Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a service contract with ParkMobile LLC in the amount of up to $800,000.00 for the Mobile Payment Application System contract.
The purpose of this contract is to continue to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Parking Services with a ParkColumbus mobile payment application powered by ParkMobile. The Division of Parking Services launched the ParkColumbus mobile payment application in 2019 in the Short North and has since expanded the application city-wide to pay for all on-street paid public parking. The intent of this contract is to provide the City of Columbus, Division of Parking Services, additional resources that are necessary to perform various technical tasks for the Mobile Payment Application System. The contractor will provide resources for maintenance and support of hardware and web-based software for citation issuance and management, Mobile LPR technology, and residential, employee and guest permitting programs, and other items as outlined in the scope of services listed in the request for proposal on behalf of the City.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against ParkMobile LLC.
2. REQUEST FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
The Division of Parking Services launched the ParkColumbus mobile payment application in 2019 in the Short North and has since expanded the application city-wide for all on-street paid public parking. This application was a part of another contract expiring soon, and the prime contractor will not be awarded a contract extension. As ParkMobile LLC has the experience, expertise and equipment to maintain and support the Mobile Payment Application System as they have provided this service since 2019, the Department of Public Service requests that this contract be awarded through the sole source provision of Columbus City Code S...
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