For City Council Meeting July 28, 2026
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Christina Taylor, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to (1) Approve Professional Services Agreements with Willdan Engineering, CSG Consultants Inc., True North Compliance Services, Inc., and Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., for On-Call Fire Plan Check, Fire Inspection and Additional Fire Support Services; and (2) Authorize the City Manager to exercise the optional one-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance of the services and the continuing need for such services; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve Professional Services Agreements with Willdan Engineering, CSG Consultants, Inc., True North Compliance Services, Inc., and Bureau Veritas North America Inc., for On-Call Fire Plan Check, Fire Inspection and Additional Fire Support Services;
2) Authorize the City Manager to exercise the optional one-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance of the services and the continuing need for such services; and
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
BACKGROUND:
The Fire Prevention Division has the responsibility for safeguarding life and property from fires and other hazards. The Fire Prevention Division ensures this through three essential parts:
* The process of plan review
* Construction inspections
* Verification and maintenance of fire code compliance
The Fire Prevention Division ensures that all construction is in accordance with the most current editions of the California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations, California Building Standards Code, Title 19, Title 24 and City's Municipal Codes.
Historically, the Fire Prevention Division has performed all fire prevention functions using existing in-house staff, and no contract services have been utilized for these activi...
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