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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.
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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
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