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Best Approach to Acquiring Parking Tech + Drawbacks to the Traditional RFP

📆 Presented March 2023

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Procurement timelines don’t always match operational realities. Contracts expire, infrastructure needs replacing, and cities are often asked to deliver improvements quickly while still meeting procurement requirements.

The lowest bid isn’t always the best outcome for operational programs. Selecting purely on cost can introduce long-term risks if implementation, support, or system reliability are not evaluated alongside pricing.

Cooperative procurement can reduce timelines without bypassing compliance. Contracts are still awarded through competitive processes, but municipalities avoid duplicating the solicitation effort.

Cities are already using cooperative purchasing to launch programs faster. Real-world examples show how cities have implemented parking technology and enforcement programs within tight timelines.

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Meet the Speakers

Faye Morrison

Parking Director, City of Manchester (formerly Parking Manager for the City of Medford)
Faye began her parking career in Newton, MA, where she was initially hired as a consultant to support a traffic study. Within 30 days, the city offered her the role of parking manager—the first in Newton’s history. Over the next seven years, she helped shape the city’s parking operations and policies. When the City of Medford decided to bring its parking program in-house and move away from a third-party vendor, Faye saw an opportunity to apply her experience and joined the city to lead the transition. 
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James Olivieri

Director of Sales, South East USA
James spent more than a decade advising police and government agencies on secure wireless data communications to support compliance and officer safety. At gtechna, he works closely with cities implementing parking and traffic enforcement technologies, advising programs such as the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, Minneapolis, Washington DC Metropolitan Police, Sacramento, and Milwaukee. 
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Bruno Lopes 

Director of Parking & Station Access, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Bruno Lopes is the Director of Parking & Station Access at the MBTA, where he oversees 101 parking facilities and leads initiatives that improve multimodal access to transit. His work focuses on expanding accessibility and deploying technology to support the agency’s mission. 
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Dan Seidl

Supplier Development Administrator, Sourcewell 
Dan manages contracts related to fleet and heavy equipment across sectors such as public works, utilities, solid waste, and school transportation. In his role, he regularly engages with Sourcewell members to understand their procurement needs and experiences. 
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Why Agencies Use Cooperative Procurement

  • Reduced administrative workload
  • Shorter procurement timelines
  • Access to competitively awarded suppliers
  • Pre-negotiated pricing structures
  • Documentation that supports compliance and audit review
  • Flexibility to add local terms and approvals where required
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