Police - Towing Management Services

Project: Police - Towing Management Services Ref. #: RFQ026831 Type: RFP Status: Open Open Date: Feb 7th 2024, 1:00 PM EST Questions Due Date: Mar 19th 2024, 11:00 AM EDT Contact Information: Richard A Metheney, rmetheney@columbuspolice.org Close Date: Apr 4th 2024, 11:00 AM EDT Days Left: < 1 Project Description:: Pursuant to Columbus City Code Chapter 2107, the City of Columbus may tow and/or impound motor vehicles. A towing management service would facilitate the expediency and efficiency of dispatching tow vehicles, and all necessary equipment and services relevant for the removal of a motor vehicle. As such, it is the intent of the City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety to seek a RFP to establish a contract for the Division of Police for a management service for towing and/or impounding of motor vehicles and watercraft. It is required that technology be leveraged for dispatching services and that the

successful Offer have a procedure in place to manage web-based and mobile application system maintenance with 99.9% uptime. The City is seeking proposals from responsible Offerors capable of providing any necessary services and requested components. The term shall be for a period of three (3) years starting September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, with the possible extension of three (3), one (1) year extensions (as per section 3.1.1). The successful Offeror will be responsible for accepting CPD Officers and Parking Enforcement Officers (PEOs) requests for a tow and for dispatching the appropriate tow vehicle(s), with the expectation of accepting and dispatching approximately twenty-three thousand (23,000) tow requests and watercraft annually, based on prior year’s volume. Important Events:OngoingOpen DateOnline PortalPosting date for the OpportunityFeb 7th 2024, 1:00 PM ESTN/AUpcomingClose DateOnline PortalDeadline for SubmissionsApr 4th 2024, 11:00 AM EDTN/APassedQuestions Due DateOnline PortalDeadline to submit QuestionsMar 19th 2024, 11:00 AM EDTN/A Supporting Documentation:Responses to questions (2).pdfOtherDocument - New Addenda for the answering of vendor questionsRead more...Mar 25th 2024, 10:51 AM EDT - RPF Vendor Questions-Answers.pdfAddendaAnswers to the posed questions submitted.Feb 26th 2024, 1:49 PM EST - RPF Vendor Questions-Answers.pdfOtherDocument - New AddendaFeb 26th 2024, 1:52 PM EST - Tow Bid 2023 - RFQ026831.docxDocumentationPublic Safety - Towing Management Services ProposalRead more...Feb 7th 2024, 11:42 AM EST - Supporting Documentation: Search FileTypeDescriptionDate CreatedActionsResponses to questions (2).pdfOtherDocument - New Addenda for the answering of vendor questionsRead more...Mar 25th 2024, 10:51 AM EDT - RPF Vendor Questions-Answers.pdfAddendaAnswers to the posed questions submitted.Feb 26th 2024, 1:49 PM EST - RPF Vendor Questions-Answers.pdfOtherDocument - New AddendaFeb 26th 2024, 1:52 PM EST - Tow Bid 2023 - RFQ026831.docxDocumentationPublic Safety - Towing Management Services ProposalRead more...Feb 7th 2024, 11:42 AM EST - Note To download files, Log in or Register for a Bonfire Account.