The Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Division of Parking Management is responsible for the management and operation of the County’s Public Parking Program.  This municipal program owns and operates over 20,000 public parking spaces in three distinct socially- and economically-diverse Central Business Districts: Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton.  The parking spaces are located both on- and off-street.  Presently, the division manages twenty-one (21) garages and twenty (20) lots with an additional garage currently under construction.  Spaces on-street are all operated by single-space smart meters; lots are operated by single-space meters or centralized pay-by-space stations; while the garages utilize individual meters, centralized pay-by-space stations, cashier upon exit, or gated pay-on-foot equipment.  All on- and off-street facilities, with the exception of the gated garages, have mobile payment availability.

 The Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Division of Parking Management is seeking to enter into a contract with an experienced and qualified parking consulting firm to provide a wide range of planning services as needed.