Columbia BID Contract Awarded to Brantley (Block by Block)
July 24, 2002

After an extensive search and selection process, Brantley Services has been awarded the contract for the Business Improvement District (BID) in dowtown Columbia, South Carolina. City Center Partnership, a thirty-six square block BID, is scheduled to receive services on June 1, 2002. This contract will include both a Safety Guide Program as well as a Clean Team. It will employ 13 full-time employees, with salary and benefits unmatched in the industry.

Safety Guides will patrol downtown on foot and on bicycle serving as good-will ambassadors by providing pedestrian assistance in the form of information regarding downtown Columbia and directions. Additionally the Safety Guides will also serve as an additional security presence througout the downtown area and work closely with the Columbia Police Department.

Clean Team ambassadors will be responsible for improving the outward apperance of downtown sidewalks, alleys and public right of ways as they focus on eradicating litter, weeds and graffitti. Clean Team Ambassadors will utilize manual cleaning methods as well as equipment designed for urban cleaning.

Both teams will be linked via two-way radios to provide rapid deployment and response to both Safety and Cleaning issues. Also, both teams will be uniformed in vibrant yellow and blue, which reflect the colors of the CCP, to make them highly visible and well recognized.

The addion of Downtown Columbia's Business Improvement District (BID) makes this the fifth BID in which Brantley Services provides management and staffing services. The other business improvement districts that are served by Brantley Services are located in Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN, Cincinnati, OH and Columbus, OH.

For more information regarding this release, please contact Jeremy Curran (502)635-2646.