Explanation
This ordinance is to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with the PMM Agency for professional event planning services related to the Applications for Purpose, Pride and Success Programs' 2016 Cap City Nights Festivals.
Background: In 2012, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department's Applications for Purpose, Pride and Success (APPS) program launched a pilot initiative called the Cap City Nights festival as an expansion of the APPS comprehensive violence reduction strategy. Cap City Nights (CCN) festival is an anti-violence initiative that targets the parks in neighborhoods that have high propensity for youth-involved violence. CCN festivals are held during the summer months with the purpose of empowering the targeted communities with focused outreach, live entertainment, active games, educational activities, and workshops for the entire family cycle. The CCN festival summer schedule was expanded in 2013 from four festivals to twelve festivals. This expansion warranted the necessity to hire an event planner. PMM Agency submitted a competitive bid and was selected to provide the professional and fiscal services which include the procurement of the local entertainment/talent, catering, tents/tables/chairs, stage and sound, lighting, generators, movie licenses/screen, photographer, and various other supplies as needed. Due to PMM's prior knowledge of the CCN festivals and the challenges with securing the various services needed, and PMM has been the sole responder the last three (3) times this opportunity was advertised we are seeking to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes.
The PMM Agency shall provide event planning services to assist in the coordination and execution of eight (8) Cap City Nights festivals during the summer of 2016.
Bid Waiver Request: The department is requesting to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code Chapter 329 due to PMM's...
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