Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Chief Innovation Officer to execute a professional services contract with Fahlgren Mortine to develop consumer-facing microsites to the Smart Columbus website in an amount of up to $75,000.00.
In 2016, the City of Columbus bested six other finalists to be named the winner of the Smart City Challenge, a nationwide competition administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan), which seeks 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.”
Ordinance 1901-2017 authorized the transfer of signature authority from the Director of Public Service to the Chief Innovation Officer, or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee, for all past, present and future contracts entered into by the City of Columbus in connection with Smart Columbus, the Smart City Challenge, and Vulcan projects.
Ordinance 1956-2018 authorized The Columbus Partnership, a grant subrecipient on the Smart City project, to enter into a contract with Fahlgren Mortine. The intent of the contract was to provide The Columbus Partnership with continuing, contractual access to additional resources to provide technical expertise to perform creative development, communications, event coordination, and related tasks for the Smart City project.
It is now necessary for the Smart City Program Management Office to contract directly with Fahlgren Mortine to develop consumer-facing microsites to the Smart Columbus website to aid in the outreach, recruitment, and overall adoption of the following USDOT projects: Linden Self-Driving Shuttle; the Connected Vehicle Environment; and the Multi-Modal Trip Planning/Common Payment System. The microsites will be a place to direct residents to learn more about each project, access resources like FAQs, express interest in participating in a project, download an appl...
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