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Sugar Land approves $120,000 public relations contract with Lou Hammond Group
Summary
City staff recommended and the workshop approved a $120,000 contract with Lou Hammond Group to provide public relations services focused on tourism and business development; the contract scope excludes advertising and digital marketing and staff requested a $40,000 allocation split across hotel-related funds.
City of Sugar Land staff reported at a workshop that the city will contract with Lou Hammond Group for $120,000 to provide public relations services aimed at tourism and business development, and workshop participants approved the contract by voice vote.
City staff said the contract follows a redesign of the city's request for proposals (RFP) issued in September to narrow the scope to public relations only, remove advertising and digital marketing from the vendor scope, and lower costs. Staff told the workshop they received six bids; the RFP maximum budget was $140,000 and the Lou Hammond Group proposal came in at $120,000.
The revised scope, staff said, centers on traditional public relations work: media pitching and relations, drafting…
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