On September 16, 2020, the City Commission approved agenda item C4M which referred to the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee a discussion on interactive digital kiosks. Since, at the direction of the City Commission, the Administration has previously competitively solicited proposals for the installation of digital kiosks, the following information is provided for the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee’s discussion on this item. 

On January 11, 2017, the City Commission directed the Administration to issue Request for Proposals ( RFP) No. 2017- 074-WG for Interactive Digital Media Kiosks. The goal of the RFP was to strategically locate interactive digital kiosks on Lincoln Road, as well as other locations across the City, to assist residents and visitors by providing key information on shops, services, transit in the surrounding area, while providing a source of revenue for the City. On March 28, 2017, the City received proposals from Smart City Media, LLC; CIVIC; Smartscapes, LLC; Intersection Parent, Inc.; Sensity Systems, Inc.; and Orange Barrel Media, LLC.

The Evaluation Committee convened on December 11, 2017 to consider proposals received. The Evaluation Committee process resulted in the following initial ranking of proposers:

1^st Smart City Media, LLC

2^nd Orange Barrel Media, LLC

3^rd CIVIQ Smartscapes, LLC

4^th Intersection Parent, Inc

5^th Sensity Systems, Inc.

At its February 14, 2018 meeting, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2018- 30196 approving the City Manager' s recommendation to shortlist Orange Barrel Media LLC (" Orange Barrel") and Smart City Media LLC (" Smart City") for further consideration. Smart City and Orange Barrel were both required to install a demonstration kiosk on Lincoln Road for a period of approximately thirty ( 30) days to provide the Mayor and City  Commissioners, as well as the general public, the opportunity to interact with and understand the functionality and size of the kiosks. 

At its July 2, 2018 meeting, the City Commission meeting, following presentations from the short- listed firms and substantial deliberations and input from members of the general public, the City Commission declined to accept the City Manager' s recommendation to award a contract for digital media displays to authorize the Administration to negotiate an agreement with Orange Barrel Media first; and, should the administration be unable to successfully negotiate a contract with Orange Barrel Media, authorizing the administration to negotiate an agreement with Smart City Media. Instead, the City Commission rejected all bids received under the RFP. At that time, the general consensus of the City Commission was that the selection and installation of digital kiosks was premature with the upcoming implementation of the Lincoln Road Master Plan and that the technology was rather new and untested.