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Item # 4.j.

City Council (FY24)

Meeting Date:	12/12/2023
Department:	Development Services

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider action on a Resolution approving an agreement with Bureau Veritas for on-call building inspection services and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in an amount not to exceed $67,500.

BACKGROUND:

The Town's Building Inspections Division staffing includes five employees - Building Official (1), Plans Examiner (1), Senior Permit Technician (1), and Senior Building Inspectors (2). In the past, the Town also employed a part-time building inspector to serve in an on-call capacity when there is an inspector absence for an extended duration, typically due to medical leave or personnel transition. Following the recent retirement of that part-time inspector, the Development Services Department obtained approval of a budget decision package to replace that part-time asset with a third-party inspections provider. This proposed agreement will allow staff to contract with Bureau Veritas to provide an experienced building inspector to supplement the Town in the event of an inspector absence. This will allow for construction projects to continue without delay and ensure that work is being inspected by qualified personnel.

The $67,500 financial commitment for this agreement would only be utilized as needed, and would account for approximately six weeks of on-call inspections services based on our current workload. The fee schedule included in the attached agreement includes a range of plan review and inspection fees. The intent of this agreement is for it to only be utilized for back-up inspections in the event of inspector absence. Fees intended to address assignment of an entire project to Bureau Veritas have been included in the agreement for emergency use only. If that were to ever become a need, the Development Services Department would coordinate with City Management prior to any commitment. Management of this agreement will be carried out by the Town's Building Official, with oversight from the Director of Development Services.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - Bureau Veritas Third Party Inspection Services