Request for Qualifications

City of San Rafael

Plan Check and Building Inspection Services 

RFP ISSUED: JUNE 2, 2025

The City of San Rafael’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Department is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify qualified consultants to provide the following on-call services:

• Plan Check Review; and
• Building Inspections.

Respondents may choose to provide services in one or both areas.  Respondents for plan check review should demonstrate a capacity to provide staff with experience reviewing construction plans and familiar with the Title 24 California Building Standards Code.  Likewise, respondents offering to provide inspection services should demonstrate experience applying the building code to various projects.

The intent is to have contracts in place with qualified firms to provide competent, reliable, skilled on-call staff who can complete the processing of a subset of the City’s case total in a rapid, efficient manner on an as-needed basis.  Successful respondents will provide on-call personnel who are skilled, punctual, responsible, and knowledgeable in their assigned area.

Review the Request for Qualifications

Selection Timeline

This timeline is subject to change.

The City will hold a Pre-Bid Informational meeting on June 10, 2025 from 10:00am-11:00am, Pacific Time to review the RFQ. Please email ced.bids@cityofsanrafael.org for registration and with questions prior to the meeting date. Additional questions will be accepted through June 17, 2025, via email, with responses posted to the City’s website by July 1, 2025.