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4. 1 Requests for Proposals. In the event City desires Off-Site Services, the Project Administrator shall distribute a Request for Proposals to those consultants that the City has an agreement with to perform Building Inspection and Plan Review Services. In response, if Consultant wishes to be considered, Consultant may provide a responsive proposal to the Project Administrator in written electronic format by the deadline set forth in the Request for Proposal for a specific project. If the Consultant does not timely submit a proposal, the City shall deem the Consultant non-responsive and Consultant shall be disqualified from providing plan review on that specific project. 4.2 Award of Task Orders. The Project Administrator shall award the Off-Site Services described in the Request for Proposals, in his or her sole and exclusive discretion, based upon a combination of factors, including but not limited to, the Consultant's proposal, availability of staff to complete work according to the City's deliverables schedule, personnel qualifications, level of expertise to ensure quality of work, and cost. The City reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any and all proposals as it shall, at its sole discretion, deem to be in its best interest. City shall notify all proposers of its decision to award the Off-Site Services by the deadline set forth in the Request for Proposal. 4.3 Project Administration. Once the City identifies the successful proposal, if any, the Project Administrator shall issue a Task Order to the Consultant of the successful proposal, which will incorporate the terms of Consultant's proposal, as mutually negotiated. Once the Task Order is issued, the permit plans and documentation shall be picked up by the Consultant's messengers or shall be shipped to their main office at no additional cost to the City. Except as otherwise provided in the Task Order, the plan reviews for single family housing and small to moderate projects shall be completed within ten (10) working days from the date the Consultant receives the plans from the City and within fifteen ( 15) working days for multi-family housing and moderate to large projects. 4.4. Work Product. For all projects, written plan review comments shall be delivered to the City in electronic format within 24 (twenty-four) hours of completion review. When final review is approved, Consultant shall deliver two final sets of approved plans with approval stamps and signatures to the City within 24 (twenty-four) hours of final review and approval. 5 . Building Codes and Standards. Consultant shall ensure that the services are performed in compliance with all local codes and ordinances, State Codes and Federal Codes and Standards, including but not limited to the following: • 2013 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2 • 2013 California Residential Codes • ASCE/SEI, 7-05, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures • National Design Specifications for Wood Construction, 2005 Edition • Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, ACI 318-08 • Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, ACI 530-05/ASCE 5-05/TMS 402-05 • 2013 California Green Building Code ATfY/AGR/2016/AMENDMENTS/AMEND NO.1 SHUMS CODE & ASSOCIATES, INC. REV: 04-28-16 RL Page 12 of 19