Request For Proposals (RFP) - Public Relations Services

The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) invites the submissions of proposals for the services of a full-service Public/Media Relations agency to provide advance media coordination and staffing, as well as on-site support for identified DCASE programs.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on March 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, virtually via Microsoft Teams. Meeting access must be requested in writing. Attendance is Non-Mandatory, but encouraged.

In order to receive notice of clarifications and addenda, Bidders that download the Bid Documents must register as a Bid Document holder below:

Copies of the Bid Documents can also be obtained by contacting Mayowa Obafemi-Adewale, DCASE Contracts Coordinator at 312.742.6566 or mayowa.obafemi-adewale@cityofchicago.org

 

Download Bid Documents (PDF)

 

Proposals must be received NO LATER THAN 4 p.m., CENTRAL STANDARD TIME on FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 to:

Clinée Hedspeth, Commissioner
Attention: Mayowa Obafemi-Adewale, Contracts Coordinator
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St., Room 400
Chicago, IL 60602

Above details are subject to change. Please register as a Bid Holder to ensure notification of any changes.