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AD HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY, AND ROADS COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: COLLECTION AGENCY FOR METRO EXPRESSLANES
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a three year revenue generating Contract No. PS44600000 to Professional Account Management, LLC (subsidiary of Duncan Solutions, Inc.) for the ExpressLanes program collection services. Compensation shall be provided on a contingency basis based on a percentage of outstanding debt recovered on behalf of Metro ExpressLanes with a fourteen percent (14%) deduction. The period of performance for this Contract will be three years with two one-year options for a total of five years, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro ExpressLanes has determined that it requires professional collection and legal services as it relates to unpaid tolls and violations they may be owed from the operation of the I-10 and I-110 ExpressLanes. Users who fail to pay the toll on the ExpressLanes as required are issued a Notice of Toll Evasion Violation (per California Vehicle Code 40250 - 40273) which lists the toll and associated penalty that is owed. Failure to pay the toll and the penalty can result in the withholding of the vehicle registration through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), civil judgment, and other collection actions like tax intercept, wage garnishments, litigation and bankruptcy services as provided by law (per California Vehicle Code 40267 (d)). Metro is currently using only the DMV vehicle registration hold to collect unpaid tolls and penalties. This debt collection process would supplement the current DMV hold process and improve recovery of funds owed to the Metro ExpressLanes.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro ExpressLanes has set up various processes to maximize collection of toll revenues. Tolls can be paid online, by mail, by phone or in person at a Metro ExpressLa...
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