Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.11. 5/10/2022 File #: 22-0266
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
Agreement with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. for plan review services for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023.
2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department is requesting City Council approval for the renewed Professional Services Agreement between the City of Orange and Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 for Fire Department plan review services. Plan review fees paid by the builder offset the costs for plan review services.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the agreement with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. in an amount of $50,000 for plan review services, and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this agreement is $50,000 and will be funded through General Fund (100).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide outstanding public service
b. Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Fire Department performs approximately 90% of plan check in-house. This has greatly reduced the amount of contracts for outside plan review services. Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (Buena Veritas) is one of two plan review service providers for the Fire Department (Code Consulting Group, LLC is the other). Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection and certification to ensure compliance with all applicable building codes within the City. This consultant is used to validate complete sets of construction design documents which require high levels of technical expertise to review. Their plan review staff includes structural engineers, electrical engineers, fire marshals, and architects. Plan review service providers are selected based on expertise, type of plan review requested, service level and plan review processing time.
Contractor's total compensation for all services performed under this Agreement shall not exceed $50,000.00. Contractor shall be responsible for notifying the City’sProject Manager if it appears that the amount will be surpassed in the fiscal year and understands that no work can be compensated City of Orange Printed on 5/5/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.11. 5/10/2022 File #: 22-0266
the amount will be surpassed in the fiscal year and understands that no work can be compensated unless approved in writing by the City.
Bureau Veritas has served the City since 2008 with a staff member who is uniquely qualified with experience of the City’shistory, building, and ordinances providing expertise for a portion of the Fire Department's Plan Review needs. Plan review fees paid by builders offset the cost of plan review services.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Professional Services Agreement with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
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