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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD a five-year firm fixed price Contract No. PS527590024649 to Parking Sense USA in the amount of $3,599,934 for a Parking Guidance System; and
B. APPROVE a $2,000,000 Life of Project (LOP) Budget increase for Project 210143-Parking Guidance System which increases the project budget from $3,025,000 to a revised LOP of $5,025,000.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro currently operates 84 parking facilities at 54 Metro stations throughout Los Angeles County. Parking occupancy data is collected manually and there is no capacity to broadcast parking availability to transit patrons. As part of a broader set of efforts to manage parking demand and improve customer service, and as an early stage project in the Supportive Transit Parking Program Master Plan, the Parking Management Team has procured a Parking Guidance System (PGS). Funds for the PGS at Metro-owned parking facilities along 22 transit stations were approved in the FY16- FY18 capital budget for a total of $3,025,000. Staff is recommending implementing the system at up to 84 Metro parking facilities (across 54 stations), which requires an increase in the capital budget. The recommended actions in this Board report will (1) approve a contract with Parking Sense USA for the purchase and installation of the PGS system; and (2) increase the Life of Project budget by $2,000,000, to include all Metro-owned parking facilities. If approved, the PGS project will be implemented over three years.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
Based on a recent survey conducted by Metro consultants, 65% of transit patrons who park and ride arrive to a Metro parking facility by 8:00 am. Eighty percent (80%) of park and ride transit patrons stated that it takes them up to six minutes to find a parking space. O...
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