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City Council June 16, 2009 Award of Contract to Provide Plan Check Services Page No. 4 5. Ability to Provide Interim Inspection Services. The comparison of inspector rates, based on the rate of 2,000 hours per year, is provided in the following table: INSPECTOR RATES Firm Hourly Rate Contract Hours (2,000 hours/year) Mileage Bureau Veritas $59-75 $118,000-$150,000 IRS Rate 2 CSG $80 $160,000 Included D & J Municipal $60-65 $120,000-$130,000 $0.55 per mile EsGil $83 $166,000 IRS Rate 2 Harris 1 - - - Scott Fazekas $40-70 $80,000-$140,000 IRS Rate 2 Willdan $70-90 $140,000-$180,000 IRS Rate 2 1 Harris does not provide inspection staff. 2 Current IRS rate is $0.55 per mile. 6. Certified Access Specialist Program. SB 1608 established the Certified Access Specialist Program (CASp) to increase compliance with laws providing equal public access in places of business to individuals with disabilities. The legislation requires that a CASp be on staff or as a consultant in building inspection offices by July 1, 2010. Although CASp will not be needed in FY 2009/10, the plan check services contract is an extendable contract that would overlap the CASp requirement start date. The following is a chart of the firms’ CASp rates: Company Overview CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALIST RATES Firm Hourly Rate Bureau Veritas $120 CSG $130 D & J Municipal 1 - EsGil $105 Harris 1 - Scott Fazekas $100 Willdan $125 1 D & J Municipal and Harris do not provide CASp services. Community Development staff interviewed representatives from each firm and inquired about their quality of work and level of customer service, confirmed turnaround time, and asked questions to clarify the responses contained in their proposals.
City Council June 16, 2009 Award of Contract to Provide Plan Check Services Page No. 5 Bureau Veritas (BV) is located in Corona and quoted a rate of $85 per hour for projects with less than $100,000, 67% for projects less than $500,000, and 65% for projects greater than $500,000. Commonly, plan checks are completed after the initial check plus two rechecks, however, the review time is dependent on the quality of the plans submitted. If plan checks are completed within an estimated time of four hours per plan check, BV’s fee averages $340 per project, placing it in the lower range. If review time increases to six hours, the fee would be $510 per project. BV has median prices for inspectors at $59 to $75 per hour and $85 per hour for counter plan check services. The firm provides CASp services for $120 per hour. BV’s turnaround time is 10 days for one to two story buildings, however, it quoted 15 days to review plans for complex buildings. Their recheck turnaround time is within five days. CSG Consultants, Inc. proposed at 75% and is located in Santa Ana. The turnaround time proposed is 10 days for the initial plan check and five days for rechecks. Counter plan check services is $95 per hour. In addition, CSG does not charge additional fees for multiple rechecks or developer and staff meetings. CSG inspector cost is at the upper range at $80 per hour. CSG provides CASp services but, at $130 per hour, proposed the highest rate of all the firms for this service. D & J Municipal Services proposed at 70% and is located in Diamond Bar. Rates for inspector is $60 to $65 per hour making it the second lowest provider for inspection services. D & J Municipal does not currently have CASp services. D & J Municipal meets the City’s expected turnaround time for small projects but quoted 14-day review periods for multi-residential and commercial additions and 20 days for new commercial and industrial projects. Turnaround time for rechecks is seven days. EsGil Corporation is located in San Diego and proposed at 50% making it the lowest cost plan check service provider. The turnaround is 10 days for new non-residential projects and seven days for all other projects. The period proposed for plan rechecks is five days. EsGil provides inspection services at $83 per hour making it one of the more expensive providers for this service. It proposed $86 per hour for counter plan check services, which is the median rate, and quoted the second lowest for CASp services at $105 per hour. While the cost of providing plan check services is low, the firm’s location may limit the accessibility to meet with developers and the local design community. Harris & Associates is located in Irvine and proposed at 70%. It provides a 10-day turnaround time for the initial check and a five-day turnaround on the rechecks. Harris provides plan check services, but does not provide inspection services. The counter plan check services rate is $115 per hour, which is the most expensive of all the consultants. Harris also does not currently have CASp services. Scott Fazekas & Associates, Inc. is located in Irvine and proposed the second lowest plan check rate at 65%. Overall, it has the fastest turnaround time for both the initial
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