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CITY OF FORT WORTH
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Third Party Company)
THIS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
between the CITY OF FORT WORTH, a home rule municipal corporation of the State of
Texas located within Tarrant, Denton, Johnson and Wise Counties, Texas (hereinafter referred to
as the "City"), and METRO CODE ANALYSIS, L.L.C. a Texas limited liability company
(hereinafter referred to as the"Company").
ARTICLE I.
SERVICES PROVIDED
1.01. Services
Subject to the terms, conditions, and stipulations under this Agreement, Company shall provide
inspection services for both residential and commercial permits/projects, on as needed basis, as
agreed to between the City and the Company. Company shall provide services for all trades
including: building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing and energy.
ARTICLE II.
TERM
2.01. Term
This Agreement shall commence upon the date that both the City and Company have executed
this Agreement ("Effective Date") and shall continue in full force and effect for a one (1) year
("Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Following the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be renewable at the option of the City for three
(3) additional terms of one year each (each a "Renewal Term"). The City shall provide
Consultant with written notice of its intent to renew at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of
each term.
ARTICLE III.
COMPENSATION AND FEES
3.01. Compensation
The City shall pay Company an amount not to exceed $33,000.00 in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Payment Schedule attached as Exhibit "C," which is
incorporated for all purposes herein. Company shall not perform any additional services for the
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CITY OF FORT WORTH
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Third Party Company)
THIS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
between the CITY OF FORT WORTH, a home rule municipal corporation of the State of
Texas located within Tarrant, Denton, Johnson and Wise Counties, Texas (hereinafter referred to
as the "City"), and METRO CODE ANALYSIS, L.L.C. a Texas limited liability company
(hereinafter referred to as the "Company").
ARTICLE I.
SERVICES PROVIDED
1.01. Services
Subject to the terms, conditions, and stipulations under this Agreement, Company shall provide
inspection services for both residential and commercial permits/projects, on as needed basis, as
agreed to between the City and the Company. Company shall provide services for all trades
including: building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing and energy.
ARTICLE II.
TERM
2.01. Term
This Agreement shall commence upon the date that both the City and Company have executed
this Agreement ("Effective Date") and shall continue in full force and effect for a one (1) year
("Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Following the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be renewable at the option of the City for three
(3) additional terms of one year each (each a "Renewal Term"). The City shall provide
Consultant with written notice of its intent to renew at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of
each term.
ARTICLE III.
COMPENSATION AND FEES
3.01. Compensation
The City shall pay Company an amount not to exceed $33,000.00 in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Payment Schedule attached as Exhibit "C," which is
incorporated for all purposes herein. Company shall not perform any additional services for the
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ARTICLE IV.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
4.01. The Company shall provide, on as-needed basis the building inspection services for
residential and commercial projects as determined by the City. Company shall provide services
for all trades including: building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing and energy. The services
to be provided are further described below.
4.02. Company agrees to perform services, as described below, in accordance with sound
accepted inspection and plan review principals and standards in a professional and workmanlike
manner and to verify compliance with the applicable City of Fort Worth Code or any state of
Texas codes.
4.03. When engaged by the City to provide services, the Company shall:
a. Conduct on-site inspections for compliance with minimal conformance to the
City's Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) for the respective inspection's
discipline. These SOPs include the verification of various zoning items as a
component of inspection;
b. Provide review of plans, plats, documents, designs, developments, reports,
studies, surveys, data, etc. prepared by persons or entities other than the Company
when hired for inspection services;
C. Provide input, comments, and/or recommendations deemed appropriate by the
Company to assist the City in city code compliance.
4.04. Company agrees to send at least one appropriate management or supervisory personnel to
all meetings and/or training session with City staff as directed by the Building Official. Absence
from one or more meeting and/or training session in a twelve-month period may result in
termination of this Agreement.
4.05. If the Company is temporarily not certified in all trade areas, the Company shall not
partner with other third party organizations in order to meet all five trade areas for plan review
and/or inspections as required by this Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the
City to the deficiency. The Company shall not remain decertified in any particular trade area any
longer than five (5) days. Immediately upon decertification the Company shall return any project
referral(s) that has not been serviced to the City, at no cost to the City.
The Company shall not perform, or allow persons or Entities under its control to perform any
Service on any projects without the required City permits. If Company performs or, allows
persons or entities under its control to perform Service without the required City permits,
Company may be subject to termination of this Agreement. Further, the individual employee
who knowingly performs such inspections shall be subject to appropriate sanctions up to and
including suspension or termination of their certification to perform such inspections in the City.
