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Council approves amendment to SafeBuilt/BBG inspection contract; staff outline fee changes and virtual inspections
Summary
Manvel approved a second amendment to its professional inspection services agreement with BBG (now SafeBuilt). The amendment includes modest inspection and plan-review fee increases to fund staff pay and adds a limited virtual-inspection service; staff also reported inspection volume and quality-control processes.
The Manvel City Council approved a second amendment to its professional inspection services agreement (BBG Consulting division of SafeBuilt) as part of the Jan. 6 consent agenda after staff briefed council on modest rate changes, new virtual-inspection options and performance metrics the vendor provides to the city.
City staff explained that the contracted inspection team replaced a very small in-house operation in 2020 and that contracting remains more cost-effective than hiring a full-time building official and inspectors at this point. Tracy, representing SafeBuilt, told council that SafeBuilt acquired BBG in 2022 and retained the same core staff assigned to Manvel.
Under the proposed amendment, SafeBuilt will raise its per-inspection fee by $2.50 and its plan-review fee by $25 to allow wage increases for inspectors and plan reviewers. Staff…
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