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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ AP17-053 and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with In-Ter-Space Services, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports, of Allentown, PA, for the development and operation of an airport advertising program at the Long Beach Airport, for a period of five years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with In-Ter-Space Services, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports (CCA), to develop a creative and innovative airport advertising program at the Long Beach Airport (Airport) and, upon approval from the Airport Director, implement and operate the advertising program. As part of the agreement, CCA will invest $300,000 in capital investment for its own advertising equipment and media. The installation, operation and maintenance costs will be covered by CCA and no costs will be incurred by the City. The Airport will receive 45 percent of advertising revenues generated annually by CCA under the program, with a minimum annual guarantee of $50,000. If the contract is voided, CCA would be responsible for the removal of all equipment at its sole cost.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on March 3, 2017, and 4,804 potential firms were notified of the RFQ opportunity. Of those firms, 54 downloaded the RFQ via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFQ document was also made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFQ announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 22 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. Three Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) were received on May...
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