File #: 2017-4972   
Type: Consent Calendar Item
Body: City Council
On agenda: 12/19/2017
Title: Recommendation to Award a Five-Year Agreement for an Amount not to Exceed a Total Five-Year Expenditure of $276,285, to Turbo Data Systems for Parking Citation Processing and Collection Services. (Police 3123)
Attachments: 1. Exhibit 1 - Turbo Data Contract, 2. Exhibit 2 - Alameda Annual Estimate
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Recommendation to Award a Five-Year Agreement for an Amount not to Exceed a Total Five-Year Expenditure of $276,285, to Turbo Data Systems for Parking Citation Processing and Collection Services. (Police 3123)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

From: Jill Keimach, City Manager

Re: Recommendation to Award a Five-Year Agreement for an Amount not to Exceed a Total Five-Year Expenditure of $276,285, to Turbo Data Systems for Parking Citation Processing and Collection Services

BACKGROUND

The City has contracted with the City of Inglewood and Duncan Solutions since 2010 to process parking citations for the Police Department. The City of Inglewood processed the citations administratively, while Duncan Solutions collected the fines/fees and distributed citation data to the Records Section. In November 2016, Duncan Solutions informed the Police Department that the City of Inglewood was discontinuing citation processing and collection services through their government-to-government contract services agreement as of January 31, 2017. As an interim solution, the City of Inglewood and Duncan Solutions agreed to continue providing parking citation processing services to the Police Department on a month-to-month basis. In May 2017, the City of Alameda entered into an interim agreement with Duncan Solutions to provide the Police Department with additional time to make arrangements for a new parking citation processing service.

On October 3, 2017, the Police Department solicited a Request for Quotes (RFQ). Two proposals were received within the fourteen day response period. Staff reviewed the proposals, interviewed qualified firms, and selected the service provider that best met the department's needs.

DISCUSSION

The two proposals were submitted, one by Duncan Solutions and another by Turbo Data Systems. After reviewing the proposals, Police Department staff believes that Turbo Data Systems possesses the skill, experience, ability, bac...

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