Consulting Agreement - enFocus Inc - Bloomberg Mayors Challenge Operational Support

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Exhibit A Engagement Background and Business Need Background In 2o18, the City of South Bend (City) was one of 35 finalist cities in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to uncover bold, inventive ideas that confront the toughest problems cities face. The City's 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 barrierto finding and maintaining employment. In response to this issue, the City proposed a new, data -driven collaboration between the City, employers, and ride -sharing companies to give workers consistent transportation access. The City contracted enFocus (using part of the ssoo,000 provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies) to manage the pilot phase and operate a ride - sharing platform for the employees of several local employers. The purpose of the pilot phase was to test, refine, and build support for the solution. The City then applied for the final round of the competition in August 2o18 and was one of nine cities awarded s1 million to expand its pilot over three years and establish a sustainable long-term solution. Business Need The City requires a third -party organization to operate an innovative transportation platform forthe employees of local employers that have agreed to participate in the expanded pilots. This consists of professional services (project management, analytics, and administrative) to assist with the coordination of the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge project and the provision of transportation services (ride -sharing, dockless bikes/scooters, and other services) for pilot participants. The costs incurred in operating the transportation platform (i.e. the cost of providing rides to participants and any related administrative expenses) should be paid for by the third -party and then reimbursed by the City using the s1 million award from Bloomberg Philanthropies. ,(",:iI"il ) o j. ) P age 8ofi1 III