For instance, Gale said, Qlot Consulting has a strategic planning contract with the Ohio lottery. The consultant will also be responsible for writing a master business plan for the lottery that will include detailed recommendations on such topics as marketing, game development, advertising and broadcast rights. The winning bidder will get a one-year contract, with the possibility of extensions for up to five years. The firm won't be allowed to compete for future lottery contracts for which it helped write the specifications. A committee of people drawn from various state agencies will judge the competing proposals, Sponhour said.
Price is a consideration, but so is their plan and their experience.
No deadline for judging the proposals has been set, he said.