Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify two contracts with Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc.:
(a). For contract PO059228/PO104160, by modifying the contract terms to be more favorable to the City, and increasing the amount authorized for expenditure for parking ticket management services and components provided by Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. for the Parking Violation Processing Services contract with the Parking Services Division. Ordinance 0481-2017 authorized the original contract and provided the city with the ability to upgrade management services, begin third-party collection services, and upgrade parking enforcement components and efficiency services. The contract terms included fixed costs based on collections and related services over the five-year contract period and are subject to the availability of funding and the approval of City Council.
The modifications to this contract involve additional language to protect the City in case of a PCI event, increasing the liquidated damage penalty payable to the City, creating efficiencies in the third-party ticket collection process, Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. will add additional support resources available to the City, and strengthening the termination clauses in the contract.
Although the original ordinance 0481-2017 referenced Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc., Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. was spun off from its parent (Xerox) and the assignment ordinance was approved as 1830-2017.
In addition, this contract modification will provide current year funding for the parking ticket management services and components ($600,000.00) as established under the contract.
The original amount of this contract authorized in ordinance 0481-2017 was $513,963.00 (PO059228).
The amount of the 1st modification authorized in ordinance 0108-2018 was $845,000.00 (PO104160).
The amount of the 2nd modification authorized in this o...
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