Fee Schedule May 12, 2023
FEE SCHEDULE
FY2023-2024 FEE SCHEDULE & BASIS OF CHARGES
FOR THE CITY OF SALINAS
All Rates are Subject to Basis of Charges
PLAN REVIEW COST STRUCTURE NOTES
Plan Review Percentage: 70%
(Inclusive of all disciplines except Fire and Civil which are billed on an hourly basis)
Hourly Plan Review: $145 Non-Structural Review
$160 Structural Review
Fee includes:
Initial review and t wo (2) rechecks . Hourly
charges appl y after three (3) or more
rechecks.
Shipping, courier, and electronic service.
Building
Chief Building Official ......................................................................................................................... $168/hour Structural Plan Review Engineer ........................................................................................................ $160/hour Non-Structural Plans Examiner .......................................................................................................... $145/hour Mechanical & Plumbing Plans Examiner ............................................................................................ $140/hour Electrical Plans Examiner .................................................................................................................... $160/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Inspector ...................................................................................... $150/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Plans Examiner ............................................................................. $150/hour Senior Combination Building Inspector (Building Inspector III) ......................................................... $140/hour Commercial Building Inspector (Building Inspector II) ...................................................................... $115/hour Residential Building Inspector (Building Inspector I) .......................................................................... $100/hour Permit Manager .................................................................................................................................. $105/hour Senior Permit Technician .................................................................................................................... $85/hour Permit Technician ............................................................................................................................... $75/hour Clerk/Administrator ............................................................................................................................ $60/hour Civil Plan Review (Grading, Improvement Plans) ............................................................................... $160/hour Supervising Inspector of Record ......................................................................................................... $169/hour Inspector of Record ............................................................................................................................ $149/hour DSA Class 1 / OSHPD A Inspector ....................................................................................................... $175/hour DSA Class 2 / OSHPD B Inspector ....................................................................................................... $145/hour DSA Class 3 / OSHPD C Inspector........................................................................................................ $103/hour GoFormz Software .................................................................................................................. $50/user monthly
Code Enforcement
Code Enforcement Director .............................................................................................................. $175/hour Code Enforcement Manager ............................................................................................................ $145/hour Senior Code Enforcement Officer ..................................................................................................... $115/hour
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Code Enforcement Officer II ............................................................................................................. $105/hour Code Enforcement Officer I .............................................................................................................. $100/hour
Fire
Fire Protection Engineer (FPE) ............................................................................................................ $195/hour Fire Prevention Officer ...................................................................................................................... $148/hour Fire Plans Examiner ............................................................................................................................ $155/hour Fire Inspector II ................................................................................................................................... $120/hour Fire Inspector I .................................................................................................................................... $110/hour
Planning
Housing Policy Director .................................................................................................................... $205/hour Planning Director .............................................................................................................................. $180/hour Principal/Planning Manager ............................................................................................................. $165/hour Senior Planner .................................................................................................................................. $155/hour Associate Planner ............................................................................................................................. $135/hour Assistant Planner ............................................................................................................................. $110/hour Planning Technician .......................................................................................................................... $98/hour
Project Management
Project Manager ................................................................................................................................. $175/hour Principal-in-Charge ............................................................................................................................. $245/hour
Engineering, Public Works Inspection, & Construction Management (Prevailing Wage) Civil Plan Review (Grading, Improvement Plans) ............................................................................... . $175/hour Traffic Engineer................................................................................................................................... . $230/hour Construction Manager…………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….……. $162/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Inspector (Regular time) …………………………………………………….…….. $165/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Inspector (Nighttime) ……………………………………………………….…….… $186/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Inspector (Overtime)…………………………………………………………….…… $223/hour Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Plans Examiner…………………………………………………………….……..…….. $165/hour Public Works Inspector (Regular Time) ……………………………………………………………………………………..…… $153/hour Public Works Inspector (Nighttime)…………………………………………………………………………………………..…….$172/hour Public Works Inspector (Overtime) …………………………………………………………………….……………..………..…$207/hour Public Works Inspector Apprentice………………………………………………………………………………...……………… $99/hour
BASIS OF CHARGES
Rates are inclusive of “tools of the trade” such as forms, telephones, and consumables. • All invoicing will be submitted monthly.
• Staff A ugmentation work (excluding plan r eview) is s ubject to 4 -hour minimum charges unl ess s tated otherwise. Services billed in 4-hour increments.
