Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Heart & Hunter, Inc., in the amount of up to $250,000.00 for the Mobility and Parking Educational Outreach and Communications project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus with additional resources to perform various communications, outreach, educational and related tasks for the deployment of mobility and parking programs and initiatives.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Mobility and Parking Educational Outreach and Communications contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from May 29, 2025, to June 26, 2025. The City received six (6) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on July 7, 2025. The responding firms were:
Consultant/Subconsultant CC Number CC Expiration Date % of Work
Origo Branding Company, Inc. CC012816 6/10/2027 67%
Irvin Public Relations CC002045 9/22/2025 33%
WeUsThem Inc. CC046139 7/28/2025 100%
Heart and Hunter Inc. CC035651 5/30/2027 100%
Paul Werth Associates CC004255 4/11/2026 100%
Sky Nile Consulting, LLC CC042248 9/6/2026 50%
4th Street Strategies CC052051 3/17/2027 40%
Civic Uplift CC047953 1/25/2026 10%
Canvaas Consulting CC031214 11/16/2025 60%
iHeart Unified Partnerships N/A N/A 40%
Heart & Hunter, Inc., received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Mobility and Parking Educational Outreach and Communications contract. The resulting contract will have an initial term of up to three (3) years and an initial contract value not to exceed $250,000, although a contract modification may be necessary in the future to achieve all of the intended outcomes of that project.
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