Consulting Agreement - enFocus Inc - Ridesharing Services for Bloomberg Mayors Challenge

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XNATIv enFocus Engagement Bloomberg Mayors Challenge Back,groun(] and Busin(-,,,ss Nec;cl'� &, ,i c,1,9 rou ri, d The City of South Bend (City) is one of 35 finalist cities in the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2018 Mayors Challenge. a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to uncover bold, inventive ideas that confront the toughest problems cities face. The City is currently in the "Test, Learn, and Adapt" phase of the competition and is using the $100,000 provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies to refine and build support for its ideas. The City will submit a new application on August 20, 2018. In October, four cities will receive $1 million awards and' one will receive a grand prize of $5 million to Ibring their ideas to life. The City's original proposal centered around the lack of reliable, affordable transportation for workers. At least 35 percent of low-income workers in South Bend point to the lack of reliable transportation as the primary barrier to finding and maintaining employment. In response to this issue, the City proposes a new, data -driven collaboration between the City, employers, and ride -sharing companies to give workers consistent transportation access. [3 �.i S i 1, 10 ss, 1\1 o e (] The City requires a third -party organization to operate a ride -sharing platform for the employees of local employers that have agreed to participate in this pilot testing phase. The City has existing agreements with en Focus for professional services (project management and internship services) which include the coordination of the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge project. However, a separate agreement is required so that the City can reimburse enFocus forthe costs incurred in operating the ride -sharing platform (i.e. the cost of providing rides to participants and any related administrative expenses), iLIrl"I"i l®. Udd Id.— Giesler G-d, Consulting A g re rn c) ni t July 2018 Pack) 8 of 10 R