DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Jacks
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
RFI to Identify Prospective Valet Parking Providers
SUMMARY:
A briefing on a proposed Request for Interest (RFI) to identify a Valet Service provider for parking in the downtown area. The City is looking for a valet service provider that provides multiple drop off points and will provide a return service at the customer's specified location. The Valet Service provider must provide a technology platform that at minimum allows for payment and monitors the process from drop-off to pick-up.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Parking in an urban environment can be a frustrating and inconvenient experience for many reasons. In an effort to expand parking options for visitors to our downtown, the City will advertise an RFI to seek interested parties in providing a parking valet service in downtown San Antonio.
The City is looking for a valet service provider that provides multiple drop off points and will provide a return service at the customer's specified location. The Valet Service provider must provide a technology platform that at minimum allows for payment and monitors the process from drop-off to pick-up. Valet Service providers currently offer similar services in other cities such as Austin, San Francisco, Seattle and Boston.
Through this RFI, the City will provide public right of way through a license agreement that can serve as a drop-off and staging areas for vehicles. The selected vendor, however, will not be limited to these opportunities and may make other contractual arrangements to use private property to serve as drop-off and staging areas. The city has identified 5 areas that can be made available to the vendor for vehicle drop-off and has identified 3 facilities that can provide parking for the vehicle until the driver is ready for their car to be delivered.
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