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CONSENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: September 9 2019 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Budget Director <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Ranking of Firms and Approval of Agreement for RFP 2019069 — Visitor and <br />Tourism Study <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On behalf of the Tourism Development Council, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued to <br />identify firms able to design, execute and present findings of a Visitor and Tourism study for Indian <br />River County. The study will address trends in visitation throughout the year, the economic impact <br />of tourism on the individual sectors of the economy and the economy as a .whole, and identify the <br />overall composition or profile of the day -use and overnight visitors. <br />The intent of the study is for the awarded firm to develop and present recommendations on how <br />to increase and/or maximize tourism and visitation to Indian River County. <br />RFP RESULTS: <br />Advertising Date: June 21, 2019 <br />RFP Opening Date: July 16, 2019 <br />Solicitation Broadcast to: 301 Subscribers <br />RFP Documents Requested by: 8 Firms <br />Replies: 3 Firms <br />ANALYSIS: <br />A selection committee comprised of Dori Stone, President, Indian River County Chamber of <br />Commerce, Amber Batchelor, President/CEO, Sebastian Chamber of Commerce, and Bill Schutt, <br />Chief of Long -Range Planning independently evaluated and scored the received proposals in <br />accordance with the RFP document and Purchasing Manual. These scores were compiled by the <br />committee and an overall initial ranking of firms developed. <br />All three firms proposed pricing above the available $50,000 budget (Haas Center at $75,000, <br />IAMECON at $57,895 and CRI at $176,330). <br />93 <br />