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Council approves RFQ for third‑party building inspection services and OKs Texas‑New Mexico Power franchise
Summary
La Marque authorized an RFQ for building inspections and plan-review services (the city currently spends about $400,000 on third‑party services) and approved a franchise agreement with Texas‑New Mexico Power after legal review found no fee increases.
The council authorized a request-for-qualifications to obtain building-inspection and plan-review services that currently are performed by third-party firms (SafeBuilt/BBG). Staff said the city spends about $400,000 on those services and is bringing additional in-house capacity online with a new building official joining Aug. 17; the RFQ is intended to secure providers to augment in-house work.
Separately, council reviewed and approved a franchise agreement with Texas‑New Mexico Power. Counsel reported the franchise language had been reviewed with no changes and no increase in fees; council members asked staff to ensure the utility restores streets disturbed by work and to maintain LED-lighting standards negotiated during prior light studies.
"We are currently using BBG, SafeBuilt for our third-party plan review and inspections, and the city is spending about $400,000 currently," staff said while presenting the RFQ proposal. Both the RFQ and the franchise agreement were approved by voice votes.
