Consideration and Approval of Contract:  Approval of the Cooperative Purchase Contract with Interim Public Management, LLC, for professional level consulting services in an annual amount not to exceed $200,000 in any fiscal year.
 

1. Approve the Cooperative Purchase Contract with Interim Public Management, LLC for professional level consulting services in an annual amount not to exceed $200,000 in any fiscal year; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents

City staff is requesting that City Council approve the attached Cooperative Purchase Contract with Interim Public Management, LLC (IPM) under the terms of the attached City of Phoenix agency contract, which was awarded through an open and competitive procurement process, to provide professional management level consulting services. Approving this Cooperative Purchase Contract will allow City staff to utilize interim managers and/or directors through IPM during times of vacancy to allow a competitive recruitment process to be completed. It will also allow staff to retain other professional consultant services, as needed.

Project Name: Interim Public Management 
Cost: up to $200,000 annually
Account Number Budgeted: various, depending on the vacancy being filled
FY Budgeted Amount: N/A
Grant Funded: N/A
Funding Source: salary savings of vacant position

Cooperative purchase contracts with IPM were approved by City Council in 2019 and 2022. 

1. Approve the Cooperative Purchase Contract with Interim Public Management, LLC; or
2. Direct staff to conduct a formal competitive solicitation for the award of a City contract in lieu of utilizing the Cooperative Purchase Contract.

Purchasing staff has reviewed the agency cooperative contract and has found it to be within the scope of the city's needs, to have fees acceptable to the city, and is valid. This city contract will is coterminous with the agency contract.  

High performing governance

N/A

N/A

N/A