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4.06. The Company shall have the authority and obligation to issue turn-down notices ("red
tags") and shall notify the City when stop-work orders are necessary to ensure compliance with
all City Codes. The Company shall participate as requested by the City in the prosecution of
Code violations as necessary by providing, documents, court testimony or other means without
requiring compensation by the City.
4.07. The Company shall be required to document Services either in writing or electronically
in a manner and at such time as directed by the Planning and Development Director or designee.
Failure to timely report inspections will be considered a default of the terms of this Agreement
and may result in termination of this Agreement.
4.08. All materials, information, documents, whether finished, unfinished, or draft, that are
developed, prepared, completed or acquired by the Company during the performance of services
shall be made available to the City within three (3) business days of a written request by the City
and upon termination of the services. Such materials shall include, but not be limited to,
calculations, data, studies, surveys, reports, correspondence, memoranda, maps, models,
photographs, drawings, and audio or video recordings.
The Company shall also provide within three (3) business days of the City's request, any original
notes, documentation or other records of services provided, including inspections and plans
reviewed and/or provide written statements as appropriate, for the City to respond to public
information requests or complaints. Failure to provide the requested documentation will be
considered a default of this Agreement and may termination of this Agreement.
Retention of all documents by the Company shall be on a schedule and of such quality as
dictated by the City's Record Retention schedule, hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set
forth in this Agreement.
4.09. The City shall notify the Company by 5:00 p.m. daily, excluding weekends and City
Holidays, of the Service to be performed the following business day, including all referred
inspections. The notification method shall be determined by the City.
The frequency and severity of failed follow-up inspections will be taken into consideration by
the City when taking corrective action up to and including termination.
4.10. The Company is responsible for validating that the permit includes all items that are
under construction and notifying the licensed contractor and/or the client that inspections cannot
resume until the discrepancy is resolved, including payment of fees by the appropriate party..
The Company is responsible for ensuring that the installed equipment is consistent with the
approved plans and may be charged a revision or re-inspection fee if a discrepancy requires
additional City staff time.
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ARTICLE V.
CITY REVIEW/ SITE VISITS
5.01. The City retains the authority to render all City Code interpretations including stop work
orders and to require variances and/or appeals to be filed with the appropriate City board or
commission.
5.02. The Company agrees and understands that City representatives may, at their discretion,
make periodic site visits to review, inspect and duplicate any Services performed, including plan
reviews or inspections performed by the Company in order to ensure quality control of
performance.
ARTICLE VI.
QUALIFICATION OF PERSONNEL
6.01. A statement of qualifications submitted by the Company is attached as Exhibit "A." The
statement is evidence of the minimum qualifications of the Company, its employees or
contracted staff in the following categories:
a. experience with municipal or State plan review and inspections;
b. professional education and accreditation;
C. certification from model code organizations;
d. applicable trade licenses;
e. experience or training related to the Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance;
f. other applicable accreditation(s) as determined by the City.
6.02. The Company, its employees or contracted staff shall be qualified and have in effect all
licenses necessary to perform the Services as described in Exhibit "A" and as required by the
City Code and the State of Texas.
6.03. Upon execution of this Agreement and before the use of any newly hired inspector, the
Company shall submit and maintain a list of all employees or contracted staff for the City's review
and approval by the Director of Planning and Development or designee. The Director of Planning
and Development or designee has the authority to accept alternative licenses, certifications or
levels of experience for approval on a case-by-case basis for an employee.
6.04. The Company is expressly prohibited from using inspectors under this Agreement who
are not approved by the City.
6.05. The control of the referred Services will lie solely with the Company, with the exception
that all services are expected to be delivered within the agreed upon service delivery guidelines
as described in Exhibit B. Inspections to occupied structures shall occur no later than 5:00 pm
unless through a prearranged customer-initiated appointment. The Company shall set the hours
of work of their inspectors and other employees and the number of hours needed to accomplish
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the purposes of this Agreement; however, no inspections shall take place at any structure after
8:00 P.M.
6.06. All inspectors employed or contracted by the Company agree to forgo any contracting
opportunities with the City. Individuals cannot work as both a contractor and an
inspector in the City. Similarly, Company shall not inspect projects in accordance with
this Agreement in which they have any interest or have performed any work for the
property owner/developer. The employees or contractors of the Company shall not
inspect projects on which the employees or contractors worked in either a design,
consultative, or construction capacity.
