To: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Director of Environmental Services
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: September 8, 2016
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APPROVAL OF SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 16-02 TO CALVIN, GIORDANO & ASSOCIATES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FOR ENGINEERING REVIEW SERVICES RELATED TO SITE PLAN PERMITTING.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Service Authorization No. 16-02, with Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $50,000 for engineering review services related to site plan permitting.
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Background:
On January 5, 2012, the City Commission approved an Agreement with Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. for engineering consulting services. The Environmental Services Department (ESD) recommends retaining Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. (CGA) to provide engineering review for building permit applications to evaluate compliance with the City's Land Development Regulations, as well as the impact of the proposed development on the City's infrastructure, specifically water, sewer, and drainage. Types of plans submitted for review range from simple driveways to complex development plans. It is anticipated that CGA will provide one or more staff member(s) to perform the plan review volume available. Outsourcing this workload will allow staff to focus efforts on project management for high priority City projects such as utilities and public works infrastructure repair and replacement.
The Scope of Work includes technical review of site plans submitted for permitting to the Planning, Zoning and Building Department. CGA is expected to attend the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting and to coordinate with the Assistant Directors and engineering staff within the ESD, as well as professional staff in the Planning, Zoning and Building Department, with members of the public, and potentially with the Boards and Committees. Plans review will be conducted in a manner consistent with the City’s engineering practices, procedures, standards and specifications.
The ESD estimates that CGA will provide qualified staff a minimum of two days per week for the next three months to handle the workload. To date, in FY2016, Commission has approved authorizations for this Agreement in the amount of $301,009.85.
This recommendation is in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 36, Section 36.06(A)(2), "Change Orders, Within the Scope of Work."
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Finance Department Review:
Finance recommends approval.
Funding Source:
Funding is available from Account 442-5178-536-31.90.
Timing of Request:
This request is time-sensitive due to backlog of projects that await permitting.