Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

General Bid Items

• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Building Division Administration, including functioning as an ICC certified Building Official.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Issuance of Certificates of Use and Occupancy for buildings and structures.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Management, coordination, and oversight of building permit, plan check, building inspection, and building counter services.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Maintenance, amendment, and development of ordinances and regulations to implement and enforce the California Building Code and related uniform safety codes.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Making determinations on the approval and use of alternative materials and methods of construction.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Making final interpretations concerning the application of building and safety codes.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Monitoring the collection of building plan check, inspection, and permit fees and other building activity level indicators, submitting monthly activity reports, and notifying the City of staffing changes.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Performing administrative building and safety related duties, including developing and implementing office policies and procedures, and assuring files and plans are secured, organized and kept up to date.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Meeting with developers, homeowners, business owners, architects, engineers, and the general public at City Hall or in the field.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Ensuring all building related activity is accurately, completely, and timely entered into the City's permit tracking system.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Assisting the City's Community Development Department to update uniform building and safety, and fire codes, including local amendments.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Assembly and review of all existing City policies, ordinances, and conditions pertaining to Building Division operations and documentation of insufficient, incomplete or missing information within 30 days of Agreement.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provision of an ICC Certified Plans Examiner at the Building Division Counter for over-the-counter plan checks, technical questions regarding codes/regulations, and building plan checks from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (except City holidays).
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Performing architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical plan check review for compliance with applicable Federal and State laws, building and safety codes, City ordinances, and engineering practices (may be performed at Consultant's local office).
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Confirming building use, occupancy, and type of construction, and reviewing construction to determine satisfaction of safety requirements.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provision of building inspection services by fully trained/certified inspectors for all construction regulated by applicable Federal, State, and City building and safety codes/ordinances, and National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System Permit (NPDES) requirements.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Inspect buildings and structures, for which building permits have been issued, for compliance with approved plans and applicable codes and ordinances.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Coordination with various City and County agencies and departments (e.g., Los Angeles County Fire Department, Environmental Health Department) with jurisdiction over development projects.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Enforcement of conditions of approval associated with discretionary permits and issuance of stop/correct work notices or notices of violation during inspections.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provision of all vehicles, fuel, maintenance, and other equipment necessary for field personnel to carry out building permit inspections and duties.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Provision of special inspections by qualified inspectors and conduct investigations as directed by the City, including field/office research and document preparation.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Input of daily inspection information into the City's computer permit tracking system.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Receiving, processing, and issuing building permits; coordinating the plan check and inspection process, including tracking, routing, and storage of building plans and permit applications.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Monitoring and tracking the status of building permit applications and plan checks for expiration and developing a process to notify applicants.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Keeping daily logs of building permit and inspection activities; submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual operational and statistical reports to the City.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Providing public information regarding building permit applications, plan check, and inspection services.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Identifying and collecting all required fees for building permit applications and other Building Division services.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Establishing, maintaining, and updating all forms for the Building Division, including "hand-out" sheets explaining permit application processing procedures.
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Ensuring all approval stamps, applications, forms, and other documents used in providing Building and Safety Services are identified with the City Seal and property of the City of Carson (sic).
• Quantity: -  Unit: -  Work Item: Providing building counter service and support (Monday – Thursday, 7 A.M. to 6 P.M.), answering calls, and responding to emails within specified timelines.

NAICS Classification

NAICS 541330 – Engineering Services (For building plan check review, professional engineering advice, and general engineering consultation), NAICS 541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (For specialized inspection services, administrative building division operations, building counter operations, and general building and safety code enforcement)

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 18, 2025, and was last updated on December 17, 2025. All bids and/or proposals are due on January 20, 2026.

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