6.07. All inspectors employed or contracted by the Company and the Company agree to forgo
any solicitation of the property owner(s) to which the Company has been referred to by
the City until the referral is determined to be complete by the City.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
7.01. The City or Company may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by
providing the other party with ten (10) calendar days' written notice of termination.
7.02. The City may terminate, suspend the Company or one or more of its individual
employees or contracted staff for poor performance, one or more violations of professional
responsibilities, failure to achieve accuracy rates as determined by the City, one or more
violations of the public's trust, public safety or accepted ethical standards, or for any other
reason the City deems appropriate.
7.03. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the City shall
pay Company for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Company
shall continue to provide the City with services requested by the City and in accordance with this
Agreement up to the effective date of termination. The Company shall provide a list of all
projects in progress by the Company at the time of termination. The Company shall provide a
status of the project and evidence of approved or partially reviewed plans and documentation of
all inspection results. All reports, whether partial or complete, prepared under this Agreement,
including any original drawings or documents, whether furnished by the City, its officers, agents,
employees, consultants, or contractors, or prepared by Company, shall be or become the property
of the City, and shall be furnished to the City prior to or at the time such services are completed,
or upon termination or expiration of this Agreement.
7.04. Termination by either party will not prevent City from enforcing the payment of any such
sum or sums or claim for damages by any remedy provided for by law, or from recovering
damages from the Company for any default under the Agreement. All the City's rights, options,
and remedies under this Agreement will be construed to be cumulative, and not one of them is
exclusive of the other. City may pursue any or all such remedies or any other remedy or relief
provided by law, whether or not stated in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
COMPANY AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CITY, ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, ACTIONS, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS
(INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO COMPANY'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH,
THAT MAY RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR BE OCCASIONED BY (I) COMPANY'S
BREACH OF ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR (II)
ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF
COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, ASSOCIATES, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS
(OTHER THAN THE CITY) OR SUBCONTRACTORS, RELATED TO THE SERVICES
PROVIDED AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
COMPANY OR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS A GREEMENT, EXCEPT THA T THE
INDEMNITY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE CITY OR ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR SEPARATE CONTRACTORS, AND IN THE
EVENT OF JOINT AND CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF BOTH COMPANY AND
CITY, RESPONSIBILITY, IF ANY, SHALL BE APPORTIONED COMPARATIVELY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A WAIVER OF THE CITY'S GOVERNMENTAL
IMMUNITYAS FURTHER PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF TEXAS.
Company shall require all of its subcontractors to include in their subcontracts a release
and indemnity in favor of City in substantially the same form as above.
This Section 8 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX.
INSURANCE
Company shall provide the City with certificate(s) of insurance documenting policies of the
following minimum coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any work
pursuant to this Agreement:
9.01 Coverage and Limits
a. Commercial General Liability
$1,000,000 Each Occurrence
$1,000,000 Aggregate
b. Automobile Liability
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$1,000,000 Each occurrence on a combined single limit basis
Coverage shall be on any vehicle used by the Company, its employees, agents,
representatives in the course of the providing services under this Agreement. "Any
vehicle" shall be any vehicle owned, hired and non-owned
C. Worker's Compensation-Statutory limits
Employer's liability
$100,000 Each accident/occurrence
$100,000 Disease -per each employee
$500,000 Disease - policy limit
This coverage may be written as follows:
Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with
statutory benefits outlined in the Texas workers' Compensation Act (Art. 8308 — 1.01 et
seq. Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.) and minimum policy limits for Employers' Liability of
$100,000 each accident/occurrence, $500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and
$100,000 per disease per employee
d. Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions)
$1,000,000 Each Claim Limit
$1,000,000 Aggregate Limit
If coverage is written on a claims-made basis, the retroactive date shall be coincident
with or prior to the date of the contractual agreement. The insurance shall be maintained
for the duration of the contractual agreement and for five (5) years following the
completion of the service provided under the contractual agreement. The certificate of
insurance shall state that the coverage is claims-made, and include the retroactive date.
An annual certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the City to evidence coverage.
9.02 General Requirements.
a. The commercial general liability and automobile liability policies shall name the
City as an additional insured thereon, as its interests may appear. The term City
shall include its employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to
the contracted services.
b. The workers' compensation policy shall include a Waiver of Subrogation (Right
of Recovery) in favor of the City of Fort Worth.
