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Authorizing a Contract with Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI), for Marketing Services for the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail and Agri-tourism in Kane County
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WHEREAS, Kane County Development and Community Services is seeking to authorize a contract with Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI), for marketing services for the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail and agri-tourism in Kane County.; and
WHEREAS, Kane County documented the need to undertake marketing in its application to the State of Illinois Travel and Tourism Grant Program, where from this program funds were awarded to local governments, and regional economic development organizations to undertake marketing to accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for the tourism industry; and
WHEREAS, Kane County has been awarded $100,000.00 in funding by the State of Illinois Tourism and Travel Grant Program to market the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Purchasing Department issued RFQ #: 22-020 Marketing of the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Segment in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, The Kane County Development and Community Services Department assembled a review panel of County staff, which after reviewing and scoring the consultant’s proposal to RFQ #22-020, determined that Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI) exceeded the selection criteria established in accordance with Purchasing Department guidelines; and:
WHEREAS, Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI), has provided valuable marketing services to date to many communities and organizations as included in their responses to RFQ#22-020; and
WHEREAS, Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI), has provided valuable marketing services to date to Kane County by completing the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Marketing & Communication Plan in 2022 and by writing the text for the successful application to DCEO for the $100,000 Travel and Tourism Grant awarded to Kane County; and
WHEREAS, Kane County Development and Community Services will pay for the requested consulting services with $250,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) in Kane County Economic Development Funds (Fund 400), with $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars) to be reimbursed by the State of Illinois through the Travel and Tourism Grant Program and by American Rescue Plan Act funds authorized by County Board Resolution #22 - 318 Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act to Fund the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail Promotion and Infrastructure Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Kane County Board is authorized to execute a contract with Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. (GMCI), not to exceed $250,000.00 (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars).
Line Item: 400.690.710 50150
Line Item Description: Contracts and Consulting
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? n/a
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 14, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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