Marketing collateral for StateReview, a division of Otten Consulting Group specializing in Texas Accessibility Compliance.

1. Firm Profile
StateReview is a division of Otten Commitment. Over the last two
Consulting Group, the nation’s leading decades we have earned a reputation for
accessibility consulting firm. With fairness, accuracy and excellence in client
Registered Accessibility Specialists service. Our commitment to putting
throughout Texas, StateReview is the clients first is more than a slogan - it’s our
preferred accessibility consultant for passion! And it is the reason we have
building owners, design professionals and continued to grow through economic
contractors across the state. challenges without raising fees or
compromising our generous service
Qualifications. StateReview’s offerings.
Registered Accessibility Specialists are the
leading practitioners in Texas, providing Partnership. We believe in
expert witness and litigation support in partnering with every client. Being part of
State and Federal courts, continuing your ‘team’. Earning the right to serve you
education training through the American again on the next project. It’s no wonder
Institute of Architects, and authoritative that a majority of our work comes from
consultation to design professionals, repeat clients, many of whom have been
attorneys, contractors and building with us for more than a decade.
owners.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS & PROJECTS
University of Texas ProLogis Perkins & Will
Philip Ewald Architecture McDonalds Dallas Int’l Airport
JPMorgan Chase RTKL Associates CB Richard Ellis
Minute Maid Park Starbucks Chevron
HOK Architects PetSmart MD Anderson Cancer Ctr.
Simon Property Group Page Southerland Page Continental Airlines
Verizon Radio Shack HDR/Claunch & Miller
Walter P. Moore Aaron Rents, Inc. Episcopal Diocese of TX
Texas A&M University Rice University Jacobs Engineering
Walgreens Kohl’s Studio Red Architects
Huitt-Zollars Inc. Fehr Grossman Cox Kindred Healthcare
Valero Boeing Company Lincoln Properties
Houston ISD Wingstop Restaurants Staffelbach Inc.
Cre8 Architects BGK Architects Memorial Hermann
Thomas Properties Hooters Restaurants Moody Rambin
Kroger Reliant Stadium Subway Restaurants
Comcast Carrabba's Italian Grill Tenant Health Systems
Bay Architects/IBI Group Gensler Transwestern
Macy’s St. Luke's Episcopal Hosp. Baylor College of Med.
Houston Medical Center San Jacinto Monument Ziegler Cooper Architects
2825 Wilcrest Drive
Suite 608 Houston Dallas/Ft. Worth Austin San Antonio Rio Grande Valley
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com

2. Pre-Construction
After thousands of projects over the last Through the entire design process, from
two decades, we’ve discovered that the conceptual drawings to permitting,
most successful projects are those we were StateReview is your partner each step of
involved in from the very start. the way.
This means going the extra mile, Our clients agree - by working together
examining existing site and building during planning and design, every
configurations, reviewing proposed scopes stakeholder -including StateReview- saves
of work and documenting relevant time, frustration, and money.
accessibility requirements early on.
So don’t wait until the last minute to have
These proactive efforts help establish a your project reviewed for compliance.
well-defined compliance roadmap and Start early - you’ll be glad you did.
eliminate costly surprises later.
And now that projects must comply with
Our goal is to make your project a success the 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards, it
right from the start. It’s why we provide is more important than ever to have
unlimited preliminary plan reviews and StateReview on your team today!
telephone consultation at no charge*!
* We charge a nominal fee for on-site visits or to attend meetings out of our offices. All other services are included at no charge.
2825 Wilcrest Drive
Suite 608
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com

