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Home My WebLink About8.b. Authorization to Hire Additional Contract Building InspectorCITY OF ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 3, 1991 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to Hire Additional AGENDA SECTION: Contract Building Inspector New Business PREPARED BY: Ron Wasmund AGENDANIM A��(` # B Public Works Director/Building Official ATTACHMENTS: Memo, Job Description AP OVED BY: This item is a request to hire additional contract inspection help`. Koch Refining Company announced to us on Wednesday, August 28th, that they have received corporate authorization to proceed with a $17,600,000 construction project for the expansion of their local administration office building, laboratory and clean house. $1,600,000 of the total project cost will be used for relocation of a truck loading facility, on campus pipe lines and the main gate security equipment. The approximate construction costs for the buildings will be $16,000,000. Based upon that valuation, building permit and plan review fees will generate $55,340.18 worth of revenue to the City. I am asking to use a portion of that revenue to fund the additional inspection help necessary for this project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: MOTION TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ADVERTISE AND HIRE ADDITIONAL CONTRACT BUILDING INSPECTOR ACCORDING TO APPROVED JOB DESCRIPTION WITH STARTING DATE TO COINCIDE WITH KOCH'S PROJECT START. COUNCIL ACTION: 3 �tiiy of Rosemount PHONE (612) 423-4411 2875 - 145th Street West, Rosemount, Minnesota MAYOR FAX (612) 423-5203 Mailing Address: Vernon Napper P. O. Box 510. Rosemount, Minnesota 55068-0510 COUNCILMEMBERS ME140 Sheila Klassen John Oxborough Harry Willcox Dennis Wippermann TO: MAYOR NAPPER ADMINISTRATOR COUNCIL MEMBERS: KLASSEN Stephan Jilk OXBOROUGH WILLCOX WIPPERMANN FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/BUILDING OFFICIAL WASMUND DATE: AUGUST 29, 1991 RE: BUILDING INSPECTION STAFFING NEEDS As you are aware, the City of Rosemount has several large scale building projects pending. Included in this list are U.S.P.C.I. Product Handling/Material Inspection building, administrative building and various ancillary structures; Dakota County Waste to Energy Facility; Recomp Composting Building; National Guard Armory; Dakota County Technical College remodeling; Koch Refining Company Administrative building, laboratory, and clean house/change room; and Cimarron Village Townhouse project. With the current single family home construction holding even with previous years, it is necessary to hire additional inspection staff as these major projects come on line. The first of these projects has been approved by their corporate leaders and is expected to start no later than September 16, 1991. Koch Refining Company announced in a meeting with us on Wednesday, August 28th that all approvals were received for a $17,600,000 Office/Laboratory expansion project. This is going to be a fast tracked, design build project. Meaning that to save time in the total process they are going to start construction as soon as the footings are designed and continue to design and build the super structure as they go. The entire project from start to occupancy is expected to take 18 months to complete. A project of this type and scale is going to demand an extraordinary amount of staff time. Since the plans are prepared as they go, it will require immediate review of new submittals and continued comparison to previous submittals to insure structural continuity and code compliance. I estimate an average of 4 hours per day for the first 8 to 10 months will be spent on 6verylking's Cooming (Up gosemoun}11 10 1009,eyi ie oape, r . MEMO -BUILDING INSPECTION STAFFING NEEDS PAGE 2 plan review for this project. In addition to this I estimate an average of 2 hours per day for the life of the project for field inspections on this building. Figuring an average of 20 working days per month I estimate 1,520 hours of time needed for this project. The complexity of this project is going to require a person with the skills and experience of Paul Heimkes, our current full time Building Inspector. If I was to assign Paul to this project, I would need to replace him with someone else to fill the void left by his absence. Based upon Paul's knowledge of policies and procedures and his ability to coordinate our inspection functions, I feel he is more valuable to the operation helping in the daily supervision and coordination of contract inspections. Our current contract inspector, Mike Fricke, does a very good job with single family home inspections. With his orientation and repore with the building contractors I propose to continue utilizing him for those inspections. Thus the need for an additional inspector. This person would be assigned primarily to Koch's project. If and when the other projects I have listed come in for review, I will continue to monitor time available, experience levels, and code knowledge to redistribute work assignments informing you of staffing needs. I have attached a job description for your review and comment. It is basically the same as the last position you approved with minor changes. I am asking for more experience, both in time in the inspection field and specific to commercial/industrial inspections. For this additional experience and training I anticipate having to pay accordingly. I propose to set the compensation rate at $15.00 to $20.00 per hour. As with the current contract inspection position, the new position would be responsible for his/her own taxes, insurance, and transportation. Based upon the estimate of 1,520 hours and assuming the maximum rate of $20.00 per hour, I anticipate using $30,400 of the $55,340 revenue from the Koch permit to fund this requested position. I will be at Tuesdays meeting to discuss any questions you may have regarding this item. 4 hours per day for 10 months 2 hours per day for 18 months 20 days per month x 10 months x 4 hours per day = 800 hours 20 days per month x 18 months x 2 - 720 hours 800 720 Total Hours 1,520 KOCH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE EXPANSION AUGUST 261 1991 VALUATION: $16,000,000.00 > $3,539.50 First $1,000,000.00 2.00 / Ea. $1,000.00 over $15,000 x $2.00 = $30,000.00 $3,539.50 +$30.000.00 Building Permit 0 -0' -►0 -►1 -0 -►►►1 -0 -►►►►►►►►0 -►►►$33,539.50 $33,539.50 x .65 Plan Review ►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►►$21,800.68 $1,500.00 plus .00005 x Value over $5,000,000.00 $11,000,000 x .00005 = $550.00 $1,500.00 + 550.00 State Surcharge 00 $33,539.50 $33,539.50 21,800.68 2.050.00 $57,390.18 Total Submitted by Paul Heimkes t CITY OF ROSEMOUNT POSITION RESPONSIBILITY WRITE-UP Date: September 3,1991 Position Title CONTRACT BUILDING INSPECTOR Department PUBLIC WORKS/BUILDING Accountable To Public Works Director/Building Official Primary Objective of Position This is a highly responsible contracted position within the Public Works Department. The Contract Building Inspector must be capable of independent work with minimal supervision. General responsibilities include the range of plumbing, HVAC, and structural inspections in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional construction. To operate and maintain heavy duty or complex department equipment and provide manual labor as required to provide timely and efficient al maintenance services to the entire City operation. Maior Areas of Accountability 1. =anization/Procedures -- Performs all inspections assigned by the Building Official. -- Performs plan reviews required for issuance of permits. -- Prepares written summaries of inspections and other duties as directed by the Building Official. -- Assists in the enforcement of Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. -- Coordinates and verifies plan reviews and inspection procedures with other staff; such as the city planner and fire marshal. 2. Supervision/Employee Relations -- Is under the direct supervision of the Building Official. -- Must be capable of effectively communicating with other departments, citizens, boards and commissions, developers and contractors. 3. Minimum Requirements -- Class II Building Inspector certification, State of Minnesota. -- Five years demonstrated experience in municipal inspections, with a concentration in commercial and industrial projects. Position Responsibility Write -Up Contract Building Inspector Page 2 -- The ability to communicate ideas, explanatons and recommendations clearly both orally and in writing. -- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 4. Contract Requirements Must have valid drivers license in good standing. -- Must provide personal reliable transportation to perform inspections. -- Must provide a current Federal Tax Indentification Number and assume all responsiblity for his/her own tax and F.I.C.A. payments. -- Shall be responsible for Insurance, Workers Compensation, errors and omissions.