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<br />Consent q <br /> <br />CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REQUEST <br />FOR PROPOSALS FOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS SERVICES <br /> <br />By: Mick Kaehler, Building Official <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the September 22, 2009 City Council Work Session, staff sought policy direction from <br />the City Council regarding the establishment of an electrical inspections program. The <br />City Council directed staff to prepare a request for proposals (RFP) for electrical <br />inspections. For your consideration, attached you will find an RFP for electrical <br />inspections services which will be distributed to interested contractors with City Council <br />authorization. A transition to contracted electrical inspection services would remove the <br />Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry from this process. <br /> <br />Funding Source <br /> <br />Electrical inspectors who contract with the state of Minnesota receive 75% of permit fees <br />and the state keeps the remaining 25%. In 2008, the state collected a total of $58,000 in <br />permit revenue on for inspections conducted in the city of Ramsey, of which the inspector <br />received $43,500 and the state retained $14,500. Through October 2009, approximately <br />600 electrical inspections were conducted for which the inspector received $19,977 and <br />the state retained $6,659. <br /> <br />Staff has some concern about whether the revenue generated by an electrical inspections <br />program would be sufficient to offset the cost administrative staff time needed to support <br />the program. Currently, electrical inspections are down, however, when they pick up, the <br />need for administrative staff will also increase. <br /> <br />City Council Action <br /> <br />Consider authorizing staff to issue the attached RFP for electrical inspection services. <br /> <br />Attachment <br />RFP for electrical inspection services. <br /> <br />Reviewed By ~/' \0 <br />City Administrator 0 ~ ~. <br /> <br />CC: December 8, 2009 <br />