STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: January 10, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2, 6, 11, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a four-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the purchase, maintenance, and support of electronic intelligent parking technology with a payment processing system, software licenses, low power wireless telecommunications system, and SaaS management software for the Department of Transportation with IPS Group, Inc. through the OMNIA Partners, Inc. cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $1,875,945.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the purchase, maintenance, and support of electronic intelligent parking technology with a payment processing system, software licenses, low power wireless telecommunications system, and SaaS management software for the Department of Transportation (Department).
The Department currently manages 3,538 parking meters throughout the City of Dallas. Of these, 902 are single-space meters that operate on the 2G network to accept credit card payments. Verizon Wireless has announced that the 2G network will be eliminated after April 2, 2024, rendering these meters ineffective after that date. This agreement will allow the City to begin replacing the 2G meters with 4G meters and to purchase stereoscopic sensors for new and existing 4G meters. The stereoscopic sensors capture occupancy data for metered parking spaces which can be used to improve the City's parking management operations. Additionally, 1,961 meters have no wireles...
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