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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 11 PROFESS SVCS 07-18-887/18/8b -- DATE: JULY 18, 1988 CONSENT CALENDAR NO. 11 7-18-88 Inter- Corn TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY NANAGER COMMUNITY DEVELOPNEMT DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/STRUCTURAL PLAN CHECK AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERV ICES ii, J RECOI~tENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the agreements with the firms of Melad & Associates, Roger Leggett, Inc., BSI Consultants, Inc. and GPS Consulting Engineering and authorize the City Manager to execute said agreements subject to City Attorney approval as to form. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION With the current development activity within the East Tustln 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 services in a timely and effective manner. .The areas of .nl~n 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: to renew the services of four of the City's current consultants which have 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 already 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. LD'CAS'pef Attachments Christine A. Shinj~teton D1 rector of CommuFni ty Devel opmen t FIRM MELAD & ASSOCIATES ROGER LEGGETT, INC. BSI CONSULTANTS, INC. STRUCTURAL PLAN CHECK AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN CHECK AND INSPECTION SERVICES TYPE OF SERVICE Structural Plan check and inspection Structural plan check SUMMARY Of FEES 65~ of plan check fee; $35 per hour for inspection 75~ of plan check fee; or $50 per hour 75~ of plan check fee for bldgs up to $1 mill in valuation; 65~ of plan check fee for bldgs over $1 mill GPS CONSULTING ENGINEERS Infrastructure plan check and tnspection Infrastructure plan check ., 50[ of city schedule for infrastructure plan check; 85~ of schedule to include Inspection; hourly schedule Is $46-76 for speclal services; fixed rate for tract revtew - 1,000 + $10 per lot or parcel; $700 for parcel maps + $25 per parcel Hourly rate $38-76i $5,500 maximum for grading ordinance, $2,500 maximum for design standards