ORDINANCE NO. 005-57 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING PUBLIC BIDDING DISADVANTAGEOUS AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF GENERAL MARKET ADVERTISING

WHEREAS, The Authority through public advertisement entered into Contract No. B00OP01586 with Grant Jacoby, Inc., to provide professional advertising and promotional services to develop and implement a comprehensive CTA advertising program; and

WHEREAS, Grant Jacoby, Inc., notified the Authority that it ceased operations on February 15, 2005; and

WHEREAS, The Authority terminated the contract with Grant Jacoby, Inc., for default; and

WHEREAS, The general market media placement services under the contract were provided by Grant Jacoby directly with print and broadcast outlets; and

WHEREAS, The Authority wishes to continue to receive these and certain future print and broadcast general market media placement services previously provided under the contract with Grant Jacoby, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, The Authority seeks to place advertising as needed with those media outlets identified on Attachment A and such other media outlets deemed necessary by the Vice President, Communications/Marketing, to cover general media distribution; and

WHEREAS, The Authority wishes to continue to advertise as needed based on market requirements with those media outlets identified as reaching the affected customers and communities; and

WHEREAS, Section 54.3-5 of the Regulations Governing Purchase and Sales Transactions provides for the award of contracts in those situations where the Transit Board determines that competitive bidding would be disadvantageous; now, therefore:

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CHICAGO TRANSIT BOARD OF THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY:

SECTION 1. That based on the statements set forth in the preamble of this ordinance, the Transit Board hereby determines that competitive bidding for this service is disadvantageous.

SECTION 2. That the Chairman of the Board, or her designee, is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the attached list of media outlets to provide

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broadcast or print advertisements, in an amount not to exceed nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000.00) under Requisition B05OP03244.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED: PASSED:

______Chairman Assistant Secretary

April 13, 2005 April 13, 2005 ORDINANCE NO. 005-57

Attachment A

General Market Media

Radio Newspapers WBBM-AM WDRV-FM (Daily) WGCI-FM Chicago Defender WGN-AM Chicago Sun Times/Red Streak/Pioneer Press WJMK-FM Chicago Tribune/Red Eye WLIT-FM WLUP-FM (Weekly) WNND –FM Austin Voice WNUA-FM Back of the Yards WTMX-FM Brighton Park Life WVAZ-FM Chicago Crusader WVON-AM Chicago Journal WXRT-FM Cicero/Berwyn Life Citizens Group Television Free Press Hyde Park Herald WBBM Inside Publications WCIU Lincoln Park Press WFLD N’Digo WGN News-Star WLS Reader WMAQ Skyline

(Monthly) Metro Commuter The Gazette