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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Service Provider Agreement with CSG Consultants, to Extend the Term of the Agreement through December 31, 2023, for Third Party Plan Check Services. (Planning, Building & Transportation 20962720)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2014, the Planning, Building and Transportation Department (Department) has used CSG Consultants, Inc. (CSG) to provide third-party building permit plan check services to supplement in-house staff work. The current five-year agreement with CSG expires September 30, 2023. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the Service Provider Agreement (Agreement) with CSG to extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2023. The purpose of the 3-month time extension is to provide time for the City to complete its master fee study so it can inform the terms and pricing for a new agreement with CSG or another service provider. This is simply a request to extend the contract term with no changes to compensation or any other provision in the Agreement.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda (City) has an existing contract with CSG to provide third-party plan check, consultation and inspection services (plan check services) for the City. The use of this third-party plan check service, combined with Permit Center staff, has been an effective way for the City to process a large volume of permit activity, while maintaining efficient turnaround times. The current agreement is a five-year agreement for total compensation of $2,100,000 set to expire on September 30, 2023.
DISCUSSION
The City is current preparing a master fee study for its next update of the Master Fee Schedule and City Council review is anticipated in October 2023. The Department wishes to use the fee study to inform the terms and pricing for a new a...
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