Parking Mgmt Services at JTDC Parking Garage & DV Parking Lot (NCR)

Cook County, Illinois is soliciting parking management services through a competitive bid process for operations at two facilities: the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) Parking Garage located at 1101 S. Hamilton Avenue and the Domestic Violence Courthouse Parking Lot located at 705 S. Jefferson. The JTDC facility contains 2,338 self-parking spaces across 788,777 square feet with an additional 42-space judge's lot, while the courthouse lot comprises 125 spaces covering 41,000 square feet. The contractor must provide comprehensive daily parking management operations including revenue collection, equipment maintenance, personnel management, and customer service during operating hours of 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the JTDC garage and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the courthouse lot. Pricing must be submitted as all-inclusive unit prices covering all operational costs including personnel, equipment, materials, training, insurance, and taxes, with the County providing separate allowances of $100,000 for operational parts and supplies and $200,000 for new parking access and revenue control system equipment to be added to the awarded bid amount. The contractor must maintain comprehensive financial controls, produce monthly reports with year-to-year comparisons, assume responsibility for existing equipment maintenance, and comply with prevailing wage requirements. Written questions are due by March 25, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Chicago time, with bids due April 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Chicago time through the Bonfire electronic bidding portal; mandatory site inspection is required. The initial contract term is three years with one two-year renewal option.

The solicitation establishes Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise participation goals of 0 percent MBE and 3 percent WBE of the awarded contract price, requiring bidders to complete MBE/WBE Utilization Plans and submit Letters of Intent demonstrating good faith efforts to engage certified minority and women-owned businesses. Bidders may petition for full or partial waivers from these goals with documented justification including insufficient qualified firms or specification infeasibility. All subcontractors and suppliers must be identified on separate Identification of Subcontractor/Supplier/Subconsultant Forms, with the prime contractor retaining full responsibility for performance regardless of subcontractor involvement; any changes to subcontractor utilization or MBE/WBE plans require prior approval from the Office of Contract Compliance. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including workers' compensation, commercial general liability, and automobile liability with specified limits, all at the contractor's expense. All bidders must complete and submit the Cook County Economic Disclosure Statement and Execution Document (EDS) as a mandatory compliance requirement, with the form serving as both a disclosure instrument and binding contract execution document upon authorized signature and notarization. The contract is non-federally funded, and the parking fees are established and retained by the County with the contractor responsible only for daily revenue collection and deposit to a County-designated account.