Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Lesley Briones
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Asakura Robinson Company
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a discretionary exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Asakura Robinson Company in the amount of $435,621 for project management services relating to the Southwest Houston Cultural Arts Plan for Precinct 4.
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Background and Discussion:
The Welcoming the World: Southwest Houston Cultural Arts Strategy will promote cultural tourism and economic development in Gulfton, Sharpstown, and Alief. . The effort will establish geographic boundaries of prospective districts through targeted public engagement and identify strategies to achieve cultural arts district designation--serving as a critical tool to leverage cultural assets , expand placemaking and public art interventions, and encourage tourism into culturally rich communities. Within the Gulfton area, the recommendations will support culturally unique businesses that can support the community's larger social and economic goals. It will also include placemaking and district branding strategies that tell the story of residents and present a united message to visitors. At the site-specific level at Burnett Bayland Park, the strategy will be activated through a series of permanent and temporary art installatio...
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