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Agenda Item
S5.11 25-0386 Subject: On-Call Plan Check, Inspections, And Declared Emergency Response For Damage Assessment Report Review Services
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Following Professional Services Agreements For Additional Two-Year Terms While Also Continuing To Waive The City's Local/Small Local Business Enterprises (LBE/SLBE) Program And RFP/Q Requirements For The Firms Not Meeting The Requirements, Provided The Authorized Contract Amounts Are Not Exceeded As Follows: (1) CSG Consultants, Inc., 4Leaf, Inc., And West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. For On-Call Plan Check, Inspections And Public Right Of Way Plan Review Services In The Amount Not To Exceed The Previously Authorized Contract Amounts Of Two Million Six Hundred And Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,655,000) For Each Firm; And With TRB + Associates, Inc. And Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. For On-Call Plan Check And Inspections Services In The Amount Not To Exceed The Previously Authorized Contract Amounts Of Two Million Four Hundred And Sixty Thousand Dollars ($2,460,000) For Each Firm; And (2) CSG Consultants, Inc., 4Leaf, Inc., And West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. For Declared Emergency Response For Damage Assessment Report Review, Plan Check, Inspections And Public Right Of Way Plan Review Services In The Amount Not To Exceed The Previously Authorized Contract Amounts Of Six Hundred And Twenty Thousand Dollars ($620,000) For Each Firm; And With TRB + Associates, Inc. And Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. For Damage Assessment Report Review, Plan Check And Inspections Not To Exceed The Previously Authorized Contract Amounts Of Hundred And Twenty Thousand Dollars ($520,000) For Each Firm; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Oakland cannot continue approving contract renewals as if we are not in a budget freefall. Initial funding for the declared emergency response contract should NOT come from the Development Service Fund Balance (Fund 2415). It is ironic that disaster response inspection monies for a major federally declared disaster is being elevated over preventing such a disaster. If the contracts cannot be paid for by the requesting applicants, the projects should be delayed. The funding at issue in this agenda item alone could cover the $5M additional funds needed to close the fire department gap. Open our firestations.
Oakland cannot continue approving contract renewals as if we are not in a budget freefall. Initial funding for the declared emergency response contract should NOT come from the Development Service Fund Balance (Fund 2415). It is ironic that disaster response inspection monies for a major federally declared disaster is being elevated over preventing such a disaster. If the contracts cannot be paid for by the requesting applicants, the projects should be delayed. The funding at issue in this agenda item alone could cover the $5M additional funds needed to close the fire department gap. Open our firestations.