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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - C26850 - ADA Rvw of City-owned FaciltiesREQUEST: SUBMITTED BY: CONTRACTORS: DATE: CONTENTS: CITY OF PALM DESERT BUILDING & SAFETY DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT ADA Review of City Owned Facilities and Transition Plan Development Dan Kaiser, Acting Director, Building and Safety Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. 42-575 Melanie Place — Suite E Palm Desert, California 92211-5162 August 9, 2007 Agreement for ADA Review Service Recommendation: By Minute Motion, Staff requests that the City Council award and approve a professional services agreement to Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (Contract No.c2685o) for ADA Review services. The Agreement for Contract Services for ADA Review shall not exceed $101,028.00. This contract will be administered through Account Number 110-4420-422.3010. Appropriations: In order to administer this contract, it is requested that the contract amount be added to the Building and Safety's current 2007/2008 Fiscal Year Budget for inclusion in Account Number 110- 4420-422.3010. Executive Summary: On July 8, 1993, the Palm Desert City Council approved and adopted an ADA transition plan, pursuant to Federal law, for use as a guide to assist the City in better serving the disabled community. This contract, will be utilized to update the 1993 transition plan, focusing on the City owned buildings, structures and physical facilities not in the public right-of-way. Structures such as the City Hall, Corporation Yard buildings and facilities, park structures and lands, the Visitors Center, Fire Stations, the YMCA, Community Center, etc., will be assessed for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II. G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Staff Reports\FinalStaffReportADAReview20072008.doc structures and lands, the Visitors Center, Fire Stations, the YMCA, Community Center, etc., will be assessed for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II. It should be noted that this contract is separate from, and in addition to, the contract being proposed by the City Public Works Department which will focus on all city responsibilities within the public right-of-way. The Building and Safety Department prepared and advertised a Request for Proposal on April 24, 2007. The City Clerk's office received a total of 9 sealed bids by the deadline of Friday, May 11, 2007. The proposals were opened, reviewed and interviews were held with the most qualified applicants. Based on the qualifications provided and interviews of the applicants, Bureau Veritas was selected to provide an ADA Review of City owned facilities and to assist in the preparation of an ADA transition plan for the City of Palm Desert. Discussion: It is staffs recommendation to approve and award the contract for ADA Review Services to Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. It is further recommended that funds, in the amount of $101,028.00, be appropriated to administer this contract. Submitted By: D.F. i<a ser, Acting Director Building and Safety Approval: Paul Gibson, Director of Finance Approval: David J. Erwin, City Attorney Approval: kk;,, Carlos Orte City Manager Review=: and co H•"' er C Assistant City Ma ager for Development - ices CITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED �// DENIED RECEIVED OTHER NIEETIN PA^TE -`-t - U' f • AYES: , j�rl. r()-(-1-q,,�01eCTO olLI KP.((� NOES : A 00" - AI3SEENT : ;Y1 ABSTAIN: VERIFIED BY: 14)K IfJ 1( ) )riginal an File p Lh C.i.t c' C.1_c_'r1; ' S c . G:\BldgSfty\Suzanne Cicchini\Word Files\Staff Reports\StaffReportADAReview20072008.doc