Discussion and possible action to accept the rankings and award Request for Proposals (RFP) 2026-013 “Webb County Fairgrounds – Marketing and Advertising Services” to the highest ranking respondent.  The selected respondent will utilize different marketing, media and advertising plans to promote the 1848 Event Center facility to include, but not limited to, working with 1848 Event Center managemen

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Discussion and possible action to accept the rankings and award Request for Proposals (RFP) 2026-013 “Webb County Fairgrounds – Marketing and Advertising Services” to the highest ranking respondent.  The selected respondent will utilize different marketing, media and advertising plans to promote the 1848 Event Center facility to include, but not limited to, working with 1848 Event Center management to develop strategic marketing programs to further enhance the promotion of annual events and outreach to the community and surrounding counties.  Webb County is seeking a three (3) year service agreement with additional options to extend or as directed by the Webb County Commissioners Court pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, §262.030 (Alternative Proposal Procedures for Certain Goods and Services) and to further authorize General Counsel to negotiate the terms, conditions and fees and any other matters incident thereto. [Account #1001-1130-001-432001 (General Fund-General Operating Exp-Administration-Professional Services)] Issue: The Webb County Commissioners Court authorized the Purchasing Agent to secure competitive proposals for the requested services.  Four (4) sealed proposals were submitted by the published deadline. Solution: Consideration to accept the rankings and award to the highest ranking respondent as recommended by the Scoring Committee and the Purchasing Agent. Result: If approved, General Counsel will negotiate the terms, conditions and fees with the awarded respondent and final execution of the agreement will be subject to approval by the Webb County Commissioners Court by majority vote.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.