Port Richey opens bids for branding and wayfinding signage plan

Port Richey City staff opened and read the bids submitted in response to RFP 25-001 for development of a branding and wayfinding signage plan on March 26, 2025.

A city staff member read aloud the companies and dollar amounts listed in the bid packets. The amounts as read were: VCT (later transcribed as “BCT”) Design Group — $78,000; MSD s k y — $38,500; Destination by Design — $137,000; FD25 (transcribed as “FD 2 5”) — $64,500; Guide Studio — $67,500; Kirsty Martin Associates Incorporated — $41,635; MERJE — $118,900; Redevelopment Management Associates — $153,200; and Tangram Design LLC — $87,494.

The staff member said all bid packets will be reviewed by the city manager and presented to the council at a later meeting for further action. No formal award or council vote occurred at the bid-opening session.

Why it matters: the procurement will determine the consultant or firm responsible for creating Port Richey’s branding and wayfinding signage plan, a step that influences future signage, wayfinding, and related public-facing materials in the city. The city manager’s forthcoming review and the council presentation will be the next public steps in the procurement process.

Next steps: city staff will total and verify bid documents, the city manager will review the packets, and the results will be brought to a future council meeting for consideration.