Title
Award of Contract for Electronic Parking Meters (B)
Explanation
A request for proposals for electronic parking meters was issued August 16, 2004. Four proposals were received and evaluated by a four-member team and based weighted criteria. All four firms were invited to participate in oral presentations held on October 26 & 28, 2004. The final rankings were evaluated based on weighted criteria (equipment description, service/warranties, compatibility with parking garage equipment, ease of programming, auditing/financial reporting capabilities, training, secure revenue collection system, and price). The firms were ranked as follows:
Firm Total Points (lowest is best)
MacKay Meters, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Parker Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . .10
Digital Payment Technologies . . . . . . . . . . .16
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Public Works Traffic Operations Capital Budget.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the ranking of the firms as recommended by the selection committee; 2) authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a contract and any related documents with the top ranked firm for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of the electronic parking meters for a not to exceed amount of $105,000; and 3) if unable to agree on a contract with the top ranked firm, authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a contract and any related documents with the second ranked firm for a not to exceed amount of $105,000.