Financial Services Assesment

Calgary Inc. with Calgary Convention & Visitors Bureau and Calgary Technologies Inc. desire to partner with a firm to conduct a review and provide recommendations in streamlining administrative functions, financial services, and facilities management within the three entities.

Background

In 1998-99 The City carried out a major review of the promotional/economic development agencies that it was funding. The main goal of the review was to find out whether The City's investment in this area was producing the best results.

Issues that were identified during the process:
- Lack of a broad community wide vision.
- Growing need to balance economic prosperity and quality of life
- No overall strategy to ensure Calgary's continued and sustained improvement.
- Narrowly focused economic development activity
- Minimal coordination of efforts between agencies
- Minimal focus on the retention and growth of indigenous businesses.
- Lack of performance measurement
- Limited attempts to forge relationships with the private sector in Calgary.
- No mechanism to identify the variety of issues that will have an affect on the continued well being.

Cont.....

Request for Proposals: Industry Cluster Development

One of the key roles of Calgary Inc. is to create a strategy to ensure the competitive position of Calgary for the future. To achieve this Calgary Inc. has recently completed a "Community Strategy for Sustainable Prosperity". This strategy is available for down loading at www.calgary-promote.com

A key component of this strategy is the development and implementation of an Industry Cluster Strategy. Calgary Inc. is interested in receiving proposals from qualified consultants to undertake this significant initiative.

Preliminary work has identified an initial set of clusters within the Calgary region. These include Oil & Gas, Information & Communications Technology, Logistics, Value-added Agriculture & Food Products, Wellness, Arts & Culture and Tourism. A cluster strategy looks at more than related companies that traditionally form an industrial sector. The analysis should look not at just local competitive and complementary industries, but also the network of suppliers, customers, educational institutions and other elements necessary for the cluster to flourish. The process should pay particular attention to the intersection of traditional clusters, as these may offer the most promising opportunities for the future.

Specific elements that submitted proposals must also address are as follows.

Please provide proof of background and experience with similar work.

Please provide details related to the skills and background of each member of the consulting team that will conduct the work.

Please provide expected time lines to complete each phase of the work.

Please provide evidence of the results of implementation in similar circumstances including the specific benefits realized by industry.

Please identify which research and analytical methodologies will used, and in what circumstances.

Please identify how existing research and information will be utilized.

Please indicate how you will benchmark Calgary against other regions, cities and countries.

Please indicate how you would define the appropriate region.

Please specify the work that you expect to be done by Calgary Inc. or other elements of the community.

Please indicate how your work will link Calgary's "Community Strategy for Sustainable Prosperity".

Please identify the process that will be used to engage other stakeholders through out the process.

The following deliverables are expected

A more collaborative / innovative community.

Industry buy-in.

Gap analysis, for each cluster.

Flagship initiatives that apply to all clusters.

Analytical deliverables - what is the cluster, how big is it, who are the players, etc.

Information deliverables - data, growth rate, size, benchmarks, etc.

Process deliverables - lead and guide the formation of the clusters, develop timelines and schedules, on-going communications with stakeholders, develop a mechanism to ensure continuation after the contract, etc.

An Implementation strategy that is do-able.

A consultative process that provides training and education along the way.

A structure to carry on after the contract ends.

Please submit 6 complete copies of your proposal, qualifications and references. Each proposal should include a detailed, phased project plan indicating the resources that will be required for each phase. Please identify the source of the required resources: the consultant, Calgary Inc., or some other community player. Finally, please indicate the fixed price of the project as well as provide an estimate of the expected out of pocket expenses.

Completed proposals should be forwarded to:

Calgary Inc. #800, 615 Macleod Tr. SE

Calgary, AB T2G 4T8

Attn: Michael Brown (403) 221-7854 michael

Deadline for submissions: 4:00PM MST Monday, January 15, 2001

Development and Management of Calgary Stock Photo Library

Calgary Inc. is responsible for marketing the city of Calgary. Having up to date, quality photos of Calgary is essential to market it effectively both now and in the future.

Proposals are being solicited to create and design a photo library. Calgary Inc.'s primary objectives in creating this library are:

To enhance Calgary's position by having the most up to date visuals on the community that will be accessed by a wide variety of organizations within the community

To position Calgary Inc. as the number one location for accessing excellent, diverse, top quality photos of Calgary.

To shoot and own up-to-date photos/slides that portray Calgary as a diverse, fun, western, business, progressive, safe, clean, cosmopolitan community with integrity.

To develop a process to categorize the photos

To develop a process to generate revenue from the sale of the photos, and to create a revenue stream to update the photos when required

To distribute Calgary photos as widely as possible, with minimal "red tape"

Please submit 3 complete copies of your proposal, qualifications and references to:Calgary Inc. #800, 615 Macleod Tr. SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4T8
Attn: Leann Hackman-Carty
(403) 221-7851
Deadline for submissions: 4:00 PM, MST, Friday, July 7, 2000.

Development and Management of Calgary Stock Video Library

Promotional Products Vendor

As the lead economic development agency for the city of Calgary, Calgary Inc. is responsible for marketing the city nationally and internationally. Calgary Inc. is interested in developing a partnership with an experienced third party vendor to design, manufacture and distribute promotional products with the new "Calgary, Heart of the New West" logo." Scope of services to include: 1. proposed partnership model
2. product identification
3. marketing strategy
4. distribution strategy
Please submit 6 complete copies of your proposal, qualifications and references to: Calgary Inc. #800, 615 Macleod Tr. SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4T8
Attn: Michael Brown
(403) 221-7854


Deadline for submissions: 4:00PM MST Friday June 16th 2000