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Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Professional Quality Home Inspections LLC dba Pillar to Post Home Inspectors for Completion of Home Energy Assessments ($160,000.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration is a Professional Services Agreement with Professional Quality Inspections LLC dba Pillar to Post Home Inspectors to conduct Home Energy Assessments in support of the City's Home Energy Rating Disclosure Ordinance.
In early 2024, the Office of Sustainability and Innovations released a request for proposal (RFP #24-01) to identify professional firms capable of assisting the City with completing Home Energy Assessments as part of the City's newly adopted Home Energy Rating Disclosure Ordinance. Through the RFP, the City was looking for firms to complete Home Energy Assessments during periods of particularly high real estate demand, thereby ensuring that additional capacity was available on an as-needed basis. Each firm had to commit to a fixed fee per assessment.
In total, nine firms bid on the scope of services with four offered contracts with the locked pricing identified in the RFP of $225 per assessment. OHMI Consultants, LLC d/b/a/ Energy Veteran Solutions was the only firm to immediately accept the pricing identified in the RFP. However, in March 2025, Professional Quality Home Inspections LLC dba Pillar to Post Home Inspectors decided to accept the RFP pricing and began working with the City through the end of fiscal year 2025 under a small-scale Professional Services Agreement. From the beginning of their engagement with the City in March 2025, Professional Quality Home Inspections LLC dba Pillar to Post Home Inspectors was able to complete 36 Home Energy Assessments, helping to scale the capacity of the City to respond to dynamic market conditions. The additional capacity added by Professional Quality Home Inspections LLC dba Pillar to Post Home Inspectors allows staff to meet our customer service met...
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