C. A minimum of Thirty (30) days' notice of cancellation or reduction in limits of
coverage shall be provided to the City. Ten (10) days' notice shall be acceptable
in the event of non-payment of premium. Notice shall be sent to the Risk
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Manager, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with
copies to the City Attorney at the same address.
d. The insurers for all policies must be licensed and/or approved to do business in
the State of Texas. All insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the
current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide, or have reasonably equivalent financial
strength and solvency to the satisfaction of Risk Management. If the rating is
below that required, written approval of Risk Management is required.
e. Any failure on the part of the City to request required insurance documentation
shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement.
f. Certificates of Insurance evidencing that the Company has obtained all required
insurance shall be delivered to the City prior to Company proceeding with any
work pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE X.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
10.01. An "entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, holding company,
joint stock company, receivership, trust, or any other entity recognized by law.
10.02 Substantial Interest means:
a. Owners or employees of the Company that have any voting shares of the entity, or
has other business or financial interest in the entity, provided that the direct or
indirect ownership by Owners of employees by the Company as an inactive
investor of not more than five percent of the outstanding voting securities of an
entity listed for trading on a national stock exchange or quoted on any nationally
recognized automated quotation system shall not be deemed a violation of the
provisions of this Agreement
b. Employees of Company received more than 10% of his or her gross income for
the previous year from the entity; except for income derived for services as a third
party organization;
C. Owners or employees of the Company serve as an elected officer or a member of
the board of directors or governing board of the entity;
d. The owner or any employee of the Company is employed by the entity;
e. The Company received more than 50% of its gross income for the previous year
from the entity as determined by an outside, independent, third party agency
agreed to by the City and the Company and submitted to the City no later than
April 15th for the preceding calendar year; or
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f. The Company has been paid additional compensation for noncompliant plan
review or inspection results or agreed to provide noncompliant plan review or
inspection in exchange for future business.
10.03. Company and its employees shall have no Substantial Interest, direct or indirect, in the
ownership, contracting, or subcontracting, of projects on which they are retained to perform plan
review and/or inspections.
10.04. The City, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate this Agreement for the failure to
disclose potential conflicts of interest.
ARTICLE XI.
NOTICES
11.01. Any notice, demand, request or other communication hereunder given or made by either
party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered whether actually
received or not, when (i) hand-delivered to the other party, its agents, employees, servants or
representatives, or (ii) deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the parties hereto at the respective addresses set out
below, or at such other address as they may hereafter specify by written notice so given.
To the City: To the Company:
City of Fort Worth Metro Code Analysis, L.L.C.
Director of Planning and Development 6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 212
1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth, Texas 76116
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
ARTICLE XII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.01. Right to Audit.
Company agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after the final
payment under this agreement, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any
directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of Company involving transactions
relating to this Agreement at no additional cost to the City. Company agrees that the City shall
have access during normal working hours to all necessary Company facilities and shall be
provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the
provisions of this section. The City shall give Company reasonable advance notice of intended
audits.
Company further agrees to include in all its subcontractor agreements hereunder a provision to
the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years
after final payment of the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable
times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of such subcontractor
involving transactions related to the subcontract, and further that City shall have access during
normal working hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and
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appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this
paragraph. City shall give subcontractor reasonable notice of intended audits.
This Section 12.01 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement
12.02. Independent Contractor.
It is expressly understood and agreed that Company shall operate as an independent
contractor as to all rights and privileges granted herein in and not as an officer, agent, servant, or
employee of the City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this
Agreement, Company shall have the exclusive right to control the work designated to the
Company to be performed hereunder, and all persons performing the same, and shall be solely
responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees contractors,
and subcontractors. Company acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior shall not
apply between the City, its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors,
and Company, its officers, agents, servants, contractors, subcontractors, or employees. Company
further agrees that nothing herein shall be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint
enterprise between City and Company.
12.03. Governmental Powers.
It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive
or surrender any of this governmental powers.
12.04. No Waiver.
The failure of the City or Company to insist upon the performance of any term or
provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver
of the City or Company's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any
right on any future occasion.
12.05. Non-Exclusive Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that retention of the Company by the City to perform the
services, and for the purposes stated in this Agreement, is not exclusive.
