03.08 Fire Dept Plan Review Services FY19 - Bureau Veritas1. SUBJECT
Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Orange and Bureau Veritas North America,
Inc. (Bureau Veritas) for Plan Review Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 -19.
2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department is requesting City Council approval for the renewed Consultant Services
Agreement between the City of Orange and Bureau Veritas for FY 2018 -19 for Fire Department
plan review services. Plan review fees paid by the builder offset the costs for plan review services.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the renewed agreement between the City of Orange and Bureau Veritas North
America, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for FY 18 -19.
2. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available to cover the cost of plan review services as follows:
100.3012.51780.00000 Other Contractual Services
$90,000
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
4. Provide outstanding public service.
[b]. Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Public Safety Goal 3.0: Protect lives and property of Orange residents and businesses from urban
and wild land fire hazards.
Policy 3.1: Continue to identify and evaluate new potential fire hazards and fire hazard areas.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
Bureau Veritas North America is one of two plan review service providers for the Fire Department.
(Code Consulting Group, LLC is the other.) Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection
and certification to ensure compliance with all applicable building codes within the City. This
consultant is used to validate complete sets of construction design documents which require high
levels of technical expertise to review. Their plan review staff includes structural engineers,
electrical engineers, fire marshals and architects. Plan review service providers are selected based
on expertise, type of plan review requested, service level and plan review processing time.
In July of 2008, City Staff initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) soliciting competitive bids for
Plan Review Services. Bureau Veritas was one of two vendors selected for their services and
expertise for a portion of the Fire Department's Plan Review needs. Based upon their competitive
pricing and their high level of customer service, a new contract is recommended. Plan review fees
paid by builders offset the cost of plan review services. This past year, the Fire Department has
seen a 30 percent reduction in contracted plan review services since filling the Plan Examiner
position in August 2017.
8. ATTACHMENTS
Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Orange and Bureau Veritas North America
for FY 2018 -19.
ITEM 2 7/10/18