City of Duluth Parking Assets Operations and Management Services
- Client
- City of Duluth
- Solicitation No.
- 26-AA17
- Posted
- 10/23/2026
- Category
- Asset Management
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe City of Duluth is seeking proposals from qualified public parking operators for the management, operation, and maintenance of its off-street parking ramps and lots. The selected vendor must also manage designated on-street parking meter collections and maintenance, implement a gateless revenue control system for all off-street operations, and ensure high levels of customer service. Scope requirements include managing physical cash collections, secondary auditing procedures, cash handling, and implementing software for processing transactions. Applicants must provide company policies covering equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, safety, and cash handling procedures. Only USA-based onshore organizations are eligible to apply. Bidders must submit all questions by October 29, 2026, following a pre-proposal meeting on October 22, 2026. Proposals are due by 3:00 PM Central Time on November 13, 2026, submitted to the City of Duluth Purchasing Division. The contract term is five years, and compensation will be based on a monthly management fee paid by the City.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 26-aa17-rfp-for-parking-asset-management.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of Duluth is seeking management fee-based proposals from qualified public parking operators for operations, maintenance, and management of its off-street parking ramps and lots. The operator will also manage designated on-street parking meters collections and maintenance and provide a gateless revenue control system. Eligible bidders must be qualified public parking operators.
- Issued by
- City of Duluth
- Pre-proposal Conference
- Thur, 10/22/26 at 10:00 am
- Deadline to submit Questions
- Thur, 10/29/26
- Answers to questions posted
- Wed, 11/04/26
- Proposals due
- 3:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2026
- Interviews tentatively scheduled
- Fri, 12/4/26
- How to submit
- Sealed hard copy
- Submission details
- Submit three (3) unbound paper copies of Technical Submittal and one (1) paper copy of Cost Submittal in a separate sealed envelope to City Of Duluth, Attn: Purchasing Division, City Hall, Room 120, 411 West 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
- Contract term
- Initial term of five (5) calendar years, followed by two (2) additional one- (1)-year term options.
- Place of performance
- Duluth, MN
- Insurance and bonding
- Current certificate of insurance on file covering Workers' Compensation and Commercial General and Automobile Liability Insurance, naming City and DEDA as Additional Insured.
How proposals are evaluated
| Prior parking management experience | 25% |
Scope of work
- Operations, maintenance, and management of off-street parking ramps and lots
- Designated on-street parking meters collections and maintenance
- Gateless revenue control system for all off-street parking operations
- License Plate Reader platform and QR-code payment systems
- Facility routine maintenance and cleaning
- Snow plowing, removal, and ice control
- Pavement maintenance, sweeping, scrubbing, pressure washing, and striping
- Daily and periodic cleaning, janitorial, custodial, and pigeon mitigation
Minimum qualifications
- Experience managing a multi-facility parking system for the past seven (7) years
- Experience managing a municipal public parking system for at least the past five years
- Evidence of skill, experience, and available financial resources
- Evidence of previous operation of a QR-code/License plate reader system
- Reputation for and history of high-quality parking management
- Organized under Minnesota law or hold a Certificate of Authority from the Minnesota Secretary of State
Documents to include with the bid
- Proposal Cover Sheet (Appendix A)
- Cover letter
- Description of operator history and background
- Resumes of proposed management personnel
- At least three (3) references from municipal parking agencies/owners
- Plan to maximize and protect public parking revenues
- Proposed auditing procedures and reporting to the City
- Proposed gateless revenue control system
- Operations plan and transition plan
- Annual yearly maintenance budget proposal and Cost Submittal in a separate sealed envelope
Verify important details
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