APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT TO BLUE SKY CONSULTING GROUP, LLC FOR
ECONOMIC CONSULTING SERVICES FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2029 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $650,000 WHEREAS, in December 2024, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 323520 inviting individuals and firms to submit proposals for the provision of economic consulting services including the development of the next th ree Five-Year Financial Forecasts and biennial budget cycles covering Fiscal Years 2026-31 a nd providing general support and consulting on local economic forecasting models and methodol ogy concerning topics to be selected and requested by the Administration; and
WHEREAS, the City only received one response to the RFQ from Blue Sky Consulting Group, a certified small local Oakland-based business; and WHEREAS, Department of Finance staff determined that Blue Sky Consulting Group is qualified to perform the needed economic consulti ng services in light of Blue Sky Consulting Group’s twenty years of experience perform ing complex quantitative analyses, including forecasting, econometric analysis, simulation modeling and fiscal impact analyses; and WHEREAS, Department of Finance staff seeks authority to enter into an agreement with Blue Sky Consulting Group to provide economic c onsulting services for a term ending June 30, 2029, for a total compensation not to exceed six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000); and WHEREAS, funding for the professional service agreement will be included as part of the Department of Finance biennial budget for each fiscal year the P rofessional Services Agreement with Blue Sky Consulting Group is in effect and the agreement will be contingent on appropriation of funds; and
WHEREAS, funding for the first year of the propose d contract ($255,000) is included in the FY 2024-25 Midcycle Adopted Budget in the General Purpose Fund (GPF) 1010, Revenue Administration Org 08411, Project 1000007; and
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2 WHEREAS, funding for FY 2025-27 ($190,000) and FY 2027-29 ($205,000) will be requested as part of budget proposals for the corre sponding fiscal years, and these requests will depend on the availability of funds and require Council appropriation in to the General Purpose Fund (GPF) 1010, Revenue Administration Org 08411, and a project to be determined; and
WHEREAS, the contract services for fiscal y ears 2025 through 2029 are contingent on Council appropriating said funds in the adopted budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council awards a professional services agreement to Blue Sky Consulting Group, LLC for the provision of economic consulting services for a term ending June 30, 2029, for a total compensation not to exceed six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000).
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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