CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 21-345, Daily Fee Parking Machine Maintenance and Repair, to Electronic Security Solutions, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $203,777.80 and for a two-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William Novack, Director
BACKGROUND:
In January 2022, the Transportation, Engineering and Development Business Group (TED) issued Bid 21-345, Daily Fee Parking Machine Maintenance and Repair, to provide maintenance for the nine daily fee machines at the Naperville and Route 59 Metra Stations. These machines allow commuters to pay for their daily fee parking spaces by cash, credit card or Smart Card. The City uses the services of a vendor to maintain these machines, which greatly assists our commuters by providing efficient and fully functioning operating equipment to pay for their daily fee parking space. The machines also assist staff in managing and enforcing daily fee parking. The Police Department enforces daily fee parking using reports run from T2 Flex and TED staff manages the daily fee parking spaces and payments through T2's Digital Iris platform.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date:
01/17/2022
Notices Sent:
148
Opening Date:
02/04/22
Planholders:|1010|
Proposals Received:|1010|
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor Name
Proposed Cost
Electronic Security Solutions, Inc.
$203,777.80
One vendor who elected not to respond indicated that they do not work with T2 Systems. However, the T2 System is compatible with any vendor and it is the vendor's preference whether or not to work with T2. Daily fee parking machine maintenance is a small market and there are not many vendors who perform this type of service. Limitations on hardware and software appear to be a reason why more bids were not received.
The daily fee machines are only five years old and continue to function well. The T2 software is also performing well for TED staff and...
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