Title
On-Call Professional Consulting Services
Action
Action:
A. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute contracts with the following companies for citywide professional consulting services for an initial term of three years:
- Adapteon, Inc.,
- Ankobia Group, LLC,
- AS Strategy, LLC (MBE, SBE),
- Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC,
- Cherry Bekaert Advisory, LLC,
- CJT Training Solutions, LLC,
- D. Wilson Agency, LLC (MBE),
- Deloitte Consulting LLP,
- Developmental Associates, LLC (WBE),
- EMA, Inc.,
- Ernst & Young LLP,
- Federal Engineering, Inc.,
- Gartner, Inc.,
- Goman York Property Advisers, LLC,
- Infinite HR of Charlotte, LLC (MBE),
- iSuccess Consulting, Inc.,
- Malor and Company, Inc.,
- Mas Talent, LLC,
- MD Marketing and Consulting, Inc.,
- Mission Critical Partners, LLC,
- NBS Technology, Inc. (MBE, SBE),
- Next Generation Technology, Inc.,
- Procop Municipal Partners, LLC (MBE),
- Projas Technologies, LLC,
- Prosidian Consulting, LLC,
- Savvi Consulting, LLC (SBE),
- Tachyon Technologies, LLC,
- The Thomas Consulting Group, LLC,
- The Well Group, LLC,
- Turnkey Solutions, LLC, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Shelia Anderson, General Services
Explanation
§ The city engages in professional consulting services to enhance a range of operations, facilitate strategic planning, manage projects, and address specialized project requirements across various departments.
§ Consultants provide the city with services specializing in the following areas of expertise: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Economic Development; Finance; Human Resources; Information Technology; and Public Safety.
§ The use of consultants provides the city with the following benefits:
- Enhances current personnel capacity to efficiently manage workloads;
- Enables the city to be agile and move expeditiously to address project demands;
- Provides departments with an unbiased perspective to aid in the optimization of operational processes; and
- Offers specialized knowledge, insight, and expertise in various areas.
§ Multiple awards are recommended to provide diverse solutions, promote flexibility, and enhance accessibility, ensuring the needs of various departments and operations are effectively met.
§ On June 3, 2024, the city issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); 109 responses were received.
§ The companies selected best meet the city’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ At renewal, potential price adjustments may be considered based on legitimate and justified increases in the cost of doing business. The ability to consider price adjustments also allows the city to accept decreases, if warranted.
§ Annual aggregate expenditures are estimated to be $7,000,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Each of the following Prime Consultants are MWSBE firms and will self-count participation of the total contract amount:
§ AS Strategy, LLC (MBE, SBE)
§ D. Wilson Agency, LLC (MBE)
§ Developmental Associates, LLC (WBE)
§ Infinite HR of Charlotte, LLC (MBE)
§ NBS Technology, Inc. (MBE, SBE)
§ Procop Municipal Partners, LLC (MBE)
The city negotiates contract participation after the proposal selection process. The specific tasks and contract opportunities associated with these contracts are undefined; however, each of the following Prime consultants has identified MWSBE firms to be utilized:
Adapteon, Inc.
§ MAV Consulting Group, LLC (WBE)
Ankobia Group, LLC
§ JMS Consulting (MBE, SBE)
§ Work 4 Change (MBE, SBE)
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC
§ Datastaff (WBE)
Cherry Bekaert Advisory, LLC
§ Pinnacle Change, LLC (MBE)
CJT Training Solutions, LLC
§ EPlanet Consultants, Inc. (MBE, SBE)
Deloitte Consulting LLP
§ Alliance of Professionals (MBE)
§ AS Strategy, LLC (MBE, SBE)
§ Benchmark CMR (SBE)
§ Bucher and Christian (MBE)
§ Creative Economic (WBE)
§ Wilson Agency (MBE)
EMA, Inc.
§ Customer Service Solutions (SBE)
§ Next Conversation (WBE, SBE)
Ernst & Young LLP
§ Amplify (MBE, SBE)
§ Miles Tech (MBE, SBE)
Federal Engineering, Inc.
§ Pinnacle Change, LLC (MBE)
Gartner, Inc.
§ Dawning Systems (SBE)
Goman York Property Advisers, LLC
§ Amplify (MBE, SBE)
iSuccess Consulting, Inc.
§ DiverseCity Services (MBE, SBE)
§ Make it Happen Coaching (MBE, SBE)
Malor and Company, Inc.
§ Electronic Knowledge (MBE)
Mas Talent, LLC
§ JMS Consulting (MBE)
MD Marketing and Consulting, Inc.
§ Printland Co. (MBE)
Mission Critical Partners, LLC
§ Lawrence Associates PA (SBE)
Next Generation Technology, Inc.
§ EPlanet Consulting (MBE, SBE)
Projas Technologies, LLC
§ Dawning Systems (SBE)
Savvi Consulting, LLC (SBE)
§ Digital Made Simple (MBE)
§ People Before Profit Solutions (MBE, SBE)
Tachyon Technologies, LLC
§ Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc. (MBE)
§ Datastaff, Inc. (WBE)
The Thomas Consulting Group, LLC
§ Amplify (MBE, SBE)
§ Thompson Consulting and Analytics, LLC (MBE, SBE)
§ Tru Impact Consulting, LLC (MBE)
The Well Group, LLC
§ Savvi Consulting, LLC (SBE)
Turnkey Solutions, LLC
§ Kimberly Baker Coaching (MBE, SBE)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Various Departments’ Operating Budgets