On-Call Building Safety Services - Staff Augmentation

The City of Benicia invites proposals from qualified vendors to provide on-call services for the Community Development Department - Building Safety Division. The scope of services includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Building Staff Augmentation:

• Building Inspector
• Certified Access Specialist Professional (CASp) Inspector
• Building Permit Technician
• California Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (WELO) Inspector
• Building Official
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Specialty Services including Building Code Enforcement

The City of Benicia’s Building Safety Division has utilized consulting services to provide on-call coverage when Building Safety Division staff is out of the office, or when there are vacancies. Augmented Staff can also be used to cover specialty assignments for certain technical projects. Consultants are used on an as-needed basis to cover fluctuations in workload that do not consistently amount to a permanent full-time position. Consultants are needed to maintain our current customer service levels and address Council economic development goals, including meeting plan review turnaround times and providing next day inspections, and to provide staffing flexibility. Without consultants, next day inspections would not always be available, delaying approval of permits and construction of current and future development projects within the City.