By Greg Hazley
California’s Dept. of Transportation is reviewing its $2.1M public engagement account with an RFP open through Feb. 8.
PR and outreach efforts are required of states to receive federal funds for projects.
The state agency, known as Caltrans, notes in the RFP that “getting the ‘general’ public to actively participate is often no small task” because of hurdles like “suspicion of government, the emotions of stakeholders, and the politics of power plays (as in the resistance of Not in My Back Yard associations).”
Moore, Iacofano, Goltsman of Berkeley, Calif., is the incumbent.
The state wants a consultant or agency to build relationships with community based organizations to foster such outreach.
Download the RFP (PDF).
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