Department (CD) to continue providing plan check services in a timely manner, provide Certified Access Specialist (CASp) services as required by California statute, and supplement current staffing during this period of significant development activity. Third-party consultants also act as the City's Floodplain Manager as required by the federal Floodplain Emergency Management Agency.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into two-year Consultant Services Agreements, one with TRB+Associates for $475,000 and another with CSG Consultants, Inc. for $200,000 for third-party plan check services (for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $475,000 per FY) in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro's Building and Safety Services Division of the Community Development Department ensures standards to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, locations, and maintenance of buildings and structures within the City through plan review, permit issuances, and inspections. ...
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