TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 7, 2010
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Richard Lanyon, Executive Director
Title
Report on rejection of proposals for 09-RFP-04, Strategic Communications Services, Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 5, estimated cost $450,000.00
Body
Dear Sir:
On January 21, 2009, the request for proposals for Strategic Communications Services, Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 5, was advertised and proposals were received on March 6, 2009. The following proposers submitted a response for consideration:
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
MK COMMUNICATIONS
A. LAVELLE CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC
VALERIE DENNEY COMMUNICATIONS
HILL & KNOWLTON, INC.
CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
LOPEZ-MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
HODGE SCHINDLER INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
DIMEO & COMPANY
CAROLYN GRISKO & ASSOCIATES INC.
FLOWERS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
JELL CREATIVE
FULL CIRCLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
DORI WILSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
EDELMAN
FLEISHMAN HILLARD
Ninety-seven (97) companies were notified of this request for proposal (RFP) and eighty-one (81) companies requested proposal documents.
The funds for this contract have been deleted from the 2010 budget. Therefore, the bids are rejected in the public’s best interest. The Director of Procurement and Materials Management has informed Public Communications Inc., MK Communications A. Lavelle Consulting Services, LLC, Valerie Denney Communications, Hill & Knowlton, Inc., Cultural Communications, LLC, Lopez-Martin & Associates, Inc., Hodge Schindler Integrated Communications, Dimeo & Company, Carolyn Grisko & Associates Inc., Flowers Communications Group, Jell Creative, Full Circle Communications, Inc., Dori Wilson & Associates, Inc., Edelman, and Fleishman Hillard, of this action.
Respectfully Submitted, Darlene, A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
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