Planning and Regulation Staffing Services

The Vendor is required to provide for planning and regulation staffing services.
- Manage increased workloads during peak business periods without the burden of incurring long-term costs associated with hiring permanent employees, department has supplemented staff, as needed, by contracting with a professional staffing and service firm.
- The historical countywide expenditure is approximately $1,000,000 per fiscal year.
- Must provide a communication and escalation strategy for personnel not performing their assigned responsibilities.
- Provide services to augment department staff, which include but are not limited to the following functions:
•    Building Code – Permitting, Plan Review and Inspection services
•    Planning and Zoning - Permitting and Review services
•    Land Development, Engineering and Environmental - Permitting, Plan Review and Inspection services
•    Addressing - Technical Spatial Data Processing services
•    Any associated supporting functions
•    Other planning and regulatory services as needed
- Provide monthly billing statement/invoice identifying the positions, services, and hours in “line item” detail by function.
- All inspections requested prior to 8:30 a.m. shall be performed on the same business day. Any inspection request made after 8:30 a.m. shall be inspected on the next business day.
- Review construction plans submitted to ensure compliance with the Land Development Code and all local and state building codes.
- Schedules, audits and performs inspections, job site walk-through, and project reviews, consults with contractor licensing and code enforcement for determinations of violations to the code.
- Prepares for, attends, and testifies in code enforcement board hearings, courtroom hearings and judicial proceedings as needed.
- Informs and educates government officials, business owners, and homeowners on building inspections, contractor licensing and/or violation/code issues and regulations.
- Examines construction plans and specifications for buildings, residence dwellings and/or other structures to determine compliance with the provisions of the county's building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes, zoning ordinance for issuance if building permits.
- Investigates failures due to faulty construction; revokes permits as needed.