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Ernst & Young engagement to standardize city contracts and KPIs aims for $17 million in FY26 savings
Summary
City staff said the Ernst & Young engagement will support a category management program across eight spending categories and work with departments to refine KPIs; finance staff expects the effort to target at least $17 million in general-fund savings in FY26.
City finance staff updated the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee on July 29 about the ongoing Ernst & Young (E&Y) engagement to implement category management and strengthen performance measures.
Melissa from the finance department said E&Y is working with the Strategic Procurement Division (SPD) to consolidate similar contracts, map NIGP procurement codes into eight categories and identify duplication and renegotiation opportunities. The eight categories listed by staff are professional engineering…
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