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AGENDAIREPORT
CONSENTCALENDAR
DATE: October 15, 1997
City Manal
Item to be
Kevin Tonoian
SUBJECT: AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR PLAN REVIEW SERVICES
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Professional
Services with EsGil Corporation for an amount not to exceed $80,000, subject to City Attorney
approval.
BACKGROUND
During the past several years, the City's Building and Safety Division has utilized the services
of a contractual plan review company to supplement City staff in the review of large commercial
projects. As the workload -associated with this type of service depends upon the activity of
commercial development, the City has chosen to rely upon contractual assistance to complete
these important functions in lieu of hiring additional staff. This allows the City to avoid a
potential "down -sizing" of staff, should the need for these services decline for an extended period
of time.
Since 1995, staff has utilized the services of EsGil for all the City's plan review needs. After
considering several other firms, in May of 1996, the City executed a formal Agreement for
Professional Services with the EsGil Corporation for contractual plan review assistance. As the
total scope of work provided by EsGil was less than $20,000, this 1996 Agreement was executed
administratively by the City Manager.
During the Fiscal Year 1997/98 Budget process, $80,000 was allocated to the City's Building and
Safety Division in order to complete all anticipated plan review work. All building pern-dt
related costs, including plan review services that will potentially be conducted by EsGil, are
anticipated to be offset by permit fees received for all projects.
Agenda ItuerMa—
AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR PLAN REVIEW SERVICES
October 15, 1997
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It is, therefore, staffs recommendation that the City Council authorize the City Manager to
execute a Professional Services Agreement with EsGil Corporation for an amount not to exceed
$80,000, pending City Attorney approval.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. In lieu of a Professional Services Agreement, direct the City Manager to prepare a Mid -
Year Budget analysis that outlines the fiscal impact associated with hiring additional
staff to perform plan review services.
2. Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
All building permit related costs, including plan review services that win potentially be
conducted by EsGil, are anticipated to be offset by permit fees received for all projects. Funding
for contractual plan review services was allocated during the FY 1997/98 Budget Process.
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