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Item Number: 29.



MEETING DATE:  6/14/2016

DEPARTMENT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Brent Barnes

AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Linda McElroy

SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 105

SUBJECT:

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Approve contract with Interwest Consulting Group for Building Services including on-call building inspections, 3rd party plan review processing and building official technical guidance support for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105



AGENDA SECTION:

CONSENT AGENDA

BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:

San Benito County Resource Management Agency, Division of Planning and Building has conducted Building Services through an outside building support services group for permit processing and building official guidance since 2005.  Planning and Building has recently acquired a new permit software system "Accella" which was approved by the Board on April 26, 2016.  Implementation is underway and in-house permit processing will be operational by July 1, 2016.  The department has work hard to establish internal building services knowledge while training new staff who now perform in-house permit processing.  Staff pursued potential consultants capable of providing 3rd party outside plan checking services for permits requiring review, on-call/specialized inspection services and Building Official technical guidance at competitive rates.   The current contract provider was not the successful candidate therefore the contract before you will replace the existing structure, providing the necessary resources needed to accomplish in-house permit processing services and establish a larger revenue base for current and long term inspection services.

BUDGETED:

Yes

SBC BUDGET LINE ITEM NUMBER:

101.65.1265.522.201

CURRENT FY COST:



STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

It is respectfully recommended the Board of Supervisors

1. Approved contract with Interwest Consulting Group for outside Building Services for the term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019;

2.  Authorize chair to sign the contract.



ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL:
No


BOARD ACTION RESULTS:

Approved per staff recommendation. (4/0 vote, Supervisor De La Cruz absent)
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
Contract6/6/2016Standard Contract