Title
Enter into Contracts with Buyer's Choice Home Inspections LLC dba Blackstone Property Inspections, First Step Home Inspectors, LLC and Independent Inspector Network LLC for Home Inspection Services for Single-Family Homes (Ordinance S-47082)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Buyer's Choice Home Inspections LLC dba Blackstone Property Inspections, First Step Home Inspectors, LLC and Independent Inspector Network LLC to provide single-family home inspections for the Housing Department's scattered site properties. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $75,000. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The Housing Department owns single-family homes designated as Public Housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the City's Section 18 and 32 plans, which provide, in part, that the City may dispose of these single-family homes pursuant to certain guidelines. For a flat, per-home fee, inspections will be performed in accordance with the Standards of Professional Practice for Arizona Home Inspectors established by the Arizona Board of Technical Registration.
Procurement Information
Invitation to Bid FY21-086-02 was conducted in according with Administrative Regulations 3.10. Five offers were received by Housing's Management Services Division on Sept. 15, 2020. The following five offers were evaluated based on price, responsiveness to all specifications, terms and conditions, and responsiveness to services:
- First Step Home Inspectors, LLC: $220.00 per inspection
- Buyer's Choice Home Inspections LLC dba Blackstone Property Inspections: $249.00 per inspection
- Independent Inspector Network LLC: $250.00 per inspection
- Copley Residential and Commercial, LLC dba CRAC Inspect: $280.00 per inspection
- B-Sure Home Inspection, LLC: $295.00 per inspection
The Housing Department Director recommends that the offers from Buyer's Choice Home Inspections LLC dba Blackstone Property Inspections, First Step Home Inspectors, LLC and Independent Inspector Network LLC be accepted as the lowest-priced, responsive and responsible offers.
Contract Term
The initial contract term will begin on or about Jan. 1, 2021 and end on Dec. 31, 2022. The contracts include an option to extend the term of the contracts up to three additional years which may be exercised in the discretion of the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract values including all option years will not exceed $75,000 (including applicable taxes). These contracts are funded with HUD funds. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Housing Department.