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FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR �•;
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT County
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DATE: February 28, 2006 C. Vis
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR .PLAN REVIEW SERVICES —
Lou Xiao
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Building Inspection Director, or designee to execute a
contract amendment with Lou Xiao, effective March 1, 2006 to increase the payment limit
by$90,000 to a new payment limit of$114,500 for plan review services with no change in
the term of November 14, 2005 through November 13, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. Plan review fees cover all costs.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Building Inspection Department continues to experience high demand for plan
review services. In order to better respond to this increase in demand, the
Department has begun to contract with small plan review firms.
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Contact:Ann l,omeio 915 335-1155 1
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In early 2004 the Department accepted proposals from firms for plan review
services. The Department chose three firms because of the wide range of services
and competitive pricing provided. More recently the Department added and filled two
Structural Engineer positions to cope with the plan review workload.
The Department continues to need outside plan review services to augment internal
expertise. Since the need for services is not constant, Lou Xiao has been retained
to provide plan review services on an intermittent basis.
The Department is renowned in the Building Industry for the speed with which
building plans are approved. The Department therefore intends to continue to utilize
the services of Lou Xiao on an as needed basis as part of the Department's strategy
to provide plan check services in a timely fashion. The current contract with Lou
Xiao has an effective term of November 14, 2005 to November 13, 2006 in the
amount of $24,500. The proposed contract will maintain the contract period. The
services will cost the Department $50 per hour and will not exceed $114,500
including the $90,000 increase.
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February 28,2006
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