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CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown; County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />THROUGH: <br />Stan Boling, P; Community Development Director <br />FROM: <br />Scott McAdam, Building Official <br />DATE: October 24, 2016 <br />SUBJECT: Request to Waive Bid Process for Supplemental Building Inspection Services for <br />Fiscal Year 2016/2017 <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County <br />Commissioners at its regular meeting of November 1, 2016. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />For the past few years, the County, has relied on supplemental building inspection services to handle <br />increased inspection loads even as the County continues to seek hiring additional inspectors. The <br />County does not have existing bid awards with any such companies, and therefore is limited to <br />authorizations of $50,000 per company unless the Board waives the bid process. Last February, the <br />Board waived the bid process for the remainder of fiscal year 2015/2016. Because authorizations per <br />company will exceed the $50,000 limit during the current fiscal year, staff is seeking Board approval <br />to waive the bid process for qualified supplemental building inspection service providers for fiscal <br />year 2016/2017. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Building Department continues to experience a gradual, steady increase in permit and inspection <br />activity. This has created the need for increased inspections which is unable to be met by current <br />staffing. The County has advertised and diligently searched for additional inspectors for the past 12 <br />months, without success. On a number of occasions during the past year, staff has confirmed that <br />many Florida counties are in the same difficult hiring situation. Thus, it is anticipated that the <br />County will need to continue relying on supplemental inspection services during this fiscal year. <br />Accordingly, the County has budgeted $500,000 for such services this fiscal year. <br />MAAGENDA\Current Year\2016\Request to Waive Bid Process for Supplemental Inspection Services 110116.docx <br />44 <br />