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M E M O R A N D U M
March 11, 2019
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ken Baker, Sr. Director of Planning and Development
Services
Subject: Approve a contract agreement with Countywide
Inspections Services, Inc. to provide building inspections
services to the City in an amount not to exceed $70,000
Action
Requested: City Council approval of a contract agreement for building
inspection services not to exceed $70,000.
Background
Information: The purpose of this item is to seek approval of a contract
agreement with Countywide Inspections Services, LLC to
provide building inspections to the City in the amount not to
exceed $70,000. Countywide Inspections provides building
inspectors to perform inspection services on commercial,
industrial, educational, institutional and residential projects.
The company focuses on providing third-party inspections
services to small and medium sized communities and is
currently serving 24 communities in North Texas. The City
has utilized Countrywide Inspections Services since
September 2018.
The City retained Countywide Inspections Services, LLC as a
result of an immediate need to provide building inspect ions
services for the City due to vacancies in the building inspector
positions. A vacancy in one building inspector position
continues and as a result this item has been placed on City
Council’s agenda for approval to increase the contract
services beyond the City Manager’s authorized limit
($50,000). To date the City has spent approximately $35,000
this fiscal year with Countywide Inspections Services, LLC.
Due to a building inspection position vacancy and a number
of large inspection projects expected this spring and summer,
the request is to increase the contract amount for this fiscal
year to $70,000. The City is expected to fund the contract
increase through salary savings as a result of personnel
vacancies.
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Financial
Considerations: The contract increase will be offset by salary saving as a result
of personnel vacancies. Also, the Planning and Development
Services Department (Building Inspections Divisions) collects
building permit fees. Therefore, as inspection volume
increase so will the fee amounts collected.
Strategic Link: C1 – Achieve the highest standards of safety and security
Citizen Input/
Board Review: None
Legal Review: None
Alternatives: Do not approve the contract agreement. This would
severely delay inspection times thereby delaying completion
of building construction projects.
Supporting
Documents: Contract Agreement for Inspection Services
Staff
Recommendation: Approve the contract agreement in the amount of $70,000.
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