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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />AUGUST 18, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH WILLDAN <br />CORPORATION FOR PLAN CHECK <br />SERVICES <br /> <br />t2-;Jr; a~ <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached amendment to an agreement with Willdan Corporation, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney <br />for plan check services in an amount not to exceed $130,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />In November 2007, City Council authorized an agreement for plan check <br />services with Willdan Corporation in an amount not to exceed $55,000. <br />The purpose of this agreement was to provide a part-time contract plan <br />check engineer devoted to the public counter. Over the past two years, <br />the City has made substantial improvements in the plan check process, <br />including better service at the counter, where plans for smaller projects <br />are often checked while the customer waits. The proposed amendment to <br />this agreement would ensure the City maintains this improved level of <br />service. <br /> <br />Willdan Corporation is a private consulting firm that provides contract <br />services exclusively to public agencies. This is the fifth year the City <br />has contracted with Willdan Corporation. The firm was selected after <br />circulation of a Request for Proposals and review of proposals from eight <br />firms. <br /> <br />All funds under the existing contract will be expended within a few <br />weeks. This recommended action would continue the contract services of <br />Willdan Corporation for a part-time plan checker on an "as needed" basis <br />at a rate of $75 per hour using funds in the current year budget <br />allocated for this purpose. Over the past five years, Willdan <br />Corporation has been able to meet the City's requirements for <br />professional staffing in a timely manner. <br /> <br />25A-1 <br />