Agreement with BB Inspection Services

1. CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Buddy Kuhn, City Manager
SUBJECT: A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with BB
Inspection Services for construction inspection and plan review services to the City
of Alamo Heights for the Alamo Heights High School Project
DATE: May 28, 2024
SUMMARY
Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with BB
Inspection Services for construction inspection and plan review services to the City of Alamo
Heights for the Alamo Heights High School Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As part of the Alamo Heights ISD 2023 Bond, the Alamo Heights High School will undergo
construction on a new academic and high school administrative buildings and renovations to the
visitor bleachers and athletic facility at Orem Stadium. While construction is ongoing, temporary
parking lots, temporary academic buildings, and other incidental uses may be developed and
installed to serve high school students, staff, and visitors. Construction on the Alamo Heights High
School Project is scheduled to begin in June 2024, with the academic building scheduled for
completion in Fall 2026.
BB Inspection Services has provided on-call Building Official Services for the City for at least 20
years, including serving as the City’s contracted building inspection service for the past 5 years.
BB Inspections staff hold various inspector licenses, including those for building, trades
(mechanical, electrical, and plumbing), fire, sanitarian, International Code Council (ICC),
Certified Master Code Professional, and Certified Building Official. Their services support the
City and 25 other local communities, such as Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, Bulverde, Leon Valley,
and Windcrest.
For Alamo Heights ISD 2023 Bond projects involving the Alamo Heights High School
construction, the City is proposing to enter a contract with BB Inspection Services to provide plan
review and construction inspection services directly with Alamo Heights ISD. BB Inspection will
perform a building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plan review, along with pre-construction
meetings and all reviews necessary to complete the permit process. Commercial plan reviews will
be performed by or under the direct supervision of an ICC Certified Combination Plans Examiner
and Certified Building Official. All reviews will be conducted under the 2021 International Codes
approved by the City. Contracted building inspection services will report on building, mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing code violations, and general construction-related items for the High
School project. The inspections will be performed by an inspector who is licensed with the Texas
State Board of Plumbing Examiners and certified by the International Code Council.

2. If the contract with BB Inspection Services is approved, BB Inspections would receive 50% of the
City’s Plan Review Permit Fees and 50% of building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permit
fees.
POLICY ANALYSIS
This action is consistent with City policy in negotiating professional services contracts. This
action is consistent with the City’s interest in having professional expertise to provide detailed
plan review and construction-related feedback on major construction projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact for the contract agreement with BB Inspection Services is 50% of the fees
collected for the Plan Review Permit and Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Permits.
All fees collected from Alamo Heights ISD for the Alamo Heights High School project will be
collected by the City. The portion of collected fees owed to BB Inspections will be paid from the
General Fund budget.
COORDINATION
Staff coordinated with the City Attorney to review the resolution and agreement for Council
consideration.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – Resolution
Buddy Kuhn
City Manager

3. Attachment A
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024R - 186
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT WITH BB INSPECTION SERVICES FOR
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND PLAN REVIEW SERVICES TO
THE CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS FOR THE ALAMO HEIGHTS HIGH
SCHOOL PROJECT; AND SET AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Alamo Heights High School will undergo construction on a new academic and
high school administrative buildings and renovations to the visitor bleachers and athletic facility
at Orem Stadium as part of the Alamo Heights ISD 2023 Bond (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, during construction, temporary parking lots, temporary academic buildings, and
other incidental uses may be developed and/or installed to service high school students, staff, and
visitors; and
WHEREAS, construction on these phases is scheduled to begin in June 2024, with the academic
building projected to be completed by Fall 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alamo Heights (“City”) has received on-call Building Official Services
as needed from BB Inspection Services for at least 20 years and has served as the City contracted
building inspection service for the past 5 years; and
WHEREAS, BB Inspection Services (“BB Inspections”) staff hold various inspector licenses,
including those for building; trades such as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing; sanitarian;
International Code Council (ICC), Certified Master Code Professional; and Certified Building
Official; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alamo Heights seeks to enter into a professional services agreement with
BB Inspection Services to provide plan review and inspection services for the Alamo Heights High
School Project directly with Alamo Heights ISD; and
WHEREAS, the cost for the Professional Services Agreement is an amount equal to 50% of the
fees for the Plan Review Permit and Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Permits
collected from Alamo Heights ISD by the City and paid to BB Inspection Services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALAMO HEIGHTS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the Professional Services
Agreement BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE ALAMO HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT WITH BB INSPECTION SERVICES.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to issue payment in an
amount equal to 50% of the fees collected by the City from Alamo Heights ISD for the Plan Review
Permit and Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Permits to BB Inspection Services.
SECTION 3. The Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the City Council.

4. Attachment A
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of May, 2024.
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BOBBY ROSENTHAL
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ELSA T. ROBLES, TRMC
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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FRANK J. GARZA
City Attorney