Title
Americans with Disabilities Act Facility Assessments - Agreement Award (Ordinance S-47638)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Life Quest Training and Consulting, LLC to provide consulting services to assist the City in meeting the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Justice. This item will have an aggregate amount of $2.5 million. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Public Works Department is responsible for ensuring that all City-owned facilities are in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requires all government entities to ensure accessibility compliance is provided for all facilities owned by that entity. The City owns more than 1,900 facilities that are required to be in compliance with ADA standards. These assessments will identify deficiencies and will be used to develop an ADA transition plan to address the accessibility deficiencies at all City-owned facilities.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as the result of a determination memo citing unusual nature due to the DOJ's assessment and transition plan requirements of all government entities.
Contract Term
The initial three-year contract term will begin on or about July 1, 2021, with two one-year options to extend in increments of up to one year, for a total contract term of up to five years.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contract including all option years is $2.5 million including all applicable taxes, with an estimated annual expenditure of $500,000. Funding is available in the Public Works Department’s Capital Improvement Program budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Public Works Department.