The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, (hereinafter referred as "City") is issuing this Request for Proposals
(hereinafter "RFP") pursuant to the provisions of the Cincinnati Municipal Code (CMC), Chapter
321 and City Manager Administrative Regulation 23 for Professional Services, from parties,
(hereinafter "Offerors). The Offeror shall provide for the management of City-owned parking
facilities for the Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Parking
Facilities. The Offeror shall be the exclusive manager for Parking Facilities. Normal day-to-day management
of the Parking Facilities will be provided by the Offeror's employees, the employees of an affiliate,
subsidiary of the Offeror, or Offeror's independent contractor. In general terms, the manager of
the Parking Facilities shall operate, manage, and maintain the Parking Facilities solely as a firstclass commercial public parking facility with energy, fidelity, diligence, and in full compliance with
all terms and conditions of a management agreement to be negotiated. The provisions of the
management agreement shall generally conform to the standard management agreement used
by the City's Parking Facilities Division, a copy of which may be obtained or viewed by contacting
the City's Parking Division Manager (Daniel Fortinberry, 513-352-4526). The City shall have full and complete authority in determining compliance and operating standards
and shall enforce those standards to the fullest extent.
The City may create policies, procedures, and regulations concerning the operation and use of
the Parking Facilities. The manager shall execute the City's policies, procedures, and regulations
in all matters related to the operation of the Parking Facilities including, but not limited to, parking
fees, operating procedures, audits, security, traffic control, graphics, signage, hours of operation,
percentage of monthly and daily patrons, terms and conditions of monthly and daily space rentals,
location and priority of space assignments, space markings, manager's personnel assigned to
the Parking Facilities, depositing of City revenue, cleaning and maintenance requirements, and
customer service policies.
In return for the management services provided, City shall pay manager a management fee and
reimburse manager for certain operating expenses.
All submittals shall respond to all questions in the format requested:
On Page 1 of the proposal, provide the following information:
1. Name, address, and phone number of firm submitting proposal.
2. Year firm established and former names of the firm if applicable.
3. State in which firm is incorporated (if applicable).
4. Types of services for which firm is qualified to provide.
5. Name of a person who can be contacted and who is authorized to answer questions
regarding the firm's proposal.
On Page 2 of the proposal, name the principles of firm along with a brief biography of each
highlighting their parking experience. Also provide a brief overview of the management structure
of the firm listing the general responsibilities of all levels of management.
On Page 3 of the proposal, name the key personnel who will have responsibility for providing
parking management services to the City along with the city in which those key personnel have
offices. If known, supply the name of the individual selected to have daily oversight of the Garage
and list his/her qualifications.
On Page 4 of the proposal, list the total number of parking facilities operated or managed by firm
within a 200-mile radius of Cincinnati. List up to 8 of those parking facilities, naming the city and
state, address, number of spaces, name of owner, owner contact person and his/her phone
number.
On page 5 of the proposal, list any experience or qualifications that make the firm uniquely
qualified to manage the parking facility on behalf of the City.
On page 6 of the proposal, provide information concerning labor costs including wages and
benefits paid to employees whether full-time or part-time.
On page 7 of the proposal, outline the hiring procedures and training to be provided to employees
assigned to the parking facility.
On page 8 of the proposal, state or outline the company's uniform and grooming policy All questions or requests for clarification must be submitted in writing no later than February 09,
2024, at 11:00am ET. Questions and clarification requests should be submitted through the
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