(a) develop and issue biannually a request for proposals for the publication of the Travel Guide;

(b) conduct pre-bid conferences;

(c) contact qualifying firms to schedule individual presentations;

(d) review individual presentations and determine whether follow up site visits to qualifying firms will be necessary;

(e) award the contract for services relative to the publication of the Travel Guide;

(f) approve, at critical stages, Travel Guide development and advertising standards and rates;

(g) approve placement of all advertisements; and

(h) insure that advertising shall be limited to no more than 30 percent of the space available in the Travel Guide.