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6.1.1. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> April 25, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Award contract to purchase and install real-time parking availability signs <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> By Motion: <br /> 1. Award contract to Vimoc Technologies Inc., to provide acquisition and installation of <br /> real-time parking availability signs, for an amount not to exceed $126,000, authorize the <br /> City Manager to execute a General Services Agreement with Vimoc Technoligies Inc. in <br /> substantially the form attached as Attachment No. 1, subject to any changes approved <br /> by the City Attorney, and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if <br /> necessary, up to 10% above the contract amount. <br /> 2. Confirm the determination that the Project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Redwood City owns two downtown parking garages which serve visitors and downtown <br /> employees. Both of these facilities experience extreme fluctuations in occupancy <br /> independent of each facility. One garage is very heavily used during the week days <br /> while the other experiences heavy usage during evenings and weekends. This varying <br /> occupancy can make it hard for downtown patrons to identify where they are most likely <br /> able to find parking at any given time. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> In an effort to improve communications and information availability for downtown <br /> patrons, the city solicited quotes from qualified vendors to provide real-time parking <br /> availability signage in the entrances of the two downtown parking garages. The <br /> purpose of this signage is to alert drivers, before entering, to the available parking in <br /> each facility. <br /> Staff received two proposals for the project. Evaluation criteria were based on best <br /> value (including on system features, scalability, and the ability to integrate with other <br /> parking systems), qualifying experience and references, and ability to meet schedule <br /> goals. Based on the evaluation criteria, staff recommends entering into an agreement <br /> with Vimoc Technologies Inc. ("Vimoc"). <br /> VIMOC Technologies was founded in 2013 and is based in Mountain View, CA. VIMOC <br /> offers an Internet of Things (loT) platform and services for Smart City applications. <br /> Landscape Computing is VIMOC's flagship solution, offering a sensor-agnostic and <br /> application-agnostic platform to collect, process, and store sensory data efficiently. <br />