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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 9 PROFESSIONAL SVCS 6-20-88SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/STRUCTURAL PLAN CHECK AND I IFRASTRUCTURE SERV ICES - RECOI~EIIDATI~N It is recommended that the City Council approve the agreements with the firms of Melad & Associates, R~ger Leggett, Inc., BSI Consultants, Inc. and GPS Consulting Engineering and authorize the City Manager to execute said agreements subject to City Attorney aporoval as to form. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION i i i i ii i With the current development activity within the East Tustin Specific Plan area and the current workloads in the Department of Community Development, outside plan check and inspection consultants continue to be needed to help provide Building Division service~ in a timely and effective manner. The areas of plan check services are structural building plan check and on-Site infrastructure plan check which encompasses grading, "street/storm drain improvements and landscape drawings of tract perimeters. It is staff's desire 'Co renew the services of four of the City's current consultants which hav¢~ been used over the last year and a half. These consultants have generally agreed to renew and extend their services and fees at the same rates as approved over a year ago With one exception {fees have been adjusted for one consultant to compensate for insurance coverage). Staff feels that by using the same consultants over the next year there will be greater continunity provided in plan checking particularly large scaled, phased projects in East Tustin that existing consultants have al ready begun work on. Staff have also found existing services to be above average. Each consultant's expertise in the projects completed during the last year are as summarized in the attached exhibit. I'lOyd Dij~ ..... Building Official C'[~ristine A. Shinglel~fn Director of Community Development LD' CAS' ts Attachments