HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7258 2022-03-14RESOLUTION 7258
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC.
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach (City) has relied upon professional service firms for
technical expertise for certain City operations as well as temporary staff assistance during
periods of extraordinary work or during periods when permanent staff positions are
vacant; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into an agreement with Transtech Engineers Inc.
(Consultant) to provide Building Division personnel services, including Building
Official/Plan Checker and Building Inspector technical and staffing services for the
Community Development Department, and,
WHEREAS, Consultant has proven to be a reliable, dependable, and competitively priced
company who has provided staff competent and capable of serving temporary planning
staffing needs of the City; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter, Seal Beach Municipal Code
Chapter 3.20 establishes a central purchasing system including procedures for
competitive bidding and exemptions from competitive bidding; and
WHEREAS, Seal Beach Municipal Code Section,3:20.025(C) provides for an exemption
from competitive bidding requirements for purchasesof ,professional services, including
without limitation, architectural services,;,;bond�`'services; election services; engineering
services; insurance services; legal services; public ;relations services; real estate
services; and solid waste disposal services; and
WHEREAS, City and Consultant wish t&amend the.Agreement, by this Amendment No.
1, for Consultant to increase Consultant's, 'compensation by $184,000 for additional
Building Division services, for a revised not -to -exceed contract amount $359,000, and for
Plan Check Services to authorize payment of not more than 65 percent of plan review
fees collected per the City's fee schedule, as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves Amendment No. 1 to the Professional
Services Agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. as set forth in Exhibit
"A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as through
set forth in full, (i) to increase Transtech Engineers Inc.'s compensation for
the term by $184,000, for a revised contract not -to -exceed amount of
$359,000 for additional staffing services related to duties conducted by a
Building Official, Building Inspector, and Permit Technician, and (ii) for Plan
Check Services the City shall pay not more than 65 percent of plan check
review fees collected per the City's fee schedule to cover services related
to building plan check.
Section 2. The Council hereby directs the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1
on behalf of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 14th day of March, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Moore, Sustarsic, Varipapa
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: Massa-Lavitt
ABSTAIN: Council Members: None
Joe almick, Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7258 on file in the office of the City
Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on
the 14th day of March, 2022.
loria D. Harper City Clerk