Comprehensive Day-To-Day Parking Operations and Management Services

The City of Saint Paul, Minnesota is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive day-to-day parking operations and management services. The agency needs to solve the challenge of managing back-office operations, permitting, customer service, equipment repair, maintenance, security, and revenue collections across its parking facilities. The selected contractor will report directly to the agency Parking Manager and work closely with other designated city staff while the agency retains all ownership rights and access to program management data. The scope of work covers contracting with monthly parkers and serving as a liaison between the public and the agency on public parking matters. The contractor must provide appropriate staffing during all designated operating hours, ensuring all staff members are fluent in English and pass criminal background and driver license checks. Additionally, the contractor will manage the maintenance of parking equipment, signage, software, hardware, and structural elements, while also handling all event parking operations and security services. Eligible bidders must be located onshore within the United States, though the performance of the work will take place offsite. The agency is looking for budget proposals to determine the cost of the one-year contract period. Key dates for this opportunity include a mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 23, 2026, and a deadline for submitting questions no later than July 1, 2026.