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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />July 16, 2024 <br />TOPIC: On -Call Engineering Plan Check Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreements with Willdan Engineering Inc., TKE Engineering, Inc., Charles Abbott <br />Associates, Inc., Harris & Associates, Inc., and Cannon Corporation for On -Call <br />Engineering Plan Check Services <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with the firms listed below to provide <br />on -call engineering plan check services for a three-year period beginning July 16, 2024, <br />and expiring June 30, 2027, with a provision for one, two-year renewal option for a total <br />aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the term of the agreement and for the <br />total annual compensation not to exceed $300,000, including renewal options, <br />exercisable by the City Manager (Core Agreement No. A-2024-XXX). <br />Firms <br />Location <br />Willdan Engineering, Inc. <br />Anaheim, CA <br />TKE Engineering, Inc. <br />Riverside, CA <br />Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. <br />Mission Viejo, CA <br />Harris & Associates, Inc. <br />Irvine, CA <br />Cannon Corporation <br />Irvine, CA <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency (PWA)'s Engineering Services Division supports public and <br />private property development by reviewing plans and issuing permits. In prior years, the <br />City has utilized consultant firms on an as -needed basis to meet the goals and <br />objectives of the City. The volume of development activity fluctuates and on -call plan <br />checking services are required to keep up with demand and deliver timely services for <br />the community. <br />The plan checking and permit fees that the City charges developers are based on cost <br />recovery and the on -call nature of the recommended contracts ensures that the City can <br />maintain responsiveness. The table shown below summarizes the number of permits <br />that PWA has issued over the last five fiscal years. <br />City Council 15 — 1 7/16/2024 <br />