Report Prepared by: Denise Frazier, Chief Building/Construction Project Official
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SUBJECT: Approval of First Amendments to Professional Services Agreements with Interwest Consulting Group Inc., CSG Consultants Inc., and Bureau Veritas North American Inc. to Extend the Term of the Agreement to October 16, 2026
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving First Amendments to the Professional Services Agreements with Interwest Consulting Group Inc., CSG Consultants Inc., and Bureau Veritas North American Inc. to extend the term of the agreement to October 16, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council- Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the First Amendment to Contract for Professional Services with Interwest Consulting Group Inc., to extend the term for services to October 16, 2026; and,
B. Approving the First Amendment to Contract for Professional Services with CSG Consultants Inc., to extend the term for services to October 16, 2026; and,
C. Approving the First Amendment to Contract for Professional Services with Bureau Veritas North American Inc., to extend the term for services to October 16, 2026; and,
D. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the above agreements.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, as modified by City Council; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (to be addressed in Council motion); or,
5. Continue the item to a future City Council meeting (date and time to be specified in motion).
AUTHORITY
City of Merced Charter, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2025-26 Adopted Budget
DISCUSSION
The City Development Services Department, Inspection Services or “Building Division”, utilizes professional consultants on an “as needed” basis or “on call” basis to perform Building Plan Checks, Inspections, and other Building Related Services. These services are needed on a daily basis due to the work volume within the division. Recent history indicates, on average, the Building Dept receives 3,000+/- permit applications every year. These applications need processing, some need plan review and all receive inspections.
These consulting services are essentially an extension of those provided directly by City Staff and are seamless to those requiring the services. Additionally, it should be noted that the City collects fees from the customer in the form of Plan Check Fees or Building Permit Fees which pay for these services.
The payment to the professional consultants for plan review is a “pass through” minus any City overhead that can be retained. The fees collected through this process pays for the services as described above, processing permits and inspections. It should also be noted that expenditures are capped at the total amount in the approved budget unless amended by the City Council.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
No supplemental appropriation is needed. The service contracts in aggregate are capped at the appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 approved budget under the Inspection Services Division. Current year Professional Service budget is $80,000.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Amendment to Contract Bureau Veritas
2. First Amendment to Contract CSG Consulting
3. First Amendment to Contract Interwest Consulting
4. Bureau Veritas Original Contract
5. CSG Consulting Original Contract
6. Interwest Consulting Original Contact