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The City of Edwardsville, Illinois is issuing a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") to Architect/Engineering firms for a complete update on the City's ADA Transition Plan. The project consists of completing a full update to the City of Edwardsville's ADA Transition Plan. The City of Edwardsville had completed an original transition plan in 1992, then completed updates in 2015, 2018, and 2021. With PROWAG being finalized and the City adding several new buildings andc parks, the City is looking to complete a new comprehensive ADA Transition Plan. The ADA Transition Plan will be an encompassing look at all City facilities, Right of Way, and operations. SCOPE OF SERVICES The scope of services shall include a self-evaluation for all City facilities, property, ROW, programs, policies, and practices. An Illinois licensed Architect must oversee the review of all barriers identified in buildings and an Illinois Professional Engineer must oversee the review of all public rights of way. All City buildings, parks, property, and rights of way are to be included in the self-evaluation. This includes sidewalks, approximately 1,175 sidewalk ramps, shared use paths, traffic signals, parking lots, website, operations, buildings, and parks. In addition, the self-evaluation must include all of the City's programs, activities, and services, as well as the policies and practices that the City has put in place to implement its various programs and services. The ADA Transition Plan must comply with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities act of 1990. The Project Manager must prepare for monthly progress meetings with City staff for the duration of the project. In addition, the firm selected must collect input from the general public, including a public meeting. The ADA Transition Plan must include a list of physical barriers in the City's facilities that limit accessibility of individuals with disabilities, a detailed description of the methods to remove these barriers and make the facilities accessible, a schedule for taking the necessary steps, the name of the official responsible for implementation, a schedule for improvements to all barriers, and a record of the opportunity given to the disability community and other interested parties to participate in the development of the plan. The consultant selection shall be based on the evaluation of the firm's proposal by a selection committee. The selection committee shall consist of a panel of engineering professionals employed by the City of Edwardsville. The Group follows qualifications-based consultant selection procedures. The City of Edwardsville reserves the right to consider any proposal and to reject any and all proposals if doing so best serves the public interest. The City of Edwardsville reserves the right at any time and for any reason to cancel this consultant procurement process, to reject any or all proposals, or to accept an alternative proposal. The City and/or staff may seek clarification from an offer at any time and respond promptly if there is cause for rejection.