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Consider approving an extendable Operating and Professional Services Agreement, providing entertainment and fireworks for the 2025 Lawton Fort Sill Freedom Festival by LimeLight Productions and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract.
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INITIATOR: Jason Poudrier, Arts and Humanities Administrator
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Jason Poudrier, Arts and Humanities Administrator
BACKGROUND: The City of Lawton has contracted with Limelight Productions since 2015 to coordinate the City of Lawton's Firework Display. They have provided excellent, quality service, without incident. In 2021, their multi-year contract ended with the City and it was determined that a new contract would have to be initiated each year.
In 2024, the City of Lawton contracted with Limelight for Fireworks and stage entertainment, and the city contracted, separately, a drone show with Sky Elements. For 2025, we will be able to reduce cost by contracting with Limelight to coordinate the drone show along with the fireworks and stage entertainment.
The attached contract is also extendable for up-to five extensions at the same price and conditions as in the original contract, by mutual agreement between the City of and Limelight Productions. This will assist us in potentially locking in a rate, and reduce time and energy generating a new contract each year.
DRONE DISPLAY: ($31,000) - 200 Drones to Perform 12-15 Animations
STAGE, SOUND, LIGHTS: ($24,000) - Lights for choreographed Drone and PyroMusical Fireworks Display, and technicians and crew for 2 consecutive nights
FIREWORKS DISPLAY: ($75,000) - PyroMusical Fireworks Displays with Choreography for 2 consecutive nights. Seventy-Five Thousand dollars ($75,000) for Saturday night 23-24 min PyroMusical and FREE SHOW for Friday night Finale added to City of Lawton's Drone show.
ENTERTAINMENT: ($15,000) - Headline Performer/Entertainment
TOTAL: ($145,000) - Total of Contract
Limelight entertainment wil...
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