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5 THE CITY OF A 3'. L� ° "' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON© March 20, 2018 Community Development Building and Safety Division TITLE: APPROVE A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH INDEPENDENT CODE CONSULTANTS (ICC!), INC., TO PROVIDE ON-CALL BUILDING AND FIRE CODE PLAN REVIEW AND PERMIT COUNTER SERVICES SUMMARY The City of Pleasanton Community Development Department (CDD) and Livermore- Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) have historically utilized consultant services for Building and Fire Code plan review and permit counter services. CEL Consulting, Inc., 4LEAF, Inc., Shums Coda Associates, TRB + Associates, Inc., and West Coast Code Consultants, Inc., are currently under contract to provide these services. Staff is seeking Council approval to add Independent Code Consultants, Inc. (ICCI) to the list of approved plan review consultants. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Independent Code Consultants, Inc., to provide necessary Building and Fire Code plan review and permit counter services, on a sole source basis. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached subject contract. FISCAL IMPACT There is no additional fiscal impact to the City by adding ICCI as an additional plan review consultant firm. The consultant plan review fee is a "pass-through," meaning that the City collects fees from applicants that are then used to cover the cost of the service and our administration of the service. When plan reviews are assigned to consultants, the City retains 35 to 60 percent of that plan review fee, and the consultants earn the remaining 40 to 65 percent of that fee. Fire Permit plan review services are also administered through these agreements, but are funded separately from the LPFD fire plan review revenue account. The approved fiscal year 2017/2018 budget is $1.1 million for Building and Fire Code plan review and inspection services.