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Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to piggy-back a contract for the purchase of one hundred (100) parking pay stations from Parkeon, Inc., from the City of Seattle, Washington contract, pursuant to Section 2-978 of the Procurement Code in the amount of $870,000 (eight hundred-seventy thousand dollars); further providing the option to purchase an extended warranty at a cost of $540.00 (five hundred forty dollars) per pay-station per year.
History
In February 2009, the City conducted a pilot program by placing four (4) Parkeon, Inc. Strada BNA multi-space pay-stations on Biltmore Way in front of City Hall for a period of one (1) year at no cost to the City. These solar powered parking pay-stations provide for more flexible payment options of credit cards and currency than the traditional coin operated meters.
The City purchased the four (4) pay-stations based upon the performance of the parking pay-stations during the pilot program which included review of the solar power, battery, real-time credit card transaction, revenue control, audit, reporting and mechanical systems.
Since purchasing the parking pay-stations from Parkeon, Inc., the pay-stations continue to perform well. Collections are quick, secure and the system provides a strong audit trail. Standard maintenance problems associated with paper replacement, bill jams, communication reset and component cleaning are minimal and easily addressed by city staff, while on other issues that are not as easily resolved by City staff, the manufacturer’s local service office is responsive and timely in solving such problems.
The new pay-station system will generally replace up to twelve (12) single parking space meters with one (1) pay-station. This new system will result in significant savings in the time necessary to collect and process on-street parking revenue. In addition, maintenance of the pay-stations will be more efficient through Web based connections to the pay-stations that expedite the identification and repair of maintenance issues. The installation of pay-stations also allows the addition of credit cards and currency as payment options.
The purchase of these new pay-stations will be financed over five (5) years through a lease purchase agreement with Mears Motor Leasing for an annual amount of $187,270 appropriated in the 2010-2011 budget for the lease of parking pay pay-stations.