BLACK O'DOWD & ASSOCIATES, INC. dba BOA ARCHITECTURE

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PRIOR ADA COMPLIANCE Since the 1991 enactment of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) BOA has been at the architectural forefront in the modification of existing facilities to comply with the ADA. BOA has arguably designed more architectural projects for the sole purpose of ADA Compliance, than ANY other architectural firm in Southern California. This is BOA's competitive advantage. BOA has been under contract to retrofit Government owned facilities for the following: • San Bernardino County (35 projects) • State of California, Dept. of Motor Vehicle (7 design & construction projects and ADA transition plan for 32 facilities) • State of California, Dept. of Mental Health (24 facilities and 600,000 S.F.) • City of Long Beach (80 projects) • State of California, RESD, PSB, Various State Facilities (4 projects) • State of California, Dept. of Fish and Game (8 projects) • International Longshore Workers Union (1 project) • City of La Puente (5 projects) • City of Hawthorne (20 projects) • U.S. Postal Service (20 projects for the Los Angeles Region) • City of Montebello (5 projects) • City of Tustin (2 projects) • City of Rosemead (2 projects) • City of Los Angeles (2 projects) • City of Redondo Beach (1 project) • City of Lomita (1 project) • City of Santa Maria (56 facilities) • City of Sierra Madre (2 projects) • City of Huntington Beach (7 project) • City of Alhambra (1 project) • City of Redlands (4 facilities) • City of El Segundo (1 project) • Cerritos College (35 facilities) • East L.A. College (40 facilities) One needs only to examine BOA's ADA project experience and the expertise of their staff to see the merit and justification for the above -mentioned commissions. BOA has the philosophy that ADA retrofit projects should not be a "tacked -on" solution. Building modifications for the purpose of ADA compliance should be well integrated into the building's function and not only compatible with the existing architecture, but aesthetically enhance it. BOA has extensive experience in the design of ADA Compliance projects for both governmental agencies and private clients. The following list of projects, with construction cost, in which BOA was hired "solely" for the purpose of ADA Compliance, were all completed within the last 10 years or currently in the design phase or under construction.