12.06. Assignment and Subcontracting
Company shall not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. If the City grants consent to an
assignment, the assignee shall execute a written agreement with the City and the Company under
which the assignee agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations under this Agreement. The
Company and assignee shall be jointly liable for all obligations under this Agreement prior to the
assignment. If the City grants consent to a subcontract, the subcontractor shall execute a written
agreement with the Company referencing this Agreement under which the subcontractor shall
agree to be bound by the duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement as such
duties and obligations may apply. The Company shall provide the City a fully executed copy of
any such subcontract.
12.07. Amendments/Modifications/Extensions
No extension, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a
party hereto unless such extension, modification, or amendment is set forth in a written
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instrument, which is executed by an authorized representative and delivered on behalf of such
party.
12.08. Force Maieure.
The City and Company shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and
obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission
in performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond the control of the parties, which
shall include but not be limited to, compliance with any government law, ordinance or
regulation, riot, insurrection, embargo, fire or explosion, the elements, act of God, epidemic,
war, earthquake, flood, or the official act of any government.
12.09. ceverability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. .
12. 10. Governing LawNenue.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If
any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought on the basis of this
Agreement, venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
12.11. Compliance with Laws, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations
Company agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations. If City notifies Company of any violation of such laws, ordinances, rules
or regulations, Company shall immediately desist from and correct the violation.
12.12. Non-Discrimination Covenant.
Company, in the execution, performance or attempted performance of this Agreement,
will not discriminate against any person or persons because of disability, age, familial status, sex,
race, religion, color or national origin, nor will Company permit its officers, agents, employees,
or subcontractors to engage in such discrimination.
This Agreement is made and entered into with reference specifically to Chapter 17,
Article III, Division 3, of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth ("Discrimination in
Employment Practices"), and Company hereby covenants and agrees that Company, its agents,
employees and subcontractors have fully complied with all provisions of same and that no
employee or employee-applicant has been discriminated against by either Company, its agents,
employees or subcontractors.
12.13. Headings Not Controlling.
Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
be deemed a part of this Agreement.
12.14. Exhibits.
All exhibits attached to this Agreement are incorporated and made a part of this
Agreement for all purposes.
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12.15. Fiscal Funding.
In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal
period for any payments hereunder, City will notify Company of such occurrence and this
Agreement shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were
received without penalty or expense to City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of
the payments herein agreed upon for which funds shall have been appropriated.
12.16. Entirety of Agreement.
This Agreement, including the schedule of exhibits attached hereto and any documents
incorporated herein by references, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the
City and the Company, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained
herein. Any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void
between the parties respecting the subject matter.
12.17. Signature Authority.
The person signing this Agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to
execute this Agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has
been granted by proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the Company. The
other party is fully entitled to rely on this warranty and representation when entering into this
Agreement.
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EXHIBIT "A"
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
This statement is evidence of the minimum qualifications of the Company, its employees or
contracted staff.
Commercial—Field Inspections qualifications:
• Building Code — International Code Council (ICC) Building Official certification and
Model Code Building Inspector certification (both required)
• Electrical Code — Model Code Electrical Inspector certification with current Fort
Worth Master Electrical License and State of Texas Master Electrical License (both
required)
• Mechanical Code—Model Code Mechanical Inspector certification
• Plumbing Code — Model Code Plumbing Inspector certification with current State of
Texas Plumbing Inspector License (both required)
• Energy Code—Model Code Commercial Energy Inspector certification
Residential (one- and two-family dwellings and their accessories) — Field Inspections
qualifications:
• Building Code — ICC Building Official certification Model or Model Code Building
Inspector certification
• Electrical Code — Model Code Electrical Inspector certification with current State
Journeyman Electrical License or Fort Worth Journeyman Electrical License (both
required)
• Mechanical Code — Model Code Mechanical Inspector certification, current Fort
Worth Mechanical License or State of Texas Class A or B License
• Plumbing Code — Model Code Plumbing Inspector certification with current State of
Texas Plumbing Inspector License (both required)
• Energy Code — Model Code Residential Energy Plan Review/Field Inspector
certification
Notes:
1. All licenses and certifications must be kept up to date.
2. Field inspections must be performed by the specific qualified individual only and
the individual's name will be on all inspection reports.
3. Reference to "Model Code" is certification from ICC (formerly International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) or International Association of Electrical
Inspectors (IAEI).
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EXHIBIT "B"
SERVICE DELIEVERY GOALS
Inspection Response Time
Commercial 24 hours
Residential 24 hours
All days are business days from the date of project referral.
