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performs the necessary inspection services, staff is concerned that there will be no <br />competition for bids and less certain availability of services unless more inspection firms are <br />sought and pre -qualified to bid. As a result, staff is requesting that the Board authorize the <br />RFQ process to solicit services of more inspection firms so that the rehabilitation program <br />does not become dependent on the services of only one firm. <br />The above four referenced firms have already signed housing inspection services agreements <br />with the county; therefore, those firms do not need to re -apply. The requested RFQ process is <br />intended to simply add a number of qualified inspection firms to the existing list of four <br />approved firms. <br />FUNDING <br />The cost of the referenced inspection services is paid with SHIP funds. No special funding is <br />needed to conduct the RFQ process. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Community <br />Development Director or his designee to coordinate with the Purchasing Division to make any <br />formatting changes needed and to advertise for the housing inspection services RFQ. <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />1. Excerpt from the Draft RFQ # 2014027 document. <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM <br />FOR: A/A Oil `1, A6` 1 <br />Indian River Co <br />Ap 'roved <br />Date <br />Admin <br />d[,Qp�,- <br />`' <br />Legali <br />"l4 <br />Budget <br />1O14 <br />-i6"��( <br />Department <br />.b <br />2/zv/ y <br />Risk Manager <br />• <br />Purchasing <br />F:\Community Development\SHIP\Inspection services -housing programs\2014-bcc agenda item -for authorization for RFQ for housing <br />inspectors.doc <br />3 <br />64 <br />