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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-01-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: Agenda Item:_ _R,___ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: January 10, 2006 tom. �/i✓_�L.�.. �� Ruben Baffera APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES FOR PROFESSIONAL BUILDING AND SAFETY SERVICES Public Works RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council approve the expenditures for contractual plan review, building inspection, and permitting services as follows: 1. Professional plan review services by Esgil Corporation in the amount of $144,000.00 from Account No. 4210-8110; 2. Professional building inspection services by JAS Pacific, Inc. in the amount of $66,500.00 from Account No. 4210-8001; and 3. Professional plan review services by Linhart Petersen Powers Associates in the amount of $180,000.00 from Account No. 4210-8001. BACKGROUND The City's Building and Safety Division uses contractual services to assist staff with plan reviews and inspections of new buildings during periods of high construction activity. Contractual support for plan check and inspection services helps supplement staffs effort to respond in a timely manner to fluctuating demands for such services. The expected level of construction activity during the last two quarters of the fiscal year is expected to remain high based on proposed projects and current projects that have been approved for construction or that will be approved in early 2006. This request is for City Council to authorize expenditures for continued services from Esgil Corporation, JAS Pacific, Inc., and Linhart Petersen Powers Associates. The funding for these contracts was approved by the City Council as part of the the Fiscal Year 2005-06 budget. The 'P'i ED funding for each of these requests exceeds $50,000.00, and therefore, requires City Council approval. The City has entered into open contracts with each of these vendors in accordance with the City s purchasing policy. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT Funding for these services was previously approved and allocated by the City Council during the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2005-06 budget. Revenue to support these contracts is generated directly from fees collected for plan review and inspection services. ATTACHMENTS None