Request for Proposals for On-Call Architectural and Related Professional Services
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is seeking proposals from professional architectural firms for services that include but are not limited to consulting and design, including construction phase services, for miscellaneous projects at various PPA facilities on an on-call basis.
Please see the below attachments for more information.
Notice to All Interested Parties – TLD Approval of Taxicab Technology Vendors & Apps
Please be advised that the following two vendors have been approved to provide e taxi meter system hardware, software and associated services to certified Taxicabs and Dispatchers in Philadelphia:
Creative Mobile Technologies, LLC
42-50 24th Street
Long Island City, NY 11101
Verifone Inc.
37-03 21st St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
The following smartphone app has been approved to provide e-pay services in all taxicabs installed with Verifone, Inc. meter systems:
Way2Ride
The following smartphone app has been approved to provide e-hail services in all taxicabs affiliated with PPA-TLD certified dispatchers, All City Cab and Checker Cab:
215Getacab
Note:
All of the above vendors and smartphone apps are in compliance with the PPA-TLD’s Service Provider Requirements (SPR) v3.62 for taxicab technology providers and shall maintain compliance with successive versions of the SPR.
Taxicab owners and dispatchers are advised to inform all affiliated drivers and support staff of these TLD compliant methods for fare payment and “ride hailing” now available to Philadelphia’s traveling public.
James R. Ney, Director
Taxicab & Limousine Division
Philadelphia Parking Authority
2415 S. Swanson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
T 215-683-9417
F 215-683-9437
E-Mail [email protected]
The Dangers of Leaving a Child Unattended in a Hot Car
Philadelphia in the summer is exciting, filled with free concerts, baseball games and other outdoor events.
It’s also notorious for being hot and humid. It’s the type of hot where you walk outside and are immediately drenched in sweat. At times, it can be unbearable.
As a parent or caregiver, it’s important that we take care of not only ourselves during these heat waves, but also our most precious cargo: our children.
WebMD says there have been 600 infant deaths since 1990 because they were left unattended in vehicles with high temperatures. These tragedies can be easily avoided if we understand the severe consequences of leaving children unattended in scorching vehicles.
Though the outside temperature may seem brutal, our car interiors can be up to 40 degrees hotter. Think about that— 40 degrees hotter! Combine that with an infant’s body temperature — which rises three times faster than an adult’s. If anyone’s body temperature exceeds 104 degrees, there’s a risk of having a heat stroke with the possibility of irreversible brain damage. So as you park your car in the blistering heat this summer, be on the safe side and follow the tips listed below.
Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe:
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Don’t leave your child in the car alone, even if the windows are cracked.
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Lock the doors and trunk after everyone is out of the car.
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Keep the car keys out of the reach of children.
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Place a stuffed toy in the child’s car seat when not in use, and move the toy to the front passenger seat when the child is in his/her seat as a reminder that the child is in the vehicle.
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Teach children not to play in or around vehicles and to alert an adult when a friend is playing in a vehicle without supervision.
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Make sure children also understand the dangers of trunk entrapment (suffocation, heat stroke, and hypothermia).
If you’re a bystander:
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Call 911 immediately if you see a child unattended in car
Though it may not be intentional, many parents do leave their children unattended in hot vehicles. As the Philadelphia summer continues to heat up, follow these steps and you’ll greatly reduce the risks warm weather can have on children.
Click here, for more information on the dangers of leaving a child unattended in a parked car.
Assessment & Fee Schedules 2015
Assessment & Fee Schedules FY 2015
The TLD Assessment and Fee Schedules for 2015 are attached for your reference, which are effective immediately. Assessment notices will be sent to all certificate holders by email.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Christine Kirlin at (215) 683-9653 or at [email protected]. Thank you.
James R. Ney, Director
RFI- Financial Software Package
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is in the formal planning stages to replace its core financial systems and is seeking submissions of Software Products that demonstrate strategic, technical and functional capabilities for further evaluation.
More Details are available via the link below.
Application Received for New Limousine RightsFirst Choice Limousine , Inc
PPA Ends Management of Underground Parking Garage at Love Park
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2014
Contact: Marty O’Rourke @ 215.882.2658
PPA Ends Management of Underground Parking Garage at Love Park
After an extensive RFP (Request for Proposals) process, the City of Philadelphia awarded Chicago based InterPark, LLC, the sale of the underground garage at Love Park for $29.6 million. The sale closed today and management of the garage will be transferred from the Philadelphia Parking Authority to InterPark at 8:30 tonight.
The garage was built by the City in 1964 as part of the development of JFK Plaza and the Municipal Services Building. It was operated by a private parking firm until 2008 at which time the Philadelphia Parking Authority began managing the garage.
Laz Parking has been retained by InterPark to manage the facility and will replace all the existing personnel represented by the Teamsters, many of whom have been employed at the garage for over twenty years.
Other PPA parking garages in the area are: Gateway Garage, 1540 Vine Street; AutoPark @ Jefferson, 14-18 S. 10th Street; AutoPark @ Gallery, 44 N. 9th Street. For information on daily and monthly parking rates at these facilities call 215-683-9687 or visit the PPA’s website for other parking options: www.philapark.org.
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Request for Proposals for Architectural and Related Professional Services
Sealed proposals for architectural and related professional services will be received until 2:00 PM on Friday, July 18, 2014, by the Philadelphia Parking Authority (“the Authority”), a body corporate and politic created under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with the Act of June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22, as amended, known as the “Parking Authority Law,” in the offices of the Authority, located at 701 Market Street, Suite 5400, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Scope of Services
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is seeking proposals from professional architectural firms for services that include but are not limited to consulting and design, including construction phase services, relative to the repair / restoration of the 5th Street entrance stairs and other miscellaneous work at the PPA underground parking garage on Independence Mall.
The RFP for this solicitation will be available, starting at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 23, 2014. Interested firms can obtain the documents by downloading them after first registering as an interested respondent with Serena Blanco, [email protected]. Registration requires providing the contact person and the name, address and phone number of your company.
Respondents are required to attend a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and site visit on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM. The mandatory pre-proposal meeting will take place at the Manager’s office, located on the 1st level of the garage when entering on 5th Street.
Deadline for questions is Friday, July 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM. All questions must be submitted in writing by emailing them to Serena Blanco at [email protected]. Questions will not be answered by telephone.