Parking Access and Revenues Control System

The vendor required to provide parking access and revenues control system (PARCS) solution including all required design, hardware, software, and documentation necessary to implement the system.
- The anticipated outcome of this project is:
•    System design package with network diagram and equipment layout.
•    Installation-ready documentation for electrical and data interfaces.
•    As-built drawings and configuration files at project closeout.
•    Training materials and on-site orientation for county and LAZ staff.
- Maintenance and support plan (minimum 1 year) required features
•    Controlled access for employees, visitors, jurors, vendors, and fleet vehicles.
•    Anti-pass back or carpool access management logic.
•    Cash and credit acceptance with strong audit controls.
•    Provide PCI-DSS compliant credit card payment processing tools and maintain compliance throughout the contract term.
•    Support one of the following payment settlement models, to be clearly identified in the proposal: 
o    County-merchant model: vendor integrates with the county’s existing bank of America (BOA) merchant services account; or
o    Vendor-merchant model: vendor collects parking revenues and transfers funds daily (each business day) to the county’s designated bank account, with full transaction-level reporting.
•    Department-level parking validations with chargeback reporting.
•    Jury self-validation with distinct rate scale and monthly back-billing.
•    Prepaid and event parking configuration and mobile prepayment options.
•    Systems that can support two cashier booths manned by county and Laz during business hours and after-hours events for credit and validation exits.
•    License plate recognition (LPR) for access control and violation identification.
•    Real-time occupancy dashboards and reporting.
•    Integrated pay stations for surface lots with centralized reporting.
•    Cloud-based reporting suite (occupancy, revenues, transactions, validations).
•    Minimum one-year warranty with optional second-year extension.
•    Vendor service and maintenance support within 35 miles of Everett.
- Optional and alternate features
•    Mobile payment and digital validation platforms.
•    EV-charging station monitoring or integration.
•    Additional pay-on-foot kiosks for the garage (plaza and a-level).
•    Surveillance system integration for security and event response.