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RFP 2018071 Results: <br />Advertising Date: <br />RFP Opening Date: <br />DemandStar Broadcast to: <br />RFP Documents Requested by: <br />Replies: <br />ANALYSIS <br />August 6, 2018 <br />September 5, 2018 <br />220 Subscribers <br />10 Firms <br />1 Firm — SunUp Advantage, Vero Beach <br />A selection committee comprised of Stan Boling, Community Development Director; Brian <br />Freeman, Senior Transportation Planner; Kristin Daniels, Acting Budget Director; and Karen Deigl, <br />Senior Resource Association CEO, independently evaluated and scored the submitted proposal in <br />accordance with the County Purchasing Manual. The committee agreed that SunUp Advantage <br />satisfied the requirements in the RFP and recommended award to the sole proposer. <br />Section 105.08 of the Indian River County Code addresses the disclosure of relationships and <br />requires that "any entity submitting a bid or proposal or entering into a contract with the county shall <br />disclose any relationship that may exist between the contracting entity... [and a] county employee." <br />In its application, SunUp Advantage disclosed relationships between itself and a county employee <br />and also between itself and SRA, the county's transit operator. SunUp Advantage disclosed that the <br />President's spouse is employed by the Office of the County Attorney. This employee has had no <br />access to solicitation documents, nor participation in the procurement process, nor has she discussed <br />the solicitation or worked with any member of the selection committee. In addition, the submittal <br />also indicated that the President of the firm is currently the vice chair of SRA's Board of Directors. <br />The County Attorney and Purchasing Division have evaluated the disclosures and determined that <br />SunUp Advantage's application complies with the requirements of Section 105.08. <br />At this time, staff has identified three alternatives with respect to the selection of a transit advertising <br />manager: <br />Award the contract the contract to the sole responder, SunUp Advantage, and authorize <br />staff to begin negotiations with the firm. <br />Reject the proposals submitted in response to RFP 2018071 and authorize staff to <br />readvertise the RFP. <br />Terminate the transit advertising program and lose its potential revenue as a source of <br />local matching funds. <br />Staff recommends Alternative 1 above. The recommended firm, SunUp Advantage, was formed in <br />2014. SunUp Advantage lists Oculina Bank, Countryside Citrus, Patriot Assisted Living, Tropical <br />Fruit Shop and Integrity -Senior Properties Investments, LLC as current or previous advertising <br />clients. <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@A41 EF668\@BCL@A41 EF668.docx 38 <br />