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Item No. 16 <br />memorandum <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br />FROM: John Godwin, City Manager <br />SUBJECT: INSPECTIONS UPDATE <br />DATE: August 5, 2015 <br />BACKGROUND: The city council discussed and issued instructions on the use of outside <br />inspectors to complete the construction inspections required for the utility bonds projects. We <br />created a request for proposals /qualifications (RFP /Q), advertised that request, and directly <br />contacted a significant number of qualified vendors form outside Lamar County. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: The deadline for submitting proposals was Friday, July 31. As of the <br />deadline, we received four proposals, from: KSA, Bureau Veritas, H. W. Lochner, and Building <br />Code Consulting Services. All four of these firms are qualified to perform the work, although <br />two of them tend to be more involved in building inspections than public works construction <br />inspections. <br />BUDGET: Funds are budgeted within the 2013 utility bond proceeds. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to negotiate an agreement with KSA, to be subsequently <br />approved by council. <br />