Evansville Region

RFQ: Marketing & Branding

Ohio River Vision – Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Marketing & Branding Consulting

This RFQ invites qualified firms to submit proposals for Marketing & Branding services for the Evansville Riverfront project. This work will advance the schematic design phase from the current program refinement phase and align technical requirements with project objectives as outlined in the ORVSP document. The following information is general in nature; please see Section 3.0 for more detailed information on the RFQ format and requirements.

The Ohio River Vision and Strategic Plan (ORVSP) focuses on revitalizing the Evansville Region’s riverfront and nearby communities, leveraging the Ohio River as a core asset to enhance economic vitality, quality of life, and regional identity. The plan emphasizes reconnecting communities with the river through new parks, public spaces, and trail systems, as well as infrastructure improvements to support and develop a more extensive multimodal connectivity throughout the region

Responses due by 5:00 PM CST: October 17, 2025

Project Schedule

RFQ Release Date: October 6, 2025

Pre-proposal Meeting (Virtual), Non-Mandatory October 7, 2025

  • Questions due by 5:00 PM CST: October 9, 2025
  • Questions Returned by 5:00 PM CST: October 10, 2025
  • Responses due by 5:00 PM CST: October 17, 2025
  • Interviews of selected respondents: TBD, 2025
  • Selected respondent announced by: TBD, 2025
  • Estimated Notice-To-Proceed (NTP) Date: Early November, 2025

Pre-proposal meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 7th at 3:00 PM CST via Zoom at the following link:

Join the meeting from your computer or smartphone: https://sasaki.zoom.us/j/97483313721?pwd=Vc0DSD0iFxMQN5w7QiUbAGzMgs0x1H.1&jst=2

Password: 229550

Or join by telephone:

+1 720 928 9299 (US Toll)

+1 786 635 1003 (US Toll)

888 475 4499 (US Toll Free)

833 548 0276 (US Toll Free)

Meeting ID: 97483313721

Responses due by 5:00 PM CST: October 17, 2025

Submit one electronic copy in PDF format via email to the RFQ coordinators at Brian Wethington and Ashley Diekmann.

Documents for review: Ohio River Vision & Strategic Plan – Master Plan Report | Summary Report

         
RFQ: Marketing & Branding

Submit one electronic copy in PDF format via email to the RFQ coordinators at Brian Wethington and Ashley Diekmann.

Submit Questions and Responses to:
Ashley Diekmann, River Vision Advancement Director
Evansville Regional Economic Partnership
318 Main St., Ste. 400
Evansville, IN 47708
812.461.0198
adiekmann@evvregion.com

Brian Wethington, Senior Associate Landscape Architect
Sasaki
414 14th St Suite 250
Denver, CO 80202
617.923.7215
bwethington@sasaki.com