Approval of a Five Year Contract for Parking Citation and Payment Services to Turbo Data Systems Inc. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 06/09/2008 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Five Year Contract for Parking Citation and Payment Services to Turbo Data Systems Inc. Contact Person/Dept.: Dianne Gifford Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Item Number: C 7 Phone Number: (310) 253 6252 General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (06/04/08) Action Item: X Attachments: Department Approval: Don Pedersen (05/29/08) Fiscal Impact Review: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (06/03/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (06/02/08) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (06/04/08) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a five year contract with two options each to extend an additional two years with Turbo Data Systems Inc. (TDS) for parking citation processing payment and collection services for the Police Department. The contract will be effective from July 1 2008 through June 30 2013. BACKGROUND: The Culver City Police Department is at the end of a five year contract with TDS for parking citation processing and payment services which expires June 30 2008. Services include citation processing and collection by mail phone or web site multiple reminder notices placement of DMV holds credit holds customer service and administrative adjudication scheduling. The Culver City Police Department solicited proposals in March 2008 from qualified companies interested in providing parking citation processing and payment services. In addition the RFP was posted on the California Public Parking Association website. Proposals were due by April 2 2008 at the Culver City Police Department. Of the four vendors that expressed interest only three responded to the RFP. Those vendors were: City of Inglewood Citation Management Services Turbo Data Systems Inc. and Phoenix Group Information Systems. Sta...
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