REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 10, 2020
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SANDRA CETTI, Capital Development Specialist
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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Approve the no cost Second Amendment to the professional consultant agreement with SZS Consulting Group LLC, now doing business as SZS Engineering Access, Inc., to extend the time for performance until December 2021, and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute the Second Amendment (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Second Amendment to the professional consultant agreement with SZS Consulting Group LLC dba SZS Engineering Access, Inc (SZS). a California corporation, to extend the time for performance for no additional cost until December 31, 2021, and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute the Second Amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation, FAX Division seeks an amendment to an existing professional consulting agreement to support the creation of a system-wide transition plan to bring FAX bus stops into compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The COVID-19 pandemic has hindered SZS and FAX's ability to complete the transition plan within the contractual period of performance. Approval of this Amendment will grant a time extension to the original agreement and allow SZS to complete the remainder of the contracted work.
BACKGROUND
FAX hired SZS in 2015 to perform a survey of FAX's complete bus stop inventory and associated amenities, conduct a FAX self-evaluation, and create a transition plan to outline how to correct any ADA-related deficiencies found in the FAX system. This survey and associated transition plan are required by Title II of the 1991 ADA Regulations for all agencies with greater than 50 employees. FAX had about 1,700 bus stops that neede...
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