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A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Parking Cashiers, Attendants, and Supervisors for City Parking Facilities contract to Laz Florida Parking LLC, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 2014.06.19, and Section 2-828 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award”.
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On June 24, 2014, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued, and distributed the Parking Cashiers, Attendants, and Supervisors for City Parking Facilities RFP 2014.06.19.
On July 8, 2014, a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held with eight (8) prospective proposers in attendance of the twenty-one (21) proposers who obtained the RFP package from the Procurement Division.
On July 31, 2014, three (3) proposals were received in response to the RFP from Faneuil, Inc., SP+ Municipal Services, and LAZ Florida Parking LLC.
On August 19, 2014, the Evaluation Committee convened to listen to presentations and participate in question and answer sessions with each of the three (3) proposers, as well as discuss, evaluate, score and rank each proposal. The Committee unanimously ranked LAZ Florida Parking LLC as the top-ranked and the most responsive and responsible proposer.
On September 8, prior to the recommendation for award to LAZ at the September 11, 2014, Commission Meeting, a “Notice of Intent to Protest” was submitted by SP+ pursuant to the recommendation to award the contract to LAZ Florida Parking LLC. During its September 11, 2014 meeting, the Commission opted to stay the award to LAZ at the request of the attorney for SP+. Through their attorney, SP+ filed a written protest on September 15, 2014, and a supplement to the written protest on September 17, 2014.
In accordance with Section 2-950(g), the Chief Procurement Officer, after consultation with the City Attorney, who opined that the award to LAZ Florida Parking LLC was legally sufficient, issued a written recommendation in response to the protest to...
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