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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings pursuant to Ordinance Code 3.13.030 that the ongoing aggregate of the work to be performed under this Agreement is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services No. 381-S1310 with ADA Compliance Consultants, Inc. for on-call Americans with Disabilities Act compliance consulting services increasing compensation by $88,000, for an amended not to exceed amount of $148,000 and extending the term for an amended expiration of December 31, 2016.
FUNDING: Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings pursuant to Ordinance Code 3.13.030 that the ongoing aggregate of the work to be performed under this Agreement is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment II to Agreement for Services No. 381-S1310 with ADA Compliance Consultants, Inc. on-call Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance consulting services increasing compensation by $88,000, for an amended not to exceed amount of $148,000 and extending the term for an amended expiration of December 31, 2016.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed that established standards for accessibility to public buildings. With the average age of a County facility approaching forty years old the County has significant work to perform in this area. Additionally, the County is currently 6 ½ years into a 10 year Consent Decree and Order to remedy its deficiencies that shall expire November 2018.
The Facilities Division has taken an organized but aggressive approach in addressing ADA deficiencies. In our effort to identify, plan, implement and record the impro...
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