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Authorize a contract for coronavirus pandemic cost recovery support for Austin Emergency Management with Hagerty Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Hagerty Consulting, for an initial term of one year with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000. Funding: $201,388 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Emergency Management. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Emergency Management.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $201,388 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Emergency Management.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Sole Source.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide continued support to Austin Emergency Management in its coronavirus pandemic cost recovery efforts, building on the assistance the City has received since 2020 with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement processes. This includes providing professional guidance and staffing support for disaster recovery and grants management, preparing and submitting documentation for reimbursement, ensuring compliance, and supporting appeals and project closeout activities. The City currently has several projects in the FEMA closeout phase, others waiting for FEMA funding approval that will also need to be closed, and several under appeal. Because the timeline for completin...
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