Community & Public Relations Services

Request for Proposals for Community & Public Relations Services

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) for COMMUNITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES (Services) for the Transbay Transit Center Program from firms (Respondents) with expertise in community outreach and public relations.

The TJPA seeks proposals from qualified firms to assist with TJPA’s public relations efforts as the Transbay Program shifts from construction into the beginning of transit operations. This will include serving as a resource on media issues. The successful candidate, under the direction of the Executive Director and TJPA staff, will be responsible for community outreach to keep the public informed of the cessation of operations at the Temporary Transbay Terminal, the beginning of operations at the new Transbay Transit Center, and the Transit Center’s many amenities that will become available to the surrounding neighborhood and general public, as well as leading coordination and planning for opening events and maintaining a consistent and positive impression of the overall Program during the transition. The successful firm may also be utilized as an ongoing resource during the Transbay Transit Center’s initial years of operation and through completion of the Phase 2 funding plan and the beginning of Phase 2 construction.

Proposals must be received by the TJPA no later than 3:00 pm Pacific Time on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the following address:
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Reponses to this RFP that are not received by the time and date specified, do not contain all the required information and completed forms, or do not meet all minimum qualifications shall be deemed non-responsive and rejected without consideration.

TJPA is posting Expression of Interest forms received from interested firms here, so that companies may connect and network.  Small business participation is encouraged.

[Note: Proposers are encouraged to Register on the TJPA’s website to be alerted when changes and new documents are added]