Item - 2020.PA12.1

The Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority:

1.  Granted authority to award the contract for the management of the Bike Share Toronto system to Shift Transit Inc., providing the highest ranking proponent score and the lowest bid price, for a term of five years, plus two optional one-year extensions, at the sole option of the President, Toronto Parking Authority, in the estimated amount (five years) of $42,244,200.

Call Issued: August 21, 2019

Call Closed: September 27, 2019, Noon, Toronto time

Call Number: Request for Proposal Number 20190821

Number of Addenda Issued: Four (4)

Number of Bids: Four (4)

Description:

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a qualified company to partner with Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) for the operation and administration of the Bike Share Toronto system.

Through a competitive bid process, TPA selected and contracted with Ward O'Farrell Consultants Inc., a Government of Ontario Vendor of Record consulting firm specializing in preparing, writing, and managing government procurement RFPs.

In total, 19 organizations were invited to submit responses to the RFP through direct contact to known suppliers or through contacting two transportation and bike share associations: the North American City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the North American Bike Share Association (NABSA).

TPA received four (4) proposals in total: Shift Transit Inc. (incumbent), CycleHop LLC, Bicycle Transit Systems, and Bewegen Technologies Inc. All of these companies currently manage bike share programs in North America.

A copy of TPA - Bike Share Operations RFP can be found in Attachment 1 and further information is provided in Attachment 2.

Table 2 - Summary of Bids Received for RFP Number 20190821 Including Bid Price and Score