City of Columbus - File #: 0799-2023

• File #: 0799-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/7/2023
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/3/2023
• Final action: 4/5/2023
• Title: To amend the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Non Bond Fund; to appropriate funds within the Streets and Highways Non Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Hunter Marketing for the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund and the Streets and Highways Non Bond Fund to pay for this contract; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
• Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2023	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/4/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/4/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/4/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/3/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/3/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/3/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/3/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Hunter Marketing in the amount of up to $300,000.00 for the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement project.

The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, and program partners COTA (Central Ohio Transportation Agency), MORPC (Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission), and Franklin County with additional resources to perform various communications, outreach, and engagement-related tasks for the deployment of the LinkUS mobility initiative.

The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from January 19, 2023, to February 16, 2023. The city received one (1) response. The proposal was deemed responsive and was fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on February 28, 2023. The responding firm was:

Company Name City/State MAJ/EBE/LGBTBE/MBE/
SLBE/VBE/WBE
Hunter Marketing Columbus, Ohio WBE

Hunter Marketing received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement contract.

Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Hunter Marketing.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Hunter Marketing is CC035651 and expires 06/07/2023.

3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $100,000.00 is available and appropriated for this contract within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund.

The remaining $200,000.00 is available in Fund 7766, the Streets and Highways Non Bo...