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The City of Montebello seeks proposals from qualified vendors to provide building plan check, building inspection, and planning services following the specifications, terms, and conditions identified in this RFP. Prospective respondents are advised to carefully read information related to this opportunity before submitting a response. Responses will be evaluated to determine the vendor that is the most qualified and responsive to the requirements. Responses must adhere to the format and content described. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals. 2.0 Introduction The City of Montebello invites prospective vendors to submit a proposal to provide professional building plan check, building inspection, and planning consulting services. The selected firm will provide Building Plan Checks under the direction of the department of Planning/Community Development. About the City of Montebello Montebello ("beautiful mountain" in Spanish and Italian) is a city in the County of Los Angeles. Founded in 1899 and incorporated in 1920, the City is an 8.37 square mile General Law City located east of Downtown Los Angeles. Currently, the City has a population of approximately 63,000 residents. It hosts a mix of various industries that represent the business diversity of the County of Los Angeles. It is a full-service City that provides a long list of services, employing approximately 600 full-time and part-time employees in public safety, transit, and non-safety functions. Timeline o Online Q&A Deadline Tuesday, October 15, 2024,11 a.m. PDT o City Review of Submissions Early November 2024 o Notifications Sent to Vendors Early November 2024 o Award November 2024 Purpose The purpose of this solicitation is to identify a qualified vendor to assist the City with the knowledge and expertise in all aspects of the services requested in this RFP. On-call professional consulting services, with respect to specific disciplines, will serve great purpose to address needs with short-notices. The benefits of having an on-call contract in place include: o Technical expertise o Accelerated procurement and authorization o Independent and objective assessments o Consolidates competition and procurement process o Consultants that bring specialized expertise o Consultants that are familiar or can quickly become familiar with Montebello's needs and value The City is seeking to establish an agreement with a minimum term of three (3) years with up to two (2), year extension options for a total of up to five (5) years. This requirement may change during the process of finalizing the agreement with the selected vendor. The city may opt to award multiple vendors for grant writing services. 5.0 Scope of Work/Services The City of Montebello is requesting proposals from qualified vendors capable of providing building plan check, building inspection planning services, and staff augmentation to the City. The City is seeking a qualified consultant to provide building official, permit technician, plan check, inspection, and planning and zoning services to support the Planning and Community Development Department. The work consists of multiple disciplines and proposing consultants must list similar services to those requested in this RFP provided to other municipalities with the last five (5) years. Consultants should have no outstanding or pending complaints as determined through the Better Business Bureau, State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. Consultants should have excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact with various people during a project, as well as have the administrative and fiscal capability to provide and manage the proposed services. Consultants must also be well versed in identifying problems or issues that may warrant City Council's attention and represent the City in the most professional and knowledgeable manner as an expert in the subject field and champion the purpose and direction of the City of Montebello. Building and Safety In general, the selected consultant will be expected to provide on-call staff for inspection, permit tech counter staffing, and plan check services to support the Building and Safety Division, including but not limited to the following: o Provide building department support staff to include on-site building official, building inspector(s), permit technician(s), and plans examiners/engineers on an on-call basis. o The consultant shall have on staff a: California Licensed Structural Engineer(s), California Certified Access specialists (CASp), as well as, ICC certified building inspectors and plans examiners. All staff utilized by the Consultant shall be appropriately licensed, registered, and certified as required by the State of California and the City to perform each of the specific scopes of work. o Review all plans and supporting documents submitted for projects for which a building permit is requested. o Prepare reports specifying corrections, if needed, and transmit to applicant. o Ability to review projects and provide comments within timelines specified by the City. o Process plan revisions and verify that corrections have been satisfactorily made in a timely manner. o Answer public inquiries by telephone, mail, email, virtual meeting, conference call or in person at a public counter regarding plan reviews, application submittal requirements, etc. o Facilitation of special projects, including but not limited to drafting municipal/zoning code amendments, utilizing tools for data analysis and scenario planning, and providing architectural review. o Consultant shall review all plan check applications for accuracy and make all necessary revisions to such items as description, square footage, type of construction, and use. All plan review correction materials including marked-up plans, documents, and plan check correction lists shall be provided in the City desired format to the City representative immediately upon completion of the plan review at no extra charge to the City. This process includes the delivery of a hard copy of the reviewed plan and correction list. o The City encourages electronic plan submittal. Consultant shall provide plan review and scope of work services through an established electronic review system, provide access and training to City staff as needed, in accordance with City policies and practices. All ePlan records of corrections, approvals, and comments shall be entered in the City's system in a manner that is in accordance with customer service standards and policies. o All fees waived for City projects. Any services described above, or not mentioned, for City-sponsored projects shall not be subject to fees imposed by the selected consultant. Planning Division o Providing Planning staffing, including Planning Counter Technicians, Planners, to be present at City Hall and hold office hours as determined by the City. o Analyze projects for compliance with the City's General Plan, zoning ordinance, applicable specific plans, and other policies. o Review and process ministerial applications and discretionary entitlements, such as plan checks; conditional use permits; site plan review; variances; tentative maps; sign permits; text amendments; General Plan and Zoning amendments for residential, commercial, mixed-use, and industrial projects; and the like. o Prepare reports specifying corrections to plan checks, if needed, and transmit to applicant. o Prepare reports and feasibility studies as needed. o Attend public hearings and community meetings as necessary. o Analyze projects for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") as needed. o Ability to review projects and provide comments with timeliness specified by the City. o Ability to write Planning Commission and City Council staff reports, resolutions, ordinances, conditions of approval, and give oral presentations. o Facilitation of special projects, including but not limited to drafting zoning code amendments, utilizing tools for data analysis, planning, and providing architectural review for proposed projects.