The Scope of Consultant's Services, as currently envisioned by the City, could include, but not be limited to, the following potential areas of work. Consultants are requested to highlight their expertise and experience in these and related areas pertaining ADA compliance. Professional services to be provided by the selected consulting firm(s) may generally be as follows: 1) Onsite evaluations of existing conditions outside of current assessment. 2) Identify current facilities not in compliance with ADA guidelines and / or PROWAG. 3) Collect any additional information needed outside the existing data collected by City staff. 4) Develop an ADA Transition Plan to bring ADA deficiencies into compliance. 5) Have the Plan approved by NCDOT Compliance Department. The City understands this RFQ may not fully describe the requested work. The preceding list provides some areas of potential projects that have been performed or discussed in the past or planned for the future. This is not an all-inclusive list, nor does it represent any project that will be performed now or in the future. The city retains the rights to modify the scope of the master planning effort as mutually agreed upon by the selected consultant and the City. The City may also start, stop, or cease any project at any time based on needs of the city or current situational economic conditions. The City of Burlington Engineering Department is releasing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking responses from qualified consultants with proven experience and expertise, to provide professional engineering, environmental, and related services for the City of Burlington ADA Transition Plan as described in this document. Consulting firms submitting proposals shall be in good standing and licensed with the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors. Additionally, firms shall be experienced in all aspects of the fields of ADA compliance. The City requires an ADA Transition Plan to satisfy NCDOT / DOJ requirements to continue to receive NCDOT Funding. The City of Burlington intends to contract with a professional engineering firm or firms to provide services for the development of a comprehensive plan for ADA compliance for City owned facilities including but not limited to buildings, parks, public right-of-way, and other facilities. The City is interested in obtaining the professional services of one or more consulting firms to provide support for the development of the City of Burlington ADA Transition Plan.
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