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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ; Costa
County
FROM: CARLOS BALTODANO, DIRECTOR
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT C ;
DATE: May 9, 2006 J
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AMMENDMENT FOR PLAN REVIEW SERVICES —
Louie Montemayor
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND,JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Building Inspection, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Louie Montemayor to increase the payment limit by
$40,000 to a new payment limit of $64,500 for Plan Check Services with no change in
the term of October 17, 2005 through October 16, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. Plan review fees
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
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SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BO ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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UNANIMOUS(ABSENT �Jt�v'�`���) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
Contact: Carlos Baltodano(925/335-1108) SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED:
cc: Building Inspection John Cullen, Cle of the Board of
Superyisoys and County Administrator
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Building Inspection Department has contracts with several Cities to provide Plan
Check services. The ability of the Department to respond to this demand has been
constrained by the level of staffing. In order to be able to adjust to the demand for plan
check services, the Department has contracted with small plan review firms. Mr.
Montemayor will provide non-structural plan check services on an as needed basis. By
contracting with Mr. Montemayor the Department will be able to utilize his vast
knowledge and experience to perform a variety of plan reviews. This will allow the
Department to assign him plan review tasks for commercial and multi-dwelling units that
involve the specialty areas such as architectural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical,
disability access, and Title 24 requirements. By entering into this contract, the
Department will not have to commit to a higher staffing level and yet allow the
Department to respond to fluctuations in demand.
In addition to the outside firms, the Department utilized other strategies to address the
increase in demand in the past:
• The Department authorized overtime compensation to Building Plan Checkers to
increase our production rate;
• Within the last two years the Department has added two new Plan Checker II
positions.
The Department is renowned in the Building Industry for the speed with which building
plans are approved. As a result, our long-term customers have become accustomed to
the tight time-lines and have been asking us to explore other alternatives. The
Department therefore intends to continue to utilize the services of Mr. Montemayor on
an as needed basis as part of the Department's strategy to provide plan check services
in a timely fashion.
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