As this is going to be Dentist office, Dentist submitted Plan to the city through architect to construct dental office (including plumbing, electricity, etc).  

In Rome, they would make the architect stand under the arch he built so that if it was faulty, it would kill him. 

He eliminated a window and the city is asking for architect plans for it, for which the current contractor is supposedly doing for months now and architects are in demand here in the Seattle area and it takes months for them to come out.

See below...I plan to go and investigate further tomorrow.I was wondering if anybody could give me an idea of costs (ball park) in order to get it finished, in order to see if this is worth persuing.By the way, I am aware this is a very vaguequestion and amongst other items... permits / architect drawings would need to be submitted.It's about 2,200 sq ft and finishes would be mid grade.

Hi Lisa,I am an architect from Los Angeles and am looking to invest in Baltimore as Real Estate in LA is way too prohibitive.

Hire an architect if you want to be fully ADA compliant, not a contractor as they are not a design professional. 

When I was tweaking my BP profile, I noticed that there were occupation labels for Architect, Contractor, and other real-estate-related design/construction professionals, but there was not one for Engineer.I submitted a request via the Contact Us link to add an Engineer label.

The CG can tell you if there is a need for an architect or engineer.

This is why, especially if it is your first, you should hire an architect.

Depending on how extensive the renovations are, in many cases the architect that draws the renovations plans and helps obtain the building permit is then allowed to supervise the works by signing a "declaration  as the responsible supervisor" and the city inspector comes at the end for a final sign off, allowing therefore for a faster construction timeline.