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/• Without the contract heritage tree inspection services, staff will have to defer <br /> inspections of City owned trees in order to perform the inspections on privately <br /> owned trees. Delays will be experienced in responding to inquiries for work order <br /> requests for publicly owned trees and permit inspection applications for privately <br /> owned trees. <br /> 2) Perform another Request for Proposal process. This is a professional services <br /> contract that does not require a formal bid process. Staff believes the costs will <br /> increase as the result of a new proposal process. New specifications will include <br /> many of the permit inspection services and reporting procedures provided by Mr. <br /> Morneau (such as calling the permit applicant, arranging for appointments when <br /> requested, and coordinating "special requests" for inspections). These were not � <br /> included in the previous specifications and should cause proposals to come in with <br /> higher costs. Staff would require six to eight weeks to implement the RFP process. <br /> Mr. Morneau was originally hired based on a competitive request for proposals two <br /> years ago. <br /> Fiscal Impact <br /> Funds were approved and appropriated in the Professional Services object of the Street <br /> Tree Maintenance subprogram budget proposed for fiscal year 2000-2001 in the amount <br /> of $30,000. <br /> Note: During this fiscal year, staff will put forward a proposal to Council to implement a fee <br /> schedule for these permits, to fund a portion (or all) of the costs of the inspection service. <br /> / ��'�`��1�_ � � Q v � <br /> Gordon Mann Peter Ingram Ed verett <br /> Public Works Superintendent Public Works Services Director City Manager <br /> Attachments <br /> 1) Resolution <br /> 2) Scope of ServiceS (Exhibit `A' from Agreement) <br /> 3) Fee Schedule (Exhibit `B' from Agreement) <br /> Full agreement is available for review in the City Clerk's office <br /> Gm/word/council reports/heritage tree insp Svcs <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />