Request for Qualifications (RFQ) RFQ # 2026-00-03-ADA Transition Plan

Description: The City of Balch Springs, Texas, is seeking qualifications from experienced engineering and/or planning consulting firms to develop a citywide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. This project is supported by a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Planning and Demonstration Grant. The plan will evaluate accessibility of City programs, services, activities, facilities, parks, signalized intersections, sidewalks, curb ramps, and public rights-of-way; identify barriers and corrective actions; incorporate community input; provide staff training; develop a phased implementation schedule and conceptual cost estimates; and create an ESRI dashboard to track ADA compliance and implementation. The following outlines the qualification requirements. The City of Balch Springs will develop an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan as a supplemental planning project to complement its existing Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The project includes conducting ADA compliance reviews of the City’s programs and facilities, engaging the public and gathering feedback, conducting staff training sessions, creating an ESRI dashboard to track and monitor ADA compliance, and documenting and publishing these efforts in an ADA Transition Plan document.