Title:
Title
Professional Services Agreement for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and Self-Evaluation Update
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01268
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with SZS Engineering Access, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $123,584.
Contact: Josh Werner, Assistant Engineer (916) 808-8158; Nader Kamal, Engineering Services Manager, (916) 808-7035 Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Professional Services Agreement - SZS Engineering Access, Inc.
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all public agencies to perform a Self-Evaluation and develop an ADA Transition Plan for the installation of improvements necessary to achieve programmatic accessibility for persons with disabilities. This project will update the previously prepared Self-Evaluation of accessibility within the public right of way and provide an update to the City of Sacramento ADA Transition Plan for the public right of way. These actions are being taken in response to direction received from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
City staff recommends the award of a Professional Services Agreement to complete the self-evaluation and update the ADA Transition Plan for the public right of way.
Policy Considerations: Implementation of the ADA accessibility programs and improvements is consistent with the City's General Plan goals of providing an obstacle free and continuous pedestrian network in existing and new neighborhoods so that they are safe and universally accessible.
Economic Impacts: None
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Approval of this consultant contract constitutes an administrative action that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in th...
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