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EXHIBIT "C"
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Metro Code Analysis, LLC will be expected to provide inspection services as needed, providing
overflow assistance as a partner firm to the City. Inspections may be assigned after initial permit
issuance or at any subsequent stage in the inspection process. Service is priced on a per service
basis (by inspection category) as follows:
PROPOSED COSTS
Residential Inspections
• New Construction, Additions, and Remodels may include one of the following
inspections:
• Stakeout-$50
• Plumbing Rough In - $50
• Sewer & Water-$50
• Slab - $50
• Piers - $50
• Framing/2nds (consisting of the following inspections) - $ 150
■ Electrical Rough
■ Mechanical Rough
■ Plumbing Top Out
■ Gas Rough
■ Building Framing
• Finals (consisting of the following inspections) - $ 150
■ Mechanical Final
■ Electrical Final
■ Plumbing Final
■ Gas Final
■ Building Final
• Swimming Pool (may include one of the following inspections) - $50
■ Stake-Out
■ Belly Steel
■ Ditch
■ Deck
■ Gas Rough
■ Pool Heater Inspection
■ Gas Final
■ Electric Final
■ Building Final
• Retaining Wall (may include one of the following inspections) - $50
■ Stake-Out
■ Piers/Foundation
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■ Final
Accessory Building - $50
■ Stakeout
■ Foundation
■ Final
• Stand Alone Permits may be one of the following:
■ Ordinance Inspections - $50
■ T-pole - $25
■ T-power inspection - $50
■ Water Heater inspection - $50
■ Fence stakeout - $50
■ Sewer repair final - $50
■ Gas test final - $50
■ Water Service repair final - $50
■ Electrical Service repair/replacement - $50
Commercial Inspections
• New Construction, Additions, and Remodels may include one of the following
inspections:
• Building Inspections
■ Stakeout - $50
■ Partials - $75 per trade
■ Concrete (consisting of the following inspections) - $75
• Piers
• Grade Beams
• Slabs
• Tilt Wall
• Masonry (consisting of the following inspections) - $75
■ Brick Tie
■ Brick Ledge
■ Fireplace
• Framing (consisting of the following inspections) - $ 150
■ Floors
■ Walls
■ Sheathing
■ Ceilings
• Insulation (consisting of the following inspections) - $ 150
■ Floors
■ Walls
■ Ceilings
■ Roofs
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Mechanical Inspections Full (Includes all of the following mechanical inspections) - $300
o Individual Inspections:
• Duct-$75
• Wall - $75
• Rough-$150
• Ceiling-$75
• Grease Duct-$150
Electrical Inspections Full (Includes all of the following electrical inspections) - $300
o Individual Inspections:
• T-Pole - $50
• Slab - $75
• Underground - $75
• Wall-$150
• Partial Ceiling-$75
• Ceiling-$150
• Rough-$150
• Temporary Power-$150
Plumbing Inspections Full (Includes all of the following plumbing and gas inspections) - $450
• Individual Inspections:
• Rough 1-$150
• Rough 2 (Top Out) - $ 150
• Sewer service - $50
• Water service - $50
• Gas Rough - $75
• Fence/Retaining Wall {may include one of the following inspections) - $50
• Stake Out
• Piers
• Footing
• Walls
• Swimming Pool (may include one of the following inspections)— $75
• Stake Out
• Pool Belly Inspection
• Ditch Inspection
• Deck Inspection
• Wrecking (inspections consisting of the following) — $75
• Stake Out
• Roofs (inspections consisting of the following) - $75
• Stake Out
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• Stand Alone Permits may be one of the following:
• Mechanical
• A/C condensers - $50
• Gas Furnaces - $50
• Air Handlers/ Fan Coil Units - $50
• Evaporator Coils - $50
• Hydronic Piping/Freon Lines - $50
• Drain Inspections - $50
• Duct Inspections - $50
• System Change Out - $50
• Toilet Exhaust - $50
• Package Unit - $50
• Vent Fan Duct System - $50
• Grease Hood System - $50
• Flue Inspection - $50
• Pre-Fab Fire Place - $50
• Insulation/Ducts - $50
• Fans - $50
• Electrical
• Service Change-$100
• Light Poles - $50
• Equipment/Appliance - $50
• Plumbing
• Sewer Service - $50
• Water Service - $50
• Gas Service - $50
• Water Heater-$50
• Grease Trap, Oil or Sand Interceptor - $100
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