Sacramento council prepares to consider a $1.78 million parking-system upgrade
The Sacramento City Council is scheduled to consider authorizing up to $1,776,914 for a parking access and revenue-control system upgrade serving five city-owned garages.
The proposal is listed as Consent Item 15 on the council’s 2 p.m. agenda for Tuesday, September 15, 2026. It would authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 8 with Amano McGann under City Agreement No. 2015-1775. The agreement remains proposed, and no final council action was recorded as of September 14.
Replacement for aging OPUS equipment
City staff say Sacramento’s existing OPUS series parking access and revenue-control system is approaching the end of its expected service life. The city’s report describes a typical lifespan of about eight to 12 years for parking access and revenue-control systems.
Amano is scheduled to phase out support for the existing OPUS system in 2027. The proposed work would replace it with Amano ONE PARCS, a newer system the city describes as more reliable, efficient and compatible with current technology.
The city’s records do not establish that the proposal would change parking rates, payment methods, garage access rules or other specific driver-facing features. They also do not identify an installation schedule, planned closures or expected disruptions during the modernization work.
Contract would extend an existing city agreement
The proposed maximum amount is a not-to-exceed authorization, not necessarily the final amount spent. The original 2015 agreement covered the purchase and installation of the OPUS system for the five city-owned garages, with an initial not-to-exceed amount of $5,752,963.
In May 2022, the city entered Contract Supplement No. 7, extending the agreement through December 31, 2026, adding 10 one-year renewal options and increasing the agreement’s total not-to-exceed amount by $2,607,798 for annual and recurring services and replacement parts.
Supplemental Agreement No. 8 would address the system replacement now proposed by city staff.
Public review preceded the council meeting
The city posted the contract on September 4, 2026, for the required 10-day public review period. Sacramento’s rules require agreements greater than $1 million to be posted at least 10 days before council action unless the requirement is waived by a two-thirds vote.
The September 15 meeting is scheduled at the City Hall Complex, 915 I Street. The agenda identifies the parking-system item as a consent-calendar contract item, meaning it is scheduled for consideration with other routine matters unless council members remove it for separate discussion.
What garage users should watch
For residents, workers, commuters and downtown visitors who use city-owned garages, the immediate issue is whether the council authorizes the modernization and what implementation details follow.
The available record supports the city’s stated need for a replacement as the OPUS system approaches the end of its typical service life and vendor support is scheduled to phase out in 2027. It does not yet specify when work would begin, whether any garage operations would be temporarily affected or whether drivers would see changes beyond the underlying parking-system technology.
The council’s action on September 15 and any later implementation documents will provide the next verified details. The meeting page stated that action results and finalized minutes were not available as of the September 14 research cutoff.
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