PERTH AMBOY – 12/9/15 Regular Meeting – R-562 -12/15 – Authorizing a contract with Amano Mcgann Inc. for 13 Solar Parking Pay Stations  in an amount no to succeed $104,613.

Councilman Fernando Gonzalez said, “I received more information from a maintenance man and Interim B.A.  that this resolution may be more than just about the Pay Stations.

After Gonzalez spoke, Chet Wilkolaski, a Representative from Amano Mcgann came up to speak to give an overview of the new pay stations and to answer any questions. “The new pay stations  are 4-5 generations  newer than what you have now. For the first year, you will have a parts warranty. The City (Perth Amboy) technicians will have the first line of maintenance. We are replacing only the pay stations. They run off batteries charged by the sun. The life expectancy of the pay stations are 10-15 years. The new pay stations can run 3 weeks without being charged by the sun. We use specific pay-by-phone companies. It also takes credit cards. You can also pay through your smart phone but you need a contract with specific phone carriers that we work with to do so. ”

Parking Utility Director Jeanette Rios was very enthusiastic about the solar parking pay stations. “The Pay Stations  can report to us in-house if there is a problem.”

Councilman Fernando  Irizarry had concerns that the Amano Mcgann is a priority contract.

Wilkolaski answered, “We have 40 offices worldwide.”

Jeanette Rios came back and interjected, “There were two more companies that made proposals that were priced much higher than Amano Mcgann”
Councilman Bill Petrick stated, “We won’t have to replace servers if we keep this company.”
One of the Council Members asked, “What kind of investment this would be?”

Rios assured the Council, “We will get our money back in 3 months guaranteed.”

In conclusion, the Wilkolaski said, “Some of the towns that have these solar play stations in place include: Keansburg, Seaside Heights, Hoboken (which is expanding theirs) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The new solar parking pay stations have been in use for about two years. They are programmed for up to ten languages and have larger screens to make them more user-friendly.”

The resolution was moved by Councilman Bill Petrick and seconded by Fernando Irizarry. +