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Council authorizes competitive contracting for third‑party UCC inspection services, administration and oversight clarified
Summary
The Newark Municipal Council voted to authorize competitive contracting to hire third‑party inspectors for Uniform Construction Code (UCC) inspections to supplement the city's inspectors. The resolution was amended to specify UCC inspections rather than "code enforcement."
The Newark Municipal Council on Feb. 5 authorized the use of competitive contracting to award contracts for third‑party UCC inspection services, after clarifying language and receiving details about oversight, scope and duration.
Council discussion centered on whether the resolution covered UCC inspections or broader code‑enforcement activities. Council members requested details on who would oversee third‑party inspectors, whether the contracts were short‑term stopgaps and how the city would avoid duplicating existing staff roles. "It is for UCC inspections, not code enforcement inspections,"…
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