Third party service provider audit process.
El Paso City Code § 18.02.107.15.6
in effect18.02.107.15.6 - Third party service provider audit process.
The city is authorized to conduct periodic unannounced audits of all services provided under this section. Site as well as plan review and inspection services may be audited. The following shall apply to all third party service providers:
1. Following written notice by the building or fire code official of an audit resulting in one or more deficiencies (failure to comply with code requirements), and for each written notice of deficient audit thereafter, the third party service provider shall:
a. Inform the respective builder/contractor of the specific code infraction(s) and the corrections required.
b. Following correction of the deficiencies, the city shall conduct a follow up plan review and/or inspection to assure compliance. The established fee for plan review and/or re-inspection shall be paid.
c. The city shall not be responsible for the cost of any corrections required and/or project delays.
2. Two audits with one or more deficiencies within any one-hundred-eighty-day period shall also result in:
a. A conference with the building or fire code official and the third party service provider in an effort to improve the performance of the third party service provider.
b. Prior to performing any further third party services, the third party service provider shall be required to show evidence of process improvements, internal correction procedures, methods, and/or training, and/or staff reassignments as appropriate to prevent recurrence of infraction.
3. Three audits with one or more deficiencies within any one-hundred-eighty-day period shall also result in:
a. Third party service provider being placed on probation for a period of one hundred eighty days.
b. Third party service providers that have been placed on probation more than once in any five-year period shall have their license for third party services terminated and be deemed non-qualified for a two-year period, in reference to subsequent request for qualification solicitations or license renewal or reinstatement.
4. Further audits with one or more deficiencies during the probationary period shall result in:
a. Suspension of third party service provider for a period of one hundred eighty days.
5. A third party service provider suspended pursuant to this section may appeal the building or fire code official's decision to the appeals officer, pursuant to Chapter 2.30 of the City Code.
(Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023; Ord. No. 019877, § 6, 5-26-2026)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT18BUCO_CH18.02BUCOADCO_18.02.107IN_18.02.107.15.6THPASEPRAUPRFetched: 10/28/2026