Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Department of Development, Economic Development Division, has the need for a general site-planning contract for public land in downtown or other important employment centers within the city. The intent of these contracts is to provide the Department of Development with continuing contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform various development, design, landscape architecture, and mapping products and expertise for the City of Columbus to attract more jobs and support various economic development initiatives.
In May 2015, the Department of Development produced a request for proposal, distributed it to the community, assembled a selection committee of various departments and divisions to review the proposals, and invited the Equal Business Opportunity Commission. This committee evaluated, scored, and ranked each proposal package it received according to the criteria described in the request for proposal. The selection committee, based on the scoring of each submittal, chose two lead firms to whom to award this project: MKSK, LLC and POD LLC.
MKSK, LLC (cc# 45-3413259, expiration date 4/11/2016)
POD LLC (cc# 20-2024199, expiration date 5/1/2017)
The intent of this project is to improve the City of Columbus’ marketing program to job creators. This project will provide the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, with the services of professionals with experience in master planning, design planning, demographic and workforce researching, landscape architecture, and marketing. Awarding the contract to two firms will provide valuable flexibility when needed and the ability to be aggressive in recruitment of job creators.
FISCAL IMPACT: $200,000 is available in the Streets & Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, Fund 704, Downtown Public Site Planning project and $50,000 within the Department of Development General Fund.
Title
To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the Dir...
Click here for full text