3. Plan Review
In Texas, construction documents must be Our Process. Once your plans are
reviewed for compliance with the Texas submitted to StateReview, they are
Accessibility Standards (TAS)*. These assigned to a Registered Accessibility
standards are equivalent to the federal Specialist who thoroughly reviews them
ADA Standards. for compliance with the TAS. (If you’ve
taken advantage of our Pre-Construction
Who. Registered Accessibility Specialists services, you may already have a specialist
are authorized by the Texas Department of assigned to your project.)
Licensing & Regulation to review plans for
compliance with the TAS. Within ten working days you will receive a
comprehensive report identifying
When. If plans are prepared by a noncomplying issues in plain English.
licensed design professional, they must be Your reviewer’s contact information is also
submitted for review within 20 working provided so you can discuss the review
days of being issued to the owner. with them personally. And there’s never a
charge for follow-up consultation.
If a design professional is not involved, the
owner must ensure that construction After the Plan Review. Your plan
documents are submitted for review before reviewer and our entire staff of compliance
applying for a building permit or experts are ready to support you until your
beginning construction. project fully complies with the TAS.
* On March 15, 2012, new federal ADA Standards and the 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards became enforceable in Texas.
2825 Wilcrest Drive StateReview’s Registered Accessibility
Suite 608 Specialists have more than forty years combined
Houston, TX 77042 experience reviewing plans for compliance with
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com
federal and state accessibility laws.

4. Periodic Inspections
No project is executed exactly as planned- An Inexpensive Solution. Most
financial issues change the scope of work, accessibility problems are not discovered
drawings are revised in the field, and until the accessibility inspector conducts
demolition can expose problems in an official state inspection. But when
existing buildings that were not apparent problems are found after fixtures and
during design. finishes are installed, the result is lengthy
delays and costly remediation. In fact, the
Miscommunication and honest mistakes later errors are discovered, the more costly
can also contribute to things being they are to remediate.
constructed differently than planned.
All of this can be easily avoided by
But accessibility compliance is often a requesting an inexpensive Periodic
matter of fractions of an inch, and even Inspection from StateReview. A Periodic
minor differences can create violations Inspection occurs toward the end of
that are costly and time-consuming to construction, but before fixtures are
fix. installed and finishes are applied to
interior walls. On larger projects, several
Periodic Inspections may be necessary.
A Periodic Inspection is a fraction of the
cost of relocating a door or busting out
concrete and sewer lines to reset a
bathroom fixture.
For a few hundred dollars, you
can buy peace of mind
knowing that accessibility
issues will be identified and
addressed early, and your
project will be completed
on-time without
violations.*
We recommend periodic
inspections on most
projects. It just makes
too much sense!
“StateReview’s periodic inspection identified
three counters missing the lowered handicap
section. By catching these early we saved
thousands on expensive granite and labor.”
2825 Wilcrest Drive
Contractor, Houston
Suite 608
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com * Fees vary per Fee Schedule.

5. Final Inspection
An official inspection for compliance with StateReview’s inspectors are among the
the Texas Accessibility Standards must be most experienced accessibility experts in
requested when a project is complete. But the country, preparing detailed written
with multiple parties involved (architects, reports that identifying each non-
building owners, contractors, tenants) it’s complying issue along with photographs
easy for this responsibility to get lost in the and referenced sections of the TAS.
shuffle.
Then our staff works with you to ensure
In fact, most TDLR fines are not the result that all remedial work is done correctly
of accessibility violations, but are imposed and that fines are avoided. As your
because required plan reviews and compliance partner, we stay on board until
inspections are not completed on time! the project is successfully completed!
That’s why our full-time administrative
staff and project management software
track every aspect of your project to make
sure final inspections occur on time!
“Thanks for looking out for
us - again! This project
must have slipped through
the cracks after Jim left. I
don’t know how I would
have explained another
TDLR fine letter to my
boss.”
Property Manager, Austin
2825 Wilcrest Drive
Suite 608
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com

6. Mission Statement
To be the most trusted accessibility
resource in Texas.
Our Promise to You
We promise to be thorough, fair and accurate.
If we make a mistake, we promise
to resolve it right away.
We promise to provide our services in an ethical,
professional and cost-effective manner.
Core Values
Integrity.
Technical Proficiency.
Client-Centered Service.
(We succeed when you succeed.)
2825 Wilcrest Drive
Suite 608
Houston, TX 77042
(713) 975-1029
www.StateReview.com