Title
On-Street Parking and Curb Lane Management Services
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with SP Plus Corporation for on-street parking and curb lane management services for an initial term of three years, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Michelle Littlejohn, Transportation
Allison Naftel, Transportation
Explanation
§ The City’s Park It program was launched in 1997.
§ The program includes responsibility for overseeing and enforcing approximately 4,000 parking spaces of which 1,159 are metered, including:
- Parking enforcement;
- Citation processing;
- Appeals process;
- Collections;
- Meter maintenance; and
- Residential parking permits.
§ The City is modernizing its on-street parking and curb lane management system and is developing a strategic action plan to guide this progression.
§ SP Plus Corporation will be compensated for services performed through a management fee and expenses to enhance the customer experience and to make the City’s parking system a first-class model parking operation.
§ On September 7, 2021, the City issued a Request for Proposals; five responses were received.
§ SP Plus Corporation was selected as the company that best meets the City’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $875,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part C: Section 2.1(a), the City shall not establish subcontracting goals for contracts where: (a) there are not subcontracting opportunities identified for the contract; or (b) there are no certified SBEs, MBEs, or WBEs (as applicable) to perform the scope of work that the City regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Transportation Operating Budget