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Sugar Land staff recommend renewing Lou Hammond Group PR contract after competitive RFP
Summary
City economic development and redevelopment staff recommended renewing a public relations contract with Lou Hammond Group, citing a lower annual fee after an RFP, cited earned‑media returns and requested alignment of the contract with the fiscal year before joint board and council approvals.
Sugar Land economic development and redevelopment staff recommended on Dec. 17 that the board renew a contract with Lou Hammond Group for public relations services and align the contract term with the city’s fiscal year, presenting RFP results and claimed earned‑media returns.
Jordan Cutler, the city’s senior marketing manager, said the RFP issued in September 2024 narrowed the city’s scope to outsourced public relations only. "We issued an RFP ... the max budget that we set for that was 140,000," Cutler said, adding staff received six proposals and selected Lou Hammond Group, which proposed a $120,000 annual fee.
Cutler and Emily Pollard, communications manager for the Department of Redevelopment,…
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