Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Chief Innovation Officer to enter into a professional services contract with Michael Baker International, hereafter referenced as Michael Baker, through the City’s Request for Proposal process in an amount of up to $2,125,000.00 for the provision of various program management and support services related to the Smart City Challenge. Ordinance Number 1901-2017 authorized the Public Service Director to transfer signature authority to the Chief Innovation Officer or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee for all past, present and future Smart Columbus, Smart City Challenge, Paul G Allen Family Foundation contracts, documents, and projects.
The Smart City Challenge is a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant program seeking to “create a fully integrated, first-of-its kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future.” In 2016, the City of Columbus, acting through the Department of Public Service, applied for and won the Smart City Challenge, receiving a $40 million dollar grant from USDOT and a $10 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan).
Some aspects of the Smart City Challenge will be performed by an internal, interdepartmental City team coordinated through the Smart Columbus Program Management Office (PMO). The intent of the Smart City Challenge - Professional Support Services project is to provide the PMO with additional resources needed to perform various systems engineering and administrative project and program management services.
To that end, the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, on behalf of the PMO, solicited Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the Smart City Challenge - Professional Support Services project, which was advertised on the City’s Vendor Services website and the Bonfire website from February 8, 2018, to February 22, 2018. The PMO received three proposals. Two proposals w...
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