Bus Advertising Sales Services

The Vendor is required to provide bus advertising sales and make payments of the share of revenue generated from these activities to the City. 
- Providing the service of bus advertising sales and collections of the revenue from those activities, the Contractor will also be responsible for the following:
•    Setting of Rates and Executing Ad Contracts
•    Monthly Payments
•    Recordkeeping
•    Transition for Existing Advertisers
•    Design, Creation, Installation, Maintenance & Removal of Bus Ad Signs
•    Compliance with All Applicable Governmental Regulations
•    Marketing & New Sales Ventures
•    Unused Space
•    Termination/Expiration of Contract
- Reporting/recordkeeping
•    Name of Advertiser
•    Number and Size of Signs with Associated Bus Number(s)
•    Duration of Contract
•    Gross Billings and Net Collections
•    Total Gross Billings and Net Collections per Month
- All exterior advertising shall be constructed of direct application exterior vinyl of a high quality (ex. 3M or Avery). The materials used must be easy to apply and remove, be durable, and readable.
- All advertisements and other items affixed to or in the City’s buses by the Contractor shall not interfere with the normal operation, safety, or routine maintenance of said buses. 
- Full and partial bus wraps with ad material that covers bus windows must be designed to not inhibit the driver’s ability to view vehicle and/or pedestrian traffic, and to allow passengers to see outside of the bus. 
- No wrap ad material shall be placed upon or forward of the front entrance door or in the window panel directly behind the front entrance door.
- Coordination shall typically be completed via email and 48 hours’ notice shall be given when requesting installation or removal dates and times.
- Sales ventures for consideration during the contract (Ex. ads at the Downtown Transfer Center, on service vehicles, on fare media, digital advertisements, etc.).

- Optional Site Visit Date: April 7, 2026