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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute an Agreement with CSG Consultants Inc. for Professional Plan Check Services for a 60-Month Term in an Amount not to Exceed $1,750,000. (Community Development 481003)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2014, the Community Development Department (CDD) adopted an economic development friendly, customer service-focused plan review program entitled "Alameda at Your Service". This program promises quick, efficient and most importantly, predictable plan review time lines. In order to meet its commitments under this program, CDD relies on outside plan review services. A 2016 Request for Proposals (RFP) for these services resulted in the selection of CSG Consultants Inc. (CSG).
Over the past two years, CSG has proven to be a vital partner in the "Alameda at Your Service" program. In order to maintain plan check review commitments under "Alameda at Your Service", especially with the start of vertical construction at Alameda Point and the importance of maintaining predictable plan review response times, CDD is recommending approval of a five-year contract with CSG to ensure continuation of building plan check services.
BACKGROUND
CDD has been using outside building plan check services since June 2014, when the City's Plan Check Engineer resigned and the "Alameda at Your Service" program was adopted. The use of outside plan check services, combined with the in-house expertise to review non-structural work at the Permit Center, has been effective given the high volume of development activity over the last several years. The City has contracted with CSG for these plan check services. The Fire Department separately contracts with CSG for its plan check services.
As part of its contracts management activity, staff determined that it would be appropriate to issue an RFP for building plan check services prior to...
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