“The light is green and we’re moving,” says Charles Kirkland, Executive Director of Shreveport’s Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Eighteen highly qualified firms have applied and are currently being considered for the position of lead consultant of Shreveport’s new Master Plan.

Kirkland and members of the M.P.C. are now seeking a Marketing/Media Consultant to compliment the work of the lead consultant and craft one of the most critical components of the Master Plan … to ensure meaningful and broad community participation. A recent survey found that 32 percent of citizens feel people do not have an equal opportunity to participate in community decisions, and 26 percent feel city government was not accountable to citizens.

“We want this Master Plan process to change that perception,” says Kirkland. “We need a Marketing/Media Consultant to help us create opportunities and outreach initiatives so that every citizen, every neighborhood, every community, in every part of town will have a voice in this Master Plan process.”

Monday October 20, 2008 at 1:30 PM, in the MPC Conference Room, 4^th floor of Government Plaza, the Metropolitan Planning Commission is inviting local Marketing/Advertising/Public Relations and Media Consultants to an important informational meeting.

“Because of the new approach and vision of Mayor Cedric Glover, we want to explain the scope of what we’re looking for, answer questions, get direct feedback, and solicit applications from interested businesses.”

Local marketing and media firms can view an RFQ – Marketing Solicitations by going to the City website: www.shreveportla.gov and click on Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Requests for clarifications or additional information should be directed to City Planner Roy Jambor or Charles Kirkland at 673.6464.

APPLICANTS FOR LEAD CONSULTANT

Brockman & Jones – Tallahassee, Florida

Churchwell & Consulting – Shreveport, Louisiana

Franklin Industries – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Placematters – Denver, Colorado

CDM – Shreveport, Louisiana

Providence – Baton Rouge & Sulfur, Louisiana/Gulfport, Mississippi/Irving, Texas

Wallace Roberts & Todd – Coral Gables, Florida

ACP Visioning & Planning - Columbus, Ohio

Peter J. Smith – Buffalo, New York

EDAW, Inc. – Atlanta, Georgia

Goody Clancy – Boston, Massachusetts

Nelessen Associates – Belle Mead, New Jersey

NRS – Cape Coral, Florida

Siemon & Larson – Boca Raton, Florida

Design Workshop – Austin, Texas

MESA – Dallas, Texas

Vilavaso & Associates, LLC – New Orleans, Louisiana