96860-001.0 RFP Document (PDF, 834KB)

VIRTUAL PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

October 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Local Time (ET) via Zoom Webinar

1. PROJECT SUMMARY

The City of Kalamazoo is seeking a qualified and experienced parking equipment vendor, hereafter referred to as the Vendor, to supply, install, and support parking pay stations in the Kalamazoo Mall on Burdick Street between Michigan Avenue and Lovell Street. The terms “parking pay stations,” and “parking kiosks” are used interchangeably in this request for proposals.

2. BACKGROUND

Kalamazoo is a city of 74,000 people in Southwest Michigan. Its downtown is a regional hub dominated by higher education, banking, financial services, government, and hospitality. In addition, downtown’s many cultural amenities, restaurants, and bars draw strong traffic in the evening and weekend.

This initiative is part of a comprehensive set of recommendations in a 2019 downtown parking study that is currently being updated. Introducing parking is part of a recommendation to re-think pricing to match demand. The goals of this project are to:

• Support nearby businesses by optimizing on-street parking

• Remove the perception that it is difficult to park, or worse, that there is nowhere to park.

• Better use underutilized facilities such as our two nearby parking decks.

The downtown parking operation is overseen by the Planning & Community Development Department with assistance by a professional service consultant. Hands-on parking management is the responsibility of another contractor operating under the Central City Parking brand.