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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Parking Facilities and Centralized Valet Parking Operations to LAZ Florida Parking, LLC., the highest ranked responsive and responsible proposer, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Request for Proposal (RFP) 2021-037.
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The purpose of this RFP is to award a qualified and experienced professional firm (“Proposer”) to provide parking facility and valet parking operation services.
On December 10, 2021, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued and distributed RFP 2021-037. Nine (9) prospective proposers downloaded the RFP package from Public Purchase, the City’s web-based e-Procurement service.
On December 20, 2021, a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held with eight (8) prospective proposers in attendance: American Parking Systems, DEC Parking Way, LLC., LAZ Florida Parking, LLC., One Parking, Premium Parking, Reef Technology, SP Plus Corporation and Universal Parking.
On January 24, 2022, two (2) firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP: Lanier Parking Meter Services, LLC., and LAZ Florida Parking, LLC.
On February 16, 2022, the Evaluation Committee convened to evaluate the two (2) responsive and responsible proposals and ranked the firms in the following order of preference: LAZ Florida Parking, LLC., (top-ranked), and Lanier Parking Meter Services, LLC., (second ranked). The Evaluation Committee determined that LAZ Florida Parking, LLC., was the highest ranked responsive-responsible proposer.
The Evaluation Committee further recommended that should negotiations fail with LAZ Florida Parking, LLC., that negotiations may commence with the second ranked firm until an agreement and contract amount acceptable to the City has been reached.
The Chief Procurement Officer recommends accepting the Evaluation Committee’s recommendation to award an...
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