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THE CITY OF j'L£~S~4NTONo August 21, 2007 Public Works Department TITLE: APPROVAL OF CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST CODE CONSULTANTS (WC3), INC., TO PROVIDE CALIFORNIA BUILDING AND FIRE CODE PLAN REVIEW AND FIELD INSPECTION SERVICES SUMMARY The City of Pleasanton has historically utilized consultant services for building and fire permit plan review. CSG Consultants, Inc., Independent Code Consultants, RK Associates, and Bureau Veritas/LP2A Associates, Inc. are currently under contract with the City to provide plan review and field inspection services. Staff is seeking Council approval to add WC3, a new Pleasanton plan review and inspection firm, to the list of approved plan review consultants utilized by the Building Division. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the attached contract with West Coast Code Consultants, Inc., to provide necessary California Building and Fire Code plan review and field inspection services. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached subject contract. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is no additional fiscal impact to the City by adding WC3 as an additional plan review consultant firm. The plan review revenues that are collected cover the costs for plan review and some field inspection services. The approved fiscal year 2006/2007 budget is Four Hundred and Twenty thousand dollars ($420,000) for Building and Fire Code plan review and inspection services by outside consultants. If the City of Pleasanton experiences the construction activity and permit fee revenue anticipated during the budgeting process, the consultant plan check contracts could result in a net revenue to the City of Pleasanton of over three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) based on what would be collected by City staff at time of plan review submittal and what gets paid to the consultants. 13 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT