Authorize 17 contracts for consulting in support of shared services optimization, Citywide Strategic Plan alignment, and organizational improvement, on an as needed basis with AECOM Technical Services Inc.; Anthro-Tech, Inc.; Arup US, Inc.; Ascendant Innovation LLC; Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC; Dillon Morgan Consulting Inc.; Eagle Hill Consulting LLC; Ernst and Young U.S., LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C.; Protviti Inc.; Rifeline,

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Authorize 17 contracts for consulting in support of shared services optimization, Citywide Strategic Plan alignment, and organizational improvement, on an as needed basis with AECOM Technical Services Inc.; Anthro-Tech, Inc.; Arup US, Inc.; Ascendant Innovation LLC; Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC; Dillon Morgan Consulting Inc.; Eagle Hill Consulting LLC; Ernst and Young U.S., LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C.; Protviti Inc.; Rifeline, LLC; Ryan G Hunter Consulting LLC; Social Finance Inc.; The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.; and Weaver and Tidwell, LLP, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence. $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

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