CTF On-Call On-Call ADA Services RFQ1 TBD CMS202000

The Colorado Department of Corrections is seeking a qualified firm to provide On-Call ADA Consultation and Transition Plan Services for a five-year period. The selected firm will provide professional ADA consulting services to improve facility accessibility across Colorado Department of Corrections sites. Services will include field verification of existing conditions, comprehensive ADA Title II compliance assessments, feasibility studies, design suggestions, and preparation of opinions of probable cost. • The project requires the selected firm to have experience in ADA consulting services, with a focus on physical barriers and transition plans. • The firm must have a certification to assess and advise on ADA-related physical barriers and have been in the same business for at least two years. • The firm must have provided consulting services for at least three projects in excess of $500,000 construction costs. • The firm must demonstrate experience in working with secure occupied facilities and have a project manager and principal-in-charge with prior institutional facility construction experience. • The firm must be familiar with the project area and have knowledge of local labor and material markets. • The firm must be able to manage the required work to meet the established schedule and have a budget methodology and cost control plan in place. • The firm must be able to insure state procedures are followed and improve energy efficiency through the use of an integrated design process. • The firm must be able to reduce embodied carbon emissions by utilizing and submitting Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) that meet the OSA's maximum acceptable global warming potential (GWP) limits.