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Agenda Item:
Approval of Parking Meter Vendor Selection and Purchase and Service Contract
Body
Issue:
Whether to approve the Parking Meter Selection Committee's recommendation of IPS Group as the successful respondent to the request for proposals and to move forward with purchase and service contract.
Committee Recommendation:
A Credit Card Parking Meter Selection Committee consisting of Councilmember Roe, key staff members and representatives from the PBIA and ODA was formed. The committee unanimously recommends that the City move forward with contracting with the IPS Group.
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to approve the purchase of parking meters from the IPS Group (including on-going licensing and credit card transaction services), and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
Staff Contact:
Karen Kenneson, Business Manager, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8277
Presenters:
None - Consent Calendar item
Background and Analysis:
In November, 2012, City Council directed staff to move forward with a project to replace the 50 multi-space pay and display parking pay stations in the downtown core with single-space credit card capable parking meters. Since that time, staff has completed a Request for Proposals process, which is summarized below:
? March 7, 2013: Request for Proposals (RFP) issued
? March 28, 2013: RFP closed
? April 12, 2013: Selection Committee selected Duncan and IPS to move to Step Two
? May 8 - June 10, 2013: Step Two - Field Demonstration
? June 11, 2013: Selection Committee unanimously voted to select IPS Group
A Selection Committee made up of City Staff and representation from City Council, the Olympia Downtown Association (ODA) and the Parking Business Improvement Area (PBIA), reviewed the proposals and scored them on the following criteria:
? How well respondent met the general technical specifications in the RFP,
? How well the respondent met the communication and p...
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