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• Most plan reviews will be done in 10 business days or less and 5 business days or less for re-checks. This is not inclusive of holidays or the day of the pick-up of plans. • Expedited reviews will be billed at 1.5x the plan review fee listed in the fee schedule. Return time will be within seven (7) days of receipt of the plans from the City. • Plan review of deferred submittals & revisions will be billed at the hourly rates listed. • All plan revi ew servi ces will be subje ct to a $250.00 min imum fee if percent age-based fee o r 2-hour minimum charge if hourly rates apply.
• Larger complex plan reviews can be negotiated to achieve the best possible pricing. • All plan review services will be subject to 2-hour minimum fee. • All plan review services are billed on a percentage basis and includes the initial review and 2 rechecks. - Plan reviews will be billed on an hourly basis only after the initial review and 2 rechecks unless otherwise agreed upon on a case-by-case basis.
- Fire and Civil Reviews are billed on an hourly basis and are not inc luded in our plan review percentage.
• 4LEAF assumes that these rates reflect the FY 2023-2024 contract period. There will be a 3% esc alation for FY2024-2025, FY2025-2026
• Overtime and Premium time will be charged as follows:
- Regular time (work begun after 5AM or before 4PM) 1 x hourly rate - Nighttime (work begun after 4PM or before 5AM) 1.125 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8-hour M-F or Saturdays) 1.5 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8 hours Sat or 1st 8-hour Sun) 2 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8 hours Sun or Holidays) 3 x hourly rate • Overtime will only be billed with prior authorization of the Director or other designated City personnel. • All work with less than 8 hours rest between shifts will be charged the appropriate overtime rate. • Mileage driven during the course of Inspections will be charged at cost plus 20%. • Payment due on receipt. All payments over 30 days will be assessed a 1.5% interest charge. • Client shall pay attorneys’ fees, or other costs incurred in collecting delinquent amounts. • Client agrees that 4LEAF’s liability will be limited to the value of services provided. • In accordance with California’s Meal Break and Rest Break Law requirements, Client will be billed one (1) additional hour per day at the regu lar rate for each misse d meal or rest break due to Client- directed tasks or requirements. Client sho uld allow 4LEAF’s non -exempt, hourly employees t he opportunity to take their entitled rest and meal breaks during each work shift.
BASIS OF CHARGES – PREVAILING WAGE
• Rates shown as sume the projects will require compliance wi th California Prevailing Wage rate requirements and ass umes the Client will be filing a PWC -100 Form to the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for the projects.
• Rates for prevailing wage categories are subject to annual escalations in acco rdance with the bi-annual wage determinations from the California DIR.
• Per the new requirements being enforced under SB 854 and because it is assumed that a PWC-100 Form will be filed by the Client to the CA DIR for each project, 4LEAF is required to notif y an authorized Apprenticeship Committee through submit tal of a DAS -140 form. We are then required to make an
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official request to an authorized Apprenticeship Committee for an apprentice by submitting a DAS -142 form. We are not assured the apprenticeship c ommittee will be able to provide a suitable / qualifie d apprentice for the pr oject. Per the apprenticeship requirements, the hours worked by th e apprentice must be in a ratio of 1:5 for apprentice to journeyman hours. 4LEAF will not know the labor classification of the Public Works Apprentice until an Apprentice is dispatched to the site; therefore, the rates for the five Periods list ed under the California DIR’s W age determination for Building Construction Inspe ctor were used to determine the range of hourly rates for Public Works Inspector Apprentice. • Pre-approved Overtime and Pre mium hours for labor categories subject to Prevailing Wage requirements will be charged per the following:
- Nighttime (work begun after 4PM or before 5AM) 1.125 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8 hour M-F or Saturdays) 1.35 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8 hours Sat or 1st 8 hour Sun) 1.85 x hourly rate - Overtime (over 8 hours Sun or Holidays) 2.35 x hourly rate • All invoicing will be submitted monthly.
• All work with less than 8 hours rest between shifts will be charged the appropriate overtime rate. • Project-related mileage for inspections will be billed at the allowable IRS Rate. • Payment due on receipt. All payments over 30 days will be assessed a 1.5% interest charge. • Client shall pay attorneys’ fees, or other costs incurred in collecting delinquent amounts. • Client agrees that 4LEAF’s liability will be limited to the value of services provided. • In accordance with California’s Meal Break and Rest Break Law requirements, Client will be billed one (1) additional hour per day at the regu lar rate for each misse d meal or rest break due to Client -directed tasks or req uirements. Client should allow 4LEAF’s non -exempt, hourly employees the opportunity to take their entitled rest and meal breaks during each work shift.