EXTRA-72340 - USA (Marion, Iowa) - Uptown Parking Management Consultant Service - Deadline July 24,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide uptown parking management consultant service to the government authority located in Marion, IA. – Provide consulting teams to assist the city in managing the parking inventory located within the uptown area, expanding on our uptown parking study (2023).– Consultant develop a management strategy that balances the needs of businesses, employees, and patrons.– Study lays out a variety of parking–related strategies based on approach, cost, impact, and timing.– Data is now required to analyze the strategies based on data and best parking management practices to assist with the management of our parking assets.– Information Collection, Preliminary Survey and Prioritization Plan:• Perform sufficient data collection via mapping to determine the existing supply of parking in the Uptown area, both public (on–street and off–street) and private, including short–term loading zones. • Perform sufficient data collection via mapping, the utilization of the existing public and private parking inventory during peak days (Thursday – Saturday) at peak times.– Data Analysis:• Perform an analysis of the 2023 uptown parking study existing inventory of public and private parking numbers gathered.• Perform an analysis of the 2023 uptown parking study parking utilization of existing public and private parking numbers gathered during the peak dates and times.– Study Development:• Identify parking management recommendations, including triggers for when to implement the recommendations based on data collected.• Provide an analysis of the feasibility of paid parking vs. permit programs, including triggers and strategies on how to strategically move from free parking to paid parking.• Review existing short–term loading zone locations and provide any recommendations on their current locations, alternate locations, and future locations if the need increases over the next 5– 10 years.(2) All the questions must be submitted no later than July 15, 2026.