Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Authority intends to modernize its entire on-street parking meter equipment fleet and optimize related operations. Presently, the equipment fleet includes approximately four hundred (400) single-space meters and four (4) kiosks. The Authority invites and solicits competitive proposals that shall result in comprehensive strategic and tactical plans to achieve these and other objectives, as described and/or defined, herein. The Authority’s objectives include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1. Facilitating, maintaining, and/or improving customer satisfaction and customer service with on-street parking metering systems from the date of award through the date of final installation, implementation, and acceptance by the Authority of all deliverables of any Agreement resulting from this RFP. 2. Integration with communication, data, information technologies and other systems presently and/or subsequently deployed by the Authority and City in accordance with applicable policies and standards. 3. Complete transition to Automated License Plate Reader (“ALPR”) based ‘Smart’ solutions for on-street parking metering and fee payment system(s) compatible with existing License Plate Reader (“LPR”) technology/ies. 4. All requisite parking meter equipment, including Smart Single-Space Parking Meters (“SSPM”) and Smart Multiple-Space Parking Meters (“MSPM”), Pay Station(s) and implementation to facilitate efficient and effective parking fee payment, communications, and customer service operations. 5. All requisite professional and non-professional services required to design, plan, acquire, deploy, produce, and implement the complete scopes of strategic and tactical plans produced as a result of this RFP and approved by the Authority. 6. All information technology hardware, software, related licensure and maintenance agreement(s) with effective coverage for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of final acceptance by the Authority. 7. Successful implementation of related Management Information System(s) that produce standard and facilitate efficient development and production of custom